Art Director
- Role
- Design
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to Anywhere in LATAM + US. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Sniffing hands-on creative leadership: own and lift the design direction for multiple client accounts inside an agency, mentor other designers, and still design yourself. They want 4+ yrs design, 3+ yrs Art Direction/creative leadership, a strong portfolio of social-first creative across platforms, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. Remote across Latin America.
Required skills
Optional skills
Location: Remote | Latin America Employment Type: Full-Time
ROLE OVERVIEW
This isn’t a traditional agency Art Director role.
We’re not looking for someone focused primarily on print campaigns, brand guidelines, or award-show creative. We’re looking for a social-first creative leader who understands how people consume content today—and what makes creative stand out, engage audiences, and drive results.
You understand why a piece of content works on TikTok versus Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube. You know how to translate audience insights and platform behavior into compelling visual concepts. And you can balance creative excellence with performance objectives.
You’ll lead and mentor designers, raise the creative bar across the agency, and help define what exceptional social-first creative looks like for our clients—while remaining hands-on and jumping into the work when needed.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Art Director is a creative leader responsible for elevating the quality and effectiveness of creative across multiple client accounts.
You’ll work at the intersection of design, social media, strategy, and performance, partnering closely with Strategy, Account Management, Community, Paid Media, Production, and Leadership.
You’ll review and develop creative, mentor designers, shape content strategies, establish creative standards, and help turn insights into work that is not only visually strong but also meaningful to audiences and aligned with business goals.
This role is ideal for someone who loves both creating and leading—a designer who can give thoughtful creative direction, teach others, challenge conventional thinking, and still roll up their sleeves to execute.
WHAT YOU’LL OWN
CREATIVE DIRECTION & QUALITY
- Provide creative direction across multiple client accounts and campaigns.
- Review concepts, designs, motion assets, and social content before client delivery.
- Ensure creative aligns with platform best practices, audience behavior, brand objectives, and performance goals.
- Establish and maintain a high creative quality bar across the agency.
- Lead by example through the quality and thoughtfulness of your own work.
- Remain hands-on with design and creative execution when needed.
- Develop static, motion, video, and campaign-based creative for social platforms.
- Contribute to high-profile client projects and new business opportunities.
CREATIVE LEADERSHIP & MENTORSHIP
- Mentor and coach designers across different experience levels.
- Provide clear, constructive feedback that improves both creative output and individual capabilities.
- Help designers strengthen their conceptual thinking, visual craft, and understanding of social-first creative.
- Identify opportunities for training, development, and creative growth.
- Create stronger creative systems, workflows, and standards that improve both quality and efficiency.
- Become a trusted creative resource for designers and cross-functional partners.
STRATEGY & SOCIAL-FIRST CREATIVE
- Partner with strategists and account teams to translate audience insights and business objectives into creative concepts.
- Help develop content frameworks, campaign concepts, storytelling approaches, and visual systems.
- Identify creative opportunities that can improve engagement, brand perception, and business outcomes.
- Bring a deep understanding of how audiences behave across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
- Stay current on social, creator, design, motion, and cultural trends.
- Experiment with new formats, creative approaches, and AI-powered tools.
- Help the agency evolve its creative approach as platforms, technology, and audience behaviors change.
NEW BUSINESS & GROWTH
- Support pitches, proposals, and prospective client opportunities.
- Help develop compelling creative concepts and visual narratives for new business.
- Present creative thinking and recommendations to clients and senior marketing stakeholders.
- Help communicate the agency’s creative capabilities and point of view.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS
By the end of your first three months, you will have:
- Raised the creative quality bar across the accounts and projects you touch.
- Built strong relationships with designers and become someone they actively seek out for feedback and creative direction.
- Introduced or improved creative processes, standards, or frameworks that increase quality and efficiency.
- Helped produce social-first creative that generates strong client and audience response.
- Identified opportunities to improve how the agency approaches creative strategy, design, and execution.
- Established yourself as a trusted creative partner to Strategy, Account Management, Community, Paid Media, Production, and Leadership.
- Contributed ideas, formats, and creative approaches that demonstrate where social-first creative is heading next.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
EXPERIENCE
- 4+ years of professional design experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Art Direction, creative leadership, or mentoring designers.
- Agency experience strongly preferred.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first creative work across multiple platforms.
- Experience working with consumer, lifestyle, enterprise, or Fortune 500 brands.
- Experience developing and presenting creative or content strategies.
- Experience presenting creative concepts to senior-level marketing stakeholders.
CREATIVE & TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and modern design tools.
- Exceptional visual design and conceptual thinking skills.
- Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, color, and visual hierarchy.
- Strong understanding of motion design and short-form video.
- Experience creating for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
- Strong storytelling and campaign concepting abilities.
- Ability to translate strategy and audience insights into compelling creative.
- Understanding of AI-powered creative tools and how they can be incorporated into modern creative workflows.
- Ability to balance creative ambition with performance and business objectives.
LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION
- Ability to provide clear, actionable, and constructive creative feedback.
- Experience mentoring designers and creative teams.
- Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to influence and lead without relying on direct authority.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, collaborative agency environment.
BONUS POINTS
- Strong motion design background.
- Video editing experience.
- Experience working on both the agency and brand side.
- Experience directing creators, photographers, videographers, or production teams.
- Experience using AI-powered creative tools to accelerate ideation, production, or creative workflows.
- Experience supporting enterprise-level pitches and new business efforts.
- Experience developing creative systems or processes across multiple brands.
- Experience interpreting creative performance data and using insights to inform future work.
JOIN US AND ENJOY THESE PERKS!
- Competitive Salary: Earn a USD salary that matches your skills and experience.
- Paid Time Off: We value work-life balance, offering PTO so you can recharge.
- Health Insurance Subsidy: Your health matters, and we help with a subsidy to cover your care.
- Salary Reviews every year!
- Paid Training and Certifications
Ready to put your puzzle-solving skills to the test? Join our team today!
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What you'll do
- Provide creative direction across multiple client accounts and campaigns.
- Review concepts, designs, motion assets, and
- Ensure creative aligns with platform best practices, audience behavior, brand objectives, and performance goals.
- Establish and maintain a high creative quality bar across the agency.
- Remain hands-on with
- Develop static and dynamic, video, and campaign-based creative for social platforms.
- Mentor and coach designers across experience levels.
- Provide constructive, actionable feedback that improves creative output and individual capabilities.
- Partner with Strategy, Account Management, Community, Paid Media, Production, and Leadership.
- Support pitches, proposals, and new business, presenting creative thinking to clients and senior stakeholders.
What they require
- 4+ years of professional design experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Art Direction, creative leadership, or mentoring designers.
- Agency experience strongly preferred.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first creative work across multiple platforms.
- Experience working with consumer, lifestyle, enterprise, or Fortune 500 brands.
- Experience developing and presenting creative or content strategies.
- Experience presenting creative concepts to senior-level marketing stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and modern design tools.
- Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, color, and visual hierarchy.
- Strong understanding of motion design and short-form video.
- Understanding of AI-powered creative tools that can be incorporated into modern creative workflows.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, collaborative agency environment.
Benefits
- Competitive USD salary
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health insurance
- Annual salary review
- Paid training and certifications
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