OLIVER

Art Director

OLIVER$110K — $123K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Portfolio showcasing a strong art direction across digital channels
  • Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Figma
  • Experience in high-volume, multi-brand content production
  • Knowledge of accessibility and email design specifications
  • Interest in AI-assisted design tools
  • Familiarity with higher education or mission-driven marketing
  • Ability to manage multiple briefs while maintaining quality

Responsibilities

  • Design across various digital formats including email and social media
  • Maintain brand integrity in all visual creations
  • Deliver design concepts based on briefs within set timelines
  • Collaborate with copywriters to integrate visual and verbal elements
  • Utilize AI-assisted tools to optimize design workflow
  • Manage workload through OMG and address scheduling issues
  • Ensure all designs are accurate and ready for approval

Benefits

  • Participation in brand immersion sessions to understand audience dynamics
  • Opportunities to work within a multi-brand studio environment
  • Collaborative atmosphere with fellow creatives and copywriters
  • Role focused on high-quality design across diverse formats
  • Access to innovative AI-assisted tools to enhance design capabilities
Full Job Description
Role: Art Director

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

About the role:

The Art Director is a craft specialist and independent creative contributor within the OLIVER studio. You deliver high-quality design across multiple brands and formats, working from clear creative briefs set by the Associate Creative Director. You collaborate with Senior Copywriters and fellow Art Directors to produce integrated, multi-channel creative that is brand-true, audience-relevant, and SLA-compliant.

What you will be doing:
  • Design across a wide range of digital formats - email, paid social, display, digital OOH, web, and video support
  • Maintain brand integrity across all visual output, applying each institution's distinct identity with precision and care
  • Work from briefs provided by the Associate Creative Director, delivering design concepts and executions to the agreed quality standard and timeline
  • Partner with Senior Copywriters and Copywriters to ensure visual and verbal elements of every asset are fully integrated
  • Use Pencil and other AI-assisted design tools to enhance production speed and creative iteration, applying rigorous human quality judgment at every stage
  • Work within OMG to manage your active workload, update project status, and flag capacity or scheduling issues proactively
  • Contribute to the QA and review process, ensuring all design assets are technically accurate, brand-compliant, and delivery-ready before approval
  • Participate in brand immersion sessions to build deep knowledge of five university brands, their audiences, and the compliance requirements of higher education marketing
  • Adapt and version existing creative across formats, sizes, and channels - including both manual adaptation and AI-assisted resizing and reformatting

What you need to be great in this role:
  • A portfolio demonstrating strong art direction and design craft across digital channels - email, social, display, and/or video
  • Professional proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and/or Figma
  • Experience working in high-volume, multi-brand content production environments, with a structured, detail-oriented approach to delivery
  • Understanding of accessibility, email design specifications, and digital production requirements
  • Experience with or genuine interest in AI-assisted design tools and workflows
  • Familiarity with higher education, healthcare, or mission-driven marketing is a meaningful differentiator
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent briefs without losing quality or missing deadlines
  • Proficiency with AI design and image generation tools (Pencil, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, or equivalent) to enhance creative output and iteration speed
  • Experience building personal AI-assisted design workflows to improve efficiency and quality
  • Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated design outputs and apply creative judgment to ensure brand quality
  • Agentic approach to multi-brief creative execution: organized, systematic, and proactive
  • At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $110,500.00 to $123,500.00. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER's total compensation package.
Req ID: 17871
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About OLIVER

OLIVER is a global marketing agency that offers a range of services including advertising, branding, content creation, digital marketing, and more. The company was founded in 2004 by Simon Martin and has since grown to have over 2000 employees across 25 countries. OLIVER works with a range of clients including Unilever, BMW, and PepsiCo. The company is headquartered in London, UK.
Learn more about OLIVER
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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