Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company™

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

Qualifications

  • Proven experience leading creative vision and brand expression plans.
  • Expertise in translating business strategies into compelling creative solutions.
  • Experience managing diverse creative teams from concept to execution.
  • Strong skills in reviewing and approving creative work for quality and brand alignment.
  • Ability to partner effectively with various stakeholders including marketing and product teams.
  • Experience in mentoring other creatives and setting industry standards.
  • Background in overseeing visual direction in a senior leadership role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative vision across multiple campaigns and marketing channels.
  • Translate consumer insights into effective creative platforms.
  • Direct multidisciplinary teams from concept development to execution.
  • Ensure creative consistency and quality through comprehensive reviews.
  • Collaborate with marketing and leadership to align on strategy and vision.
  • Manage impactful presentations and storytelling in creative pitches.
  • Provide art direction during production to maintain brand integrity.

Benefits

  • Flexible employment options for full or part-time engagements.
  • Opportunity to work with enterprise-level partners on diverse projects.
  • Potential career advancement through participation in a talent pool.
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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