Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company™

$80K — $95K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven track record in leading creative vision and brand expression across campaigns
  • Experience translating business strategies and consumer insights into creative platforms
  • Ability to direct multidisciplinary creative teams through all phases of project execution
  • Skilled in reviewing and approving creative work for quality and brand consistency
  • Experience partnering with various stakeholders to align on strategy and creative direction
  • Proficient in managing storytelling, narrative frameworks, and pitch presentations
  • Mentorship experience to elevate talent and set creative culture standards

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of creative vision and brand expression for diverse campaigns
  • Translate insights into compelling creative platforms with measurable outcomes
  • Direct and oversee multidisciplinary teams from concept through execution
  • Ensure all creative work aligns with brand standards and consistency
  • Collaborate across departments for strategic alignment and direction
  • Mentor team members to elevate creative quality and enhance culture
  • Guide visual production processes, ensuring quality across all visuals and narratives

Benefits

  • Flexibility for full or part-time employment engagements
  • Opportunity to work with enterprise partners on future projects
  • Access to a broad network of professionals in the creative field
  • Potential for growth in leadership roles within diverse projects
  • Exposure to enterprise-level brand campaigns and initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

Why We're Building a Talent Pool

We're continuously building our network of experienced talent across Creative Art Directors who are interested in being considered for full or part-time employment engagements with assignments to work with our enterprise partners. While this is not tied to one specific project, selected candidates may be matched to future employment opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs.

Qualifications

What We Look For
  • Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression across campaigns and channels
  • Translate business strategies and consumer insights into compelling creative platforms
  • Direct multidisciplinary creative teams (design, copy, motion, production) through concepting to execution
  • Review and approve creative work to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards
  • Partner with marketing, product, global/regional creative, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction
  • Manage creative presentations, storytelling, narrative frameworks, and pitch development
  • Mentor and elevate talent; set craft standards and creative culture expectations
  • Make final decisions on creative concepts, visual tone, and brand identity evolution
  • Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and creative territories for campaigns and content
  • Guide designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners in executing visual direction
  • Oversee composition, typography, color, layout, and brand visual identity application
  • Provide on-set art direction during photo/video shoots
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency across deliverables
  • Present creative work internally and incorporate feedback
  • Ensure all assets meet brand style guidelines and quality standards

Additional Qualifications (if relevant)
  • Background in Senior creative leadership overseeing visual direction & concept development.


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