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 channels.
  • Ability to translate business strategies into effective creative platforms.
  • Experience directing multidisciplinary teams through the entire creative process.
  • Skilled in reviewing and approving creative work to maintain brand standards.
  • Collaborative mindset to align with marketing, product, and leadership on creative strategy.
  • Mentorship experience, fostering talent development and setting creative benchmarks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of innovative creative concepts and campaigns.
  • Direct and manage cross-functional creative teams from ideation to completion.
  • Ensure quality and brand consistency in all creative outputs through meticulous review.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to establish a cohesive creative direction and strategy.
  • Conduct creative presentations and storytelling, effectively communicating ideas and concepts.
  • Provide mentorship to junior creatives and promote a strong creative culture.
  • Make critical decisions on creative approaches, visual identity, and campaign narratives.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for full or part-time employment engagements with diverse enterprise partners.
  • Potential for future job matches based on candidate's experience and availability.
  • Access to a supportive network of professionals in the creative industry.
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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