Senior Art Director

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

$81K — $124K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in art direction and design, ideally in a competitive agency setting.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Suite and AI programs for design work.
  • A portfolio showcasing innovative ideas and strong creative solutions.
  • Curiosity and willingness to explore new concepts and methods.
  • Proactive approach, generating ideas without assigned briefs.
  • Strong team leadership abilities with designers and production artists.
  • Exceptional communication skills for client presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the ideation, design, and execution of innovative projects.
  • Create engaging and feasible design solutions tailored to each project.
  • Collaborate with copywriters to align visuals with copy for maximum impact.
  • Communicate concepts through diverse methods including storyboards and presentations.
  • Present ideas passionately to clients, fostering engagement.
  • Guide teams in executing projects across various media channels.
  • Analyze brief insights to inform and direct creative work.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Disability coverage for peace of mind.
  • 401K retirement savings plan.
  • Parental and family care leave options.
  • Assistance for family forming initiatives.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
  • Flexible time-off policies to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

As a Senior Art Director, you'll lead the concepting, design and execution of groundbreaking ideas. Working alongside a partner, you'll solve problems for clients with visual solutions and creative storytelling.

In this role, you are expected to:
  • Understand the difference between a concept and an execution, while executing both flawlessly.
  • Create a range of powerful, doable solutions and unique designs for each project.
  • Partner with copywriters to ensure the copy direction and visual presentation work together to make the concept powerful and compelling.
  • Know how to communicate ideas through a variety of practices like adlobs, scripts, storyboards, presentations and more.
  • Present to clients with passion, enthusiasm and thoughtfulness.
  • Lead teams of designers, producers, and production artists to execute work across channels.
  • Know how to read a brief and use insights to guide work.
  • Understand and interpret company brand guideless with confidence.
  • Balance multiple projects at the same time.
  • Understand modern design trends and current social concepts to create work that's relevant.


Qualifications

Other things you'll need:
  • An inability to settle on "good enough."
  • Curiosity for discovering what's next and trying something new.
  • Being proactive with ideas for clients, even without a brief or assignment
  • Energy, open-mindedness, and a sense of humor.
  • A portfolio that shows off great ideas, no matter where they live.
  • Software skills: The Adobe suite and AI programs.
  • Five to seven years of art direction and design experience, preferably in a competitive, creative agency
  • Awards are nice, but original ideas and real creative problem-solving are even better.


Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $81,225.00 - USD $124,432.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/1/2026.

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