Art Director

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Concept and execute visual directions for integrated campaigns across FreeWheel, Media Solutions, and Universal Ads from initial exploration to final delivery.  

• Formally manage and develop Associate Art Directors and designers by setting clear creative direction, upholding standards, and elevating team output through leadership and hands-on execution.  

• Operate as a true multidisciplinary designer: brand, digital, presentation, motion-aware, moving fluidly between formats at speed without losing quality.  

• Art direct and produce across formats: digital and paid media, sales and event presentations, sizzle reels and video frames, brand toolkits, and large-format event creative.  

• Lead design innovation by introducing new tools, formats, and approaches and integrating them into real production workflows.  

• Bring working proficiency in HTML/CSS, able to build, debug, and QA digital executions directly, removing friction between design and production when it matters.  

• Build rapid prototyping workflows that close the gap between concept and proof of concept.  

• Partner with copywriters, video editors, and motion partners as an equal creative voice.  

• Develop and maintain scalable brand and design systems across a multi-brand environment.  

• Identify where the team's visual standards need to evolve and take ownership of moving them.   

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT  

This is not a management role in disguise. If your primary value is organizing the work of others, this isn't the right fit. We need an Art Director who can out-think the brief, push the work further, and back it up with execution that's undeniable.   

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Portfolio demonstrating original concept development and executed craft across digital, brand, and campaign work at a level that is clearly, visibly Art Director.  

• 5 to 8 years of progressive design experience, with 2 to 3 years directing and managing creative in an agency or in-house studio.  

• True multidisciplinary range across brand, digital, presentation, and motion-aware design.  

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, with the ability to build clean, production-ready files at speed.  

• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS, able to debug, QA, and step in when needed. Someone who removes friction, not a full-time coder.  

• Experience concepting and executing across brand, digital, and B2B campaign contexts.  

• Working knowledge of motion principles, able to direct video and motion partners using detailed frames and references.  

• Strong presentation skills. You can articulate the thinking behind the work, not just the work itself.   

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE  

• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools and a track record of integrating them meaningfully into production workflows.  

• Experience working across multiple brands in a fast-paced in-house or agency environment.  

• Background in design systems, campaign toolkits, or scalable brand architecture.  

• Experience with event and experiential creative, including large-format and presentation design.