Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company

$88K — $105K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficient in leading creative vision and brand expression across various media.
  • Skilled in converting business strategies and consumer insights into engaging creative platforms.
  • Experience in directing multidisciplinary teams through the creative process from concept to execution.
  • Ability to review and approve creative work while maintaining quality and brand consistency.
  • Expertise in collaborating with diverse teams, including marketing and leadership, to align strategy and creative direction.
  • Strong skills in managing creative presentations and storytelling elements.
  • Experience mentoring talent and setting creative standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative vision and brand expression for campaigns across multiple channels.
  • Develop compelling creative concepts from business strategies and insights.
  • Direct teams (designers, copywriters, production) throughout the creative workflow.
  • Ensure that all creative work adheres to brand standards and quality guidelines.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain brand consistency across all deliverables.
  • Mentor and elevate creative talent, fostering a strong creative culture.
  • Present and incorporate feedback on creative work during internal reviews.

Benefits

  • Continuous networking opportunities with enterprise partners for future engagements.
  • Potential for full or part-time employment based on fit and availability.
  • Work in a dynamic environment adapting to various project needs.
  • Opportunities to elevate your skills within a creative-focused culture.
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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