Senior Art Director

Hybrid Senior Art Director Full-Time / 100k-130k Location: Central U.S. | Open to Central Time Zone Talent Work Model: On-site / Hybrid ABOUT US We partner with mission-driven organizations to drive transformation. We're AI-native and future-focused, bringing brand, communications, experience, and media together to build trust and create lasting advantage. For us, change isn't a buzzword — it's how we operate every day. We build a culture around curiosity, collaboration, and accountability, and we do our best work when we're pushing boundaries. How we work: Brave. Original. Lively. Driven. We offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental, short-term disability, PTO, and retirement plans. THE ROLE We're looking for a Senior Art Director who lives in the work. This is a hands-on, senior creative who can take an idea from spark to final asset without waiting for permission. You won't be running a department. You'll be in the work — concepting, designing, producing, and presenting — while partnering across strategy, account, digital, content, and production. Your job is to turn complex business problems into creative that people actually feel across brand, digital, social, campaigns, web, and experiences. The right person has elite craft, sharp ideas, and the production chops to execute. You're fluent in AI-powered workflows, and you know when to push an idea further and when to bring others in. One day you're pitching a big idea to leadership. The next you're perfecting type, cutting a social video, building motion, or testing a new AI tool to work faster and better. WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead the Creative Own concept development across brand systems, campaigns, digital, print, social, web, and experiential Run projects end-to-end from brief to final delivery with minimal oversight Turn strategy into visual systems and stories that move people Present work with clarity and defend the thinking behind it Build AI into your process — for ideation, production, and exploration Keep us sharp on what's new in design tech and help us level up Bring creative fire to pitches and new business Make the Work Create exceptional design across every channel: digital, print, web, social, decks, and campaigns Generate multiple directions and iterate fast with feedback Design websites, landing pages, and digital experiences in Figma Craft high-stakes presentations for workshops and executive audiences Produce motion graphics and animation that bring ideas to life Edit short-form video for social and thought leadership Deliver production-ready files for print, digital, and motion Sweat the details: typography, composition, systems, and craft Design with UX, accessibility, and responsiveness in mind Collaborate with photographers, developers, illustrators, writers, and external partners to bring work to life How You Operate You're self-directed. You don't need someone checking in daily. You own your work and finish what you start. You balance big-picture thinking with getting your hands dirty. You thrive in collaborative rooms but don't need constant direction. You're curious. You're always learning, always testing new tools — especially AI. You're organized and hold a high bar for quality on everything you ship. You help manage timelines, scope, and deliverables You oversee vendors, contractors, and collaborators You make sure everything goes out on-brand, on-time, and on-strategy WHAT YOU BRING 8–12 years in an agency or consultancy with a portfolio that proves both big ideas and flawless execution. A degree is great, but your work matters more. Deep toolset including: Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects Design & Collaboration: Figma, Miro Content & Web: CapCut, Canva, Adobe Express, Webflow or similar AI: Firefly, Midjourney, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT and others Project Management: ClickUp, Asana, or similar icreatives is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and talent will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We believe in providing a culture that embraces and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion because it truly fosters creativity #J-18808-Ljbffr