Associate Director, Art Direction

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🏄 California, Illinois, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $122.7k - $180k / year

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DEPT®

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1001 - 5000 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📱 Media

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • Media • Enterprise

DEPT® is a global digital agency that blends marketing, creative services and technology to help major brands grow. It offers AI transformation, brand & media, commerce, customer experience, and tech & data services, and emphasizes data-driven approaches and AI-native capabilities. DEPT® works with enterprise clients across industries, runs Growth Invention sprints, and is B Corp certified and climate neutral.

📋 Description

• Lead the visual evolution of brands. You’ll oversee the art direction for pitches and flagship projects, ensuring all work meets a world-class standard of design, typography, and composition. • Guide a team of junior to mid-level Art Directors and Designers. You’ll provide specific, craft-based feedback that pushes their work further while helping them develop their own visual voices. • Take ownership of the visual narrative across multi-channel campaigns. You’ll lead the aesthetic side of "the big idea," ensuring a cohesive look and feel across film, digital, social, and physical experiences. • Lead the visual side of production, from selecting photographers and directors to overseeing color grading, retouching, and motion design, ensuring the final product matches the original creative vision. • Act as the visual authority in client meetings. You’ll present design systems and art direction with passion and clarity, helping clients understand the strategic "why" behind visual choices. • Partner with Creative leadership to evolve design workflows, establish quality standards, and identify new tools or AI-driven technologies to keep the team’s craft future-ready. • Foster an inclusive, design-forward culture that encourages experimentation, shared learning, and a relentless pursuit of visual excellence.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in art direction or design within a creative agency or high-growth brand environment or related field. • Showcasing a mastery of art direction, layout, typography, and integrated visual storytelling across various platforms. • Experience leading small teams or overseeing the work of freelancers and junior creatives. • Expert-level knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), motion design, or AI image generation. • The ability to ensure that every visual choice, from color palette to casting, serves the client’s business goals and brand identity. • The ability to articulate complex visual concepts to non-visual stakeholders and clients.

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage • 401k plan, plus matching • PTO • Paid Company Holidays • Parental Leave