Associate Director, Art Direction - Performance Marketing

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company that helps ambitious brands grow faster by operating at the intersection of technology and marketing. The Associate Director, Art Direction - Performance Marketing is responsible for leading the visual direction of key accounts, mentoring a team of designers, and ensuring cohesive aesthetics across multi-channel campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the visual evolution of brands. You’ll oversee the art direction for pitches and flagship projects, ensuring all work meets a world-class standard of design, typography, and composition
• Guide a team of junior to mid-level Art Directors and Designers. You’ll provide specific, craft-based feedback that pushes their work further while helping them develop their own visual voices
• Take ownership of the visual narrative across multi-channel campaigns. You’ll lead the aesthetic side of "the big idea," ensuring a cohesive look and feel across film, digital, social, and physical experiences
• Lead the visual side of production, from selecting photographers and directors to overseeing color grading, retouching, and motion design, ensuring the final product matches the original creative vision
• Act as the visual authority in client meetings. You’ll present design systems and art direction with passion and clarity, helping clients understand the strategic "why" behind visual choices
• Partner with Creative leadership to evolve design workflows, establish quality standards, and identify new tools or AI-driven technologies to keep the team’s craft future-ready
• Foster an inclusive, design-forward culture that encourages experimentation, shared learning, and a relentless pursuit of visual excellence

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in art direction or design within a creative agency or high-growth brand environment or related field
• Showcasing a mastery of art direction, layout, typography, and integrated visual storytelling across various platforms
• Expertise in performance marketing
• Experience leading small teams or overseeing the work of freelancers and junior creatives
• Expert-level knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), motion design, or AI image generation
• The ability to ensure that every visual choice, from color palette to casting, serves the client's business goals and brand identity
• The ability to articulate complex visual concepts to non-visual stakeholders and clients