DEPT® - Principal, Art Director - Remote

Remote - NY, US, CA, IL$65k - $90k1mo ago

Remote Director NA Marketing Agency Art Director Principal Storytelling Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in visual design with a strong portfolio showcasing digital campaigns, social-first content, and video-driven work. • Prior social agency experience or relevant experience with a track record of navigating high-volume, high-visibility accounts. • On-set and content production experience (domestic or international), including working with video directors, editors, and producers. • Performance-Driven Creative Execution: Deep understanding of paid media ecosystems, conversion design, and data-backed creative strategies. Responsible for translating high-level marketing briefs into high-volume, scroll-stopping digital assets. • Strong client presentation and communication skills - you can confidently present ideas, take feedback in stride, and advocate for great creative. • Excellent design sensibility and a strategic eye for layout, typography, motion, and branding. Additionally, deep knowledge of social best practices for optimal performance. • A proactive, collaborative mindset - you bring energy to brainstorms, jump in where needed, and support your teammates with generosity and respect. • A creative portfolio that shows your eye for design, your range in digital, video, and ability to turn strategy into scroll-stopping creative. • Multi-Channel Social Optimization: Strong track record in developing native short-form video content and paid ads, optimizing assets for user engagement and platform algorithm performance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver High-Impact Creative: Concept and design best-in-class digital creative across social, and video, with a strong focus on visual storytelling and performance. • Deliver High-Impact Creative: • Mentor & Lead: Act as a direct supervisor and mentor to junior and mid-level Art Directors and Designers. Provide clear, constructive feedback to creatives across disciplines (for example, to copy) to elevate the team's output and foster professional growth. • Mentor & Lead: • Support Video + Content Production: Contribute to pre-production planning, support on-set shoots, and collaborate with editors and designers in post to ensure work comes to life as intended. • Support Video + Content Production: • Partner Across Disciplines: Work closely with copywriters, strategists, producers, project managers, and client teams to ensure creative aligns with brief goals, brand voice, and business objectives. • Partner Across Disciplines: • Manage Creative Execution: Own the work from end to end. Concepting and producing polished on-brand, performance-minded assets that meet timelines and briefs. As an Associate Director, Art Direction, you will lead by doing, driving execution while strategically delegating portions of our projects to our junior team members to support efficiency, mentorship and delivery while remaining accountable for the final output. • Manage Creative Execution: • Be a Problem Solver: Navigate ambiguity with CD support, adapt to shifting priorities, and bring proactive solutions to creative and production challenges. These solutions should come in the form of daily brainstorming and inspiration sharing with the team. • Be a Problem Solver: • Cultivate Culture: Foster an inclusive, high-energy environment. Lead daily brainstorms and inspiration-sharing sessions to keep the team’s creative pulse sharp. • Cultivate Culture: • Enjoy balancing creative concepting with tactical execution • Have a passion for video and a solid understanding of content production workflows • Are comfortable working directly with clients and stakeholders, while also taking creative direction from an ACD or CD • Can juggle multiple projects while staying detail-oriented and deadline-driven • Value feedback, mentorship, and continuous improvement—for yourself and others • This is your opportunity to help shape creative for a bold, fast-moving client while growing your influence as a creative leader. If you’re ready to make an impact and elevate your craft, we’d love to hear from you. • Additional things that will impress us: • Basic to intermediate motion design skills to demonstrate proof of concept • Experience at a performance marketing agency • Proficiency in the following programs/tools: • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe After Effects • Adobe Illustrator • Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs)

Benefits

• 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. • We are a collaborative, open-door, best-idea-wins environment that fosters personal and company growth and has fun doing it. Here is a snapshot of our benefits package: • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage • 401k plan, plus matching • Paid Company Holidays • The anticipated salary range for this position is $65,300 - $90,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact. This is based on a 40-hour workweek and leveling. Keep in mind, we’re flexible. • $65,300 - $90,000. • WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU: