Associate Art Director, Humor – Marketing

Shinesty

Art Director leading Shinesty's marketing visual identity and creative team. Responsible for conveying brand ethos across channels and managing design execution.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This is a hands-on visual leadership role. You will manage designers and creative production while remaining deeply involved in design direction, concepting, and visual execution.
You set the visual look and feel for Shinesty’s marketing – concepting, directing, critiquing, finalizing creative, etc.
You go to shoots because you know exactly what you need to walk away with.
You understand the little quirks and details that make the us, us. You know exactly what’s needed give a creative brief life, and you can lead a team to achieve the brand or campaign's vision.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in an art direction field, at an ad agency and/or other internal brand team
A master project manager and communicator
An absolute savant in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant tools
(Probably) Creatively repressed when it comes to the use of comedy in your current role
A strong creative who knows when to be clever—and when to pipe down and sell.
Comfortable testing ideas, learning fast, and knowing to dive deeper into an idea or move on.
Curious why something worked or didn’t—and excited to try again tomorrow.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Denver/Boulder, CO (Relocation required) - Relocation budget available.
Mixed WFH. 3 days in office (Boulder/Denver), 2 days work from wherever.
Competitive salary ($90k-$100k) plus bonus potential
Laptop and whatever other equipment you need to entertain the people
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Dog-friendly office
Flexible PTO, no need to accrue time, take as much as you'd like
Flexible working hours, just get your stuff done and generate results
All the tools and resources you need to be successful in this role

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Hard Skills & Tools

art directioncreative productiondesign directionconceptingvisual executionproject managementcreative brief development

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcreativitycuriosityadaptability