Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company™

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

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to lead creative vision and brand expression across diverse media.
  • Expertise in translating business strategies into compelling creative platforms.
  • Proven experience directing multidisciplinary creative teams from concept to execution.
  • Strong skills in reviewing and approving creative work for quality and brand standards.
  • Ability to partner effectively with marketing, product, and leadership teams on strategy.
  • History of managing creative presentations and pitch development processes.
  • Experience mentoring talent and elevating creative culture standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative vision for campaigns and projects across channels.
  • Translate insights into vibrant and engaging creative concepts.
  • Direct creative teams in the development and execution of creative work.
  • Ensure all deliverables align with brand standards and visual identity.
  • Oversee creative presentations and storytelling efforts.
  • Mentor team members and maintain high craft standards.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure brand consistency.

Benefits

  • Flexible employment options for full or part-time roles.
  • Access to future employment opportunities with enterprise partners.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse and influential creative campaigns.
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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