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Art Director – 1 Year Contract
Location
Canada
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$80K - $95K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Art Director – 1 Year Contract
Level Agency
• Leading visual development across campaigns, from concepting through execution, ensuring every asset is strategically sound and built to the highest creative bar • Developing campaign concepts, visual systems, and social-first creative independently or alongside copywriters • Defining look, feel, and tone across every brand touchpoint, keeping consistency and quality tight across platforms • Presenting creative work confidently to internal teams and clients, and refining ideas through feedback without losing the point of view that got you there • Designing with performance in mind. Understanding how visual decisions move CTR, engagement, and conversion, not just aesthetics • Bringing a working understanding of the broader marketing landscape (CRM, lifecycle, paid social, programmatic) into sharper creative decisions across the funnel • Partnering with media and strategy to turn data insights into stronger creative iterations, including versioning for A/B testing • Using AI tools daily as part of how you ideate, produce, and move faster, and helping the team get sharper with them too • Giving designers and writers clear direction and actionable feedback throughout execution • Bringing a solution-first mindset to every project, every deadline, every curveball
Job Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of art direction experience, ideally within an agency or performance marketing environment
- A strong conceptual thinker who generates original ideas, not just polished executions of someone else's
- A portfolio that shows range, from brand storytelling to high-performing paid social and performance creative
- Working knowledge of performance creative principles: testing, iteration, platform best practices, and creative optimization
- AI tools already built into how you ideate, produce, and execute, not something you're bolting on
- Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain creative decisions to creative and non-creative stakeholders alike
- Sharp eye for typography, layout, composition, and visual hierarchy
- Comfort managing multiple priorities and shipping high-quality work on tight timelines
- A collaborative, adaptable, proactive approach, with a willingness to jump in wherever the work needs you
- Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, or other video editing tools
- Basic French proficiency
Benefits
- Fully remote across the U.S. & Canada, plus monthly WFH stipend and Summer Fridays
- Generous time off, including unlimited PTO (U.S.), competitive vacation (Canada), and parental/family leave options
- Comprehensive health benefits, mental health support, and company-paid disability & life coverage
- Employer retirement contributions (401(k) in the U.S., RRSP match in Canada)
- Quarterly performance reviews and career advancement opportunities
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