We Are Social

Art Director

We Are Social

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Concept and create strong, compelling ideas that resonate with target audiences
  • Understand the structure of a brand’s identity and how the visual and verbal executions come together to create a holistic brand experience
  • Design for clients and agency new business efforts, working within brand guidelines while pushing for design excellence.
  • Generate innovative and visually compelling ideas that align with client objectives, translating abstract strategies into concrete, sophisticated visual systems
  • Lead creative workstreams from inception to delivery, demonstrating the ability to manage workloads and deadlines independently while maintaining absolute quality control
  • Find creative solutions that protect the integrity of the core idea while navigating real-world challenges such as budget constraints, tight timelines, and evolving client needs
  • Clearly communicate design concepts and rationale to team members and stakeholders using a mix of verbal, written, and high-fidelity visual references
  • Act as a guiding resource for junior team members, providing constructive feedback and helping them refine their conceptual and technical skills
  • Ideate and build effective stories that match the quality of each social platform
  • Work collaboratively with a large team of creatives from ideation to execution – helping to ensure ideas are created and brought to life
  • Use AI to rapidly generate creative headlines and copy provocations, ensuring that visual concepts and messaging are perfectly synchronized from the start
  • Translate the latest AI capabilities into tangible creative opportunities, such as proposing generative video for pre-roll ads or developing a proprietary AI image style to define a brand's visual identity
  • Maintain a deep mastery of art direction principles, including composition, color theory, and typography, ensuring AI outputs are polished to professional agency standards

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of agency experience with a portfolio that demonstrates strong art direction skills, specifically in concept development and visual storytelling
  • Expert proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite and foundational knowledge of motion design
  • Strong knowledge of advertising fundamentals, including brand development, strategy, storytelling, design, new/emerging platforms and technologies
  • Ability to interpret feedback constructively and apply it to work in real-time
  • A flexible mindset that can pivot between different brand voices and project types
  • Team-first attitude with the ability to clearly articulate ideas to colleagues both verbally and in writing
Benefits
  • Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more
  • We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we’re great on AUX
  • We know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it’s how we learn)
  • From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference
  • Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks (Shoutout to Sheila who keeps the kitchen stocked)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard Skills & Tools
art directionconcept developmentvisual storytellingmotion designAdobe Creative Suitecompositioncolor theorytypographydesign excellencecreative ideation
Soft Skills
constructive feedbackflexible mindsetteam collaborationclear communicationworkload managementproblem-solvingindependent workcreative solutionsstorytellingguidance and mentorship