Movement Strategy

Creative Director, Art

Movement Strategy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California, Colorado, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own the creative vision for the business unit, establishing the artistic direction, visual language, and conceptual standards across all work.
  • Translate brand truths, strategy, and cultural trends into bold creative directions and breakthrough ideas.
  • Guide teams in producing content that is visually elevated, strategically aligned, and culturally relevant.
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire writers, art directors, designers, motion artists, and production partners to deliver outstanding creative.
  • Provide clear, constructive feedback that sharpens ideas, improves craft, and elevates overall quality.
  • Foster a positive, high-performing creative culture that encourages experimentation and innovation.
  • Partner closely with Strategy, Account, and Integrated Client Leadership to align creative direction with brand objectives, audience insights, and market realities.
  • Ensure creative solutions effectively address client goals while pushing creative boundaries.
  • Represent creative vision in key meetings, presentations, and cross-team discussions.
  • Oversee creative execution through all stages — concepting, design, motion, production, and delivery.
  • Ensure work meets the highest bar of visual craft, accuracy, and brand consistency.
  • Collaborate with production teams to ensure feasibility, execution excellence, and efficient workflows.
  • Lead and shape creative storytelling for pitches, RFPs, and proactive opportunities.
  • Build compelling narratives, decks, and concepts that demonstrate Movement’s social-centric approach.
  • Drive fresh creative thinking that unlocks growth across existing and new clients.
  • Serve as the Creative Lead within the Pod, acting as the primary driver of creative direction, standards, and execution across all client workstreams.
  • Partner with the Pod Lead to align creative strategy with client objectives, insights, and cross-disciplinary needs.
  • Collaborate across COEs (Strategy, C&E, Paid Media, Design, Influencer, Program Management, Account) to ensure cohesive, culturally relevant, and high-performing work.
  • Maintain tight communication with the Group Creative Director to ensure consistency with agency-wide creative standards and discipline guidance.
  • Participate in Pod-level planning, scoping, and workflow management to support clarity, efficiency, and integrated delivery.
  • Represent the creative discipline within Pod rituals (intakes, reviews, weekly syncs, planning cycles), ensuring creative is fully connected to operational and strategic priorities.

Requirements

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish (spoken and written)
  • 10+ years of experience in creative roles within social, digital, or integrated agencies.
  • Portfolio demonstrating best-in-class conceptual thinking, art direction, and visual design across social ecosystems.
  • Deep understanding of platform behaviors, social culture, meme dynamics, and emerging creative formats.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary creative teams and manage large creative workstreams.
  • Expertise in creating visual systems, design frameworks, and scalable content structures.
  • Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and modern design/motion tools.
  • Experience developing retail, fashion, beauty, home, or lifestyle brands strongly preferred.
  • Hands-on familiarity with AI creative tools (Midjourney, ChatGPT), motion, and post-production workflows is a plus.
  • Strong client-facing leadership and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred in design, art direction, or a related field.
Benefits
  • 100% employer contribution for health (base plan), vision, and dental
  • 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance & AD&D
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Fully-Remote Agency
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Take-As-You-Need Paid Time Off
  • Take-As-You-Need Paid Mental Health Days
  • 10 days minimum required off per year
  • Company Paid Holidays + More
  • Week-Long Winter Agency Closure
  • Support for continued education
  • New Business Referral Bonus
  • Movement Journey Program - Stipend for personal growth
  • Health and Wellness Program
  • WeWork Membership
  • Positive Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees
  • Employee Resource Groups

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
conceptual thinkingart directionvisual designcreating visual systemsdesign frameworksscalable content structuresleading multidisciplinary teamsmanaging large creative workstreamsunderstanding platform behaviorsemerging creative formats
Soft skills
mentoringproviding constructive feedbackfostering positive culturecollaboratinginfluencing senior stakeholdersdriving creative thinkingbuilding narrativesensuring claritysupporting efficiencyrepresenting creative vision
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in designBachelor’s degree in art directionBachelor’s degree in related field