Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company™

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

Qualifications

  • Proven ability to lead creative vision and concept development across various marketing channels.
  • Expertise in translating business strategies into effective creative platforms.
  • Experience directing multidisciplinary creative teams from inception to execution.
  • Strong skills in reviewing and approving creative work for quality and brand alignment.
  • Ability to manage creative presentations and pitch development effectively.
  • Mentorship experience in elevating talent and setting creative culture standards.
  • Background in overseeing visual direction and concept development as a senior creative leader.

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative vision and brand expression in campaigns.
  • Develop compelling creative concepts from business strategies and insights.
  • Direct and manage cross-disciplinary teams throughout the creative process.
  • Approve and ensure quality of creative work aligns with brand standards.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and partners on creative strategies.
  • Mentor team members and uphold craft standards in creative output.
  • Present creative concepts and incorporate stakeholder feedback.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for flexible employment arrangements, including full or part-time engagement.
  • Access to a diverse range of projects with enterprise partners.
  • Potential for career advancement and development within a broad professional network.
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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