Art Director – Senior Designer

Sociallyin

Art Director/Senior Designer for Sociallyin, a social media-focused agency. Leading creative quality across accounts and mentoring designers.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $65,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide creative leadership across multiple client accounts.
Review concepts, designs, motion assets, and content before client delivery.
Ensure creative aligns with platform best practices, audience behavior, and client goals.
Raise the overall quality bar across the agency.
Remain hands-on in creative execution when needed.
Develop static, motion, and campaign-based creative across social platforms.
Contribute to high-profile client work and new business opportunities.
Lead by example through the quality of your own work.
Mentor and coach designers across varying experience levels.
Provide constructive feedback that improves skills and confidence.
Help build stronger creative systems, workflows, and standards.
Identify opportunities for training and growth.
Partner with strategists and account teams to translate insights into creative concepts.
Help shape content frameworks, creative campaigns, and storytelling approaches.
Contribute ideas that improve both engagement and business outcomes.
Stay on top of emerging design trends, creator trends, platform changes, and AI-powered creative tools.
Help the agency evolve with the changing social landscape.
Bring new ideas, formats, and creative approaches to the table.
Support pitches, proposals, and prospective client opportunities.
Help communicate Sociallyin's creative vision and capabilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional design experience
2+ years providing creative leadership, mentorship, or art direction
Agency experience strongly preferred
Strong portfolio showcasing social-first creative work
Experience working with consumer brands, lifestyle brands, enterprise organizations, or Fortune 500 companies
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and design tools
Strong understanding of motion design and short-form video content
Understanding of AI content tools and developing systems that leverage AI
Experience building out and presenting content strategies
Experience presenting to senior-level marketing stakeholders
Deep understanding of social media platforms and consumer behavior
Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
Exceptional visual design skills
Strong understanding of typography, layout, color, and composition
Experience designing for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging platforms
Ability to balance creativity with performance objectives
Strong storytelling and conceptual thinking abilities
Ability to provide clear and constructive creative feedback
Experience mentoring designers and creative teams
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Ability to influence without direct authority
High level of ownership and accountability

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance bonus opportunities
Fully remote work environment
Direct access to founders and agency leadership
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Uncapped PTO
Paid parental leave
Paid volunteer time
Home office allowance
Professional development opportunities
A team that genuinely cares about doing great work and helping each other succeed
& more (See our careers page for full details)

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Hard Skills & Tools

design experiencecreative leadershipmotion designshort-form video contentAdobe Creative Suitecontent strategiestypographylayoutcolorcomposition

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem-solvingvisual design skillsstorytellingconceptual thinkingcreative feedbackmentoringcommunicationcollaborationinfluence without authority