Senior Art Director

Acadia

Senior Art Director at Acadia leading multidisciplinary teams to create social-first designs. Driving brand performance through innovative, culturally relevant ideas and mentorship of creative talent.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in guiding creative teams, with a focus on visual storytelling and strategic brand alignment. Proficient in leveraging creative tools and cultural insights to produce impactful, platform-optimized content.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Creative LeadershipVisual StorytellingAdobe Creative SuiteStrategic MindsetSocial-First Content Creation

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Hard Skills

Art DirectionConcept DevelopmentDesign ExcellenceCultural Insight IntegrationContent Creation

Soft Skills

MentoringFeedback DeliveryPresentation SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Adobe Creative SuiteFigma

Industry Keywords

Brand RelevancePerformance GoalsSocial PlatformsCultural TrendsIntegrated Campaigns

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and inspire an art director, designers, copywriters, performance creative strategists, and content creators in developing bold ideas that drive brand relevance and performance.
Elevate the creative product, ensuring work is not only platform-optimized but strategically grounded, visually captivating, and culturally resonant.
Partner closely with creative, strategy, and production to shape creative the strategy and the work – guiding campaigns from concept to launch, and uphold the agency’s creative standards.
Be active in shoots and content creation. From scrappy social productions to larger integrated campaigns, you’ll help guide the storytelling built to flex across multiple formats and feeds.
Mentor and grow talent, providing clear feedback, actionable direction, and a creative environment that encourages experimentation and ownership.
Stay ahead of culture and platforms, infusing emerging trends, creators, and tools (including AI and new production approaches) into the team’s creative process.
Present work confidently internally and to clients, articulating the “why” behind the creative and selling ideas with clarity and conviction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6-9 years of creative experience in art direction at an agency or brand
A portfolio of social-first, culture-driven work that demonstrates conceptual range, design excellence, and fluency across the social and traditional platforms.
Strong visual storytelling skills and the ability to translate brand strategy into ideas that feel made for the feed—not just posted there.
Hands-on understanding of creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma) and a passion for evolving your craft as platforms evolve.
A strategic mindset : You know how to connect cultural insight, brand purpose, and performance goals into a unified creative vision.
Comfort operating in a fast, fluid, social-driven environment and have the ability to balance speed with thoughtfulness and maintain high standards under pressure.
A genuine love for culture , from fashion and film to sports, gaming, and entertainment—and a knack for turning what’s trending into what’s timeless.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Holidays
Paid vacation and sick time
Solid Health Benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
401k and Equity Grants
Education Reimbursements
Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry
Flexible working hours