Principal, Art Direction - GenAI

WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. THE ROLE: The Principal, Art Direction - Generative AI is an AI-native creative with exceptional visual taste, refined creative judgment, and a deep understanding of emerging generative image workflows. This is a senior individual contributor role sitting at the intersection of art, creative technology, and production. You are responsible for transforming creative direction and campaign concepts into visually sophisticated assets using AI image generation tools while maintaining an exceptional standard of craft, consistency, and creative integrity. You will partner closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, Copywriters, and Motion teams to help bring campaign ideas to life through high-quality AI-generated imagery. While this role is primarily focused on visual development, we are looking for someone who is collaborative, creatively curious, and excited to contribute to the broader creative process through exploration, experimentation, and visual thinking. You are not simply generating assets. You are crafting visually compelling creative that feels intentional, elevated, and culturally relevant.

The ideal candidate understands both the possibilities and limitations of generative AI and knows how to guide outputs toward intentional, brand-right creative. You have a sharp eye for composition, lighting, styling, realism, and visual storytelling, and you are obsessed with the details that separate good work from exceptional work. This is a remote role but you must be open to working EST hours daily. WHAT YOU’LL DO: - Generate visually sophisticated AI-driven creative across performance campaigns and innovation work while maintaining a high bar for craft and originality. - Translate creative briefs into compelling visual outputs across a range of aesthetics, including photoreal, conceptual, graphic, product, lifestyle, and experimental imagery. - Rapidly prototype, iterate, and refine assets based on creative feedback, platform needs, and campaign objectives. - Use ChatGPT image generation tools to create scalable visual content systems, campaign assets, conceptual explorations, and production-ready creative. - Art direct and refine outputs with a strong understanding of composition, typography, lighting, styling, realism, motion, pacing, and visual storytelling. - Partner closely with Creative Directors, Designers, Motion teams, and Producers to ensure all outputs align with brand standards and campaign vision. - Refine and elevate outputs through compositing, retouching, editing, upscaling, and post-production workflows where needed. - Continuously evaluate emerging OpenAI tools, workflows, and creative trends to help evolve the agency’s AI capabilities and creative standards. - Contribute to a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and visual excellence across the broader creative organization. - Help identify opportunities for scalable AI-assisted production workflows without sacrificing creative quality or craft. WHAT YOU BRING: - 5+ years of experience in design, digital art, content creation, visual storytelling, or integrated campaign production within an agency, studio, or high-growth brand environment.