Art Director

Art Director will lead the art and multimedia direction of our campaigns. This role is perfect for someone who can move fluidly between conceptualization, hands-on production, team leadership, and cross-department collaboration. He/she will be responsible for elevating the visual output of the agency, ensuring ideas are strategically grounded, creatively strong, and flawlessly executed across digital, on-ground, and traditional media platforms.

• Lead visual ideation for campaigns, content series, key visuals, OOH, digital ads, video concepts, and brand storytelling.
• Translate strategic inputs and briefs into strong creative concepts that align with brand guidelines.
• Provide artistic direction throughout creative development, from initial sketches to final output.

• Execute high-quality designs using industry-standard tools.
• Create illustrations, layouts, and multimedia assets for social, web, print, and video.
• Develop storyboards, shot lists, and visual treatments for video, animation, and motion graphics.
• Use AI creative tools efficiently, ethically, and strategically to streamline production without compromising originality.

• Own and uphold the visual quality standard produced by the artists.
• Review, critique, and provide guidance to ensure consistency, excellence, and adherence to creative direction.
• Establish and maintain visual standards, benchmarks, and best practices across projects.
• Ensure final deliverables meet both creative and technical quality expectations before client submission.

• Oversee production workflow from conceptualization, storyboard development, and pre-prod to shoot and post-production.
• Attend and contribute to pre-production meetings (PPMs) and client/agency alignments.
• Provide creative oversight during actual shoots—guiding composition, framing, art direction, and continuity.
• Work closely with producers, directors, and editors to ensure output adheres to the creative vision.
• Stay updated on digital platform trends (Meta, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, etc.).
• Monitor innovations in OOH, event installations, experiential marketing, and brand activations.
• Apply relevant trends to enhance concepts while maintaining strategic focus.

• Partner seamlessly with CMG (Accounts), Business Development, Media & PR, CXG and Tech/Web teams.
• Provide creative input during cross-functional brainstorming and client presentations.
• Communicate clearly with internal teams to ensure timelines and expectations are met.
• Present ideas and visual directions in a structured, compelling manner.
• Build decks that demonstrate clear visual storytelling, rationale, and creative logic.
• Handle select pitch presentations alongside the Executive Creative Director.
• Guide junior/mid-level designers, multimedia artists, and editors.
• Conduct skills coaching, critiques, and creative alignment sessions.
• Help improve internal processes, templates, and creative workflow systems.
• Support planning of workload distribution and creative team growth.
• Serve as the internal expert, collaborating closely with other teams to ensure alignment across customer initiatives.
• Drive a high-performance culture through effective delegation, mentorship, and cross-functional coordination.

Other related duties as required or assigned.*

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Multimedia Arts, Advertising, or related field
• At least 5 years of agency experience in art direction, multimedia design, creative production, or similar roles.
• Strong portfolio showcasing art direction across digital, video, and integrated campaigns.
• Experience handling full creative process—from ideation and design to production and launch.
• Outstanding visual storytelling and layout design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Highly collaborative; able to work constructively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and initiative.
• Ability to mentor, motivate, and uplift junior creatives.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Mastery of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects.
• Experience in video editing and animation fundamentals (or ability to brief specialists).
• Familiarity with AI tools (Midjourney, Runway, Firefly, ChatGPT, etc.) for creative support.

• Involved in award-winning campaigns