Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company

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

Qualifications

  • Experience in leading creative vision and brand development across various channels.
  • Strong ability to translate business needs and consumer insights into creative solutions.
  • Proven track record of directing diverse creative teams from concept through execution.
  • Expertise in reviewing and approving creative outputs for quality and brand consistency.
  • Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to align on strategy and creative approaches.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative process, ensuring effective concept development and brand expression.
  • Translate strategic objectives into compelling creative campaigns.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams throughout the stages of project execution.
  • Oversee quality and consistency of creative work against brand guidelines.
  • Mentor junior talent and promote a strong creative culture within the team.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for flexible full or part-time engagement depending on project demands.
  • Access to a diverse range of future employment opportunities with enterprise partners.
  • Potential for professional growth by collaborating with talented and experienced teams.
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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