Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company

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

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in leading creative vision and brand expression across various media.
  • Ability to translate business strategies into compelling creative platforms.
  • Expertise in directing diverse creative teams from conception to execution.
  • Strong review skills to ensure consistency and adherence to brand standards.
  • Collaborative approach with marketing and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction.
  • Experience in managing presentations and storytelling for pitches.
  • Track record of mentoring talent and setting high creative standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative vision and concept development for campaigns.
  • Translate consumer insights into effective creative approaches.
  • Direct multidisciplinary teams throughout the creative process.
  • Review and approve creative outputs for quality and brand alignment.
  • Partner with various stakeholders to craft and align on creative direction.
  • Manage creative presentations and develop narrative frameworks.
  • Mentor team members and elevate overall creative culture.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for both full and part-time engagements.
  • Work on diverse assignments with enterprise partners.
  • Potential for future employment opportunities based on experience and availability.
  • Collaborative working environment with cross-functional 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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