creative art director

Times Consultant

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a creative and visionary Art Director to lead visual design, oversee branding, and craft compelling visuals across all media platforms.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and maintain the visual style and creative direction of projects</li><li>Lead and guide designers, illustrators, content creators, and other creative team members</li><li>Guide and review layouts, graphics, typography, and color schemes</li><li>Ensure brand consistency across all marketing and advertising materials</li><li>Collaborate with marketing, video content, and management teams</li><li>Review and approve final designs before publication or release</li><li>Stay updated with design trends, tools, and industry standards</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communication, or a related field</li><li>Proven experience as an Art Director, Senior Designer, or in a similar role</li><li>Strong portfolio demonstrating creative direction and design work</li><li>Solid understanding of branding, typography, color theory, and layout design</li><li>Ability to lead, mentor, and manage creative teams</li><li>Experience working with marketing, advertising, or digital teams</li><li>Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills</li></ul>What We Offer:<ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Creative and supportive work environment</li><li>Opportunity to grow with a fast-expanding brand</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: Rs100,000.00 - Rs200,000.00 per monthEducation:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Required)</li></ul>Location:<ul><li>Lahore (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Art Director- Marketing

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a creative and visionary Art Director to lead visual design, oversee branding, and craft compelling visuals across all media platforms.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and maintain the visual style and creative direction of projects</li><li>Lead and guide designers, illustrators, content creators, and other creative team members</li><li>Guide and review layouts, graphics, typography, and color schemes</li><li>Ensure brand consistency across all marketing and advertising materials</li><li>Collaborate with marketing, video content, and management teams</li><li>Review and approve final designs before publication or release</li><li>Stay updated with design trends, tools, and industry standards</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communication, or a related field</li><li>Proven experience as an Art Director, Senior Designer, or in a similar role</li><li>Strong portfolio demonstrating creative direction and design work</li><li>Solid understanding of branding, typography, color theory, and layout design</li><li>Ability to lead, mentor, and manage creative teams</li><li>Experience working with marketing, advertising, or digital teams</li><li>Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills</li></ul>What We Offer:<ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Creative and supportive work environment</li><li>Opportunity to grow with a fast-expanding brand</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: Rs100,000.00 - Rs200,000.00 per monthEducation:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Required)</li></ul>Location:<ul><li>Karachi (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Apres Nail

<div>Apr&egrave;s Nail has innovated the nail market as the creator of Gel X. Our mission is to improve nail industry standards and the lives of nail artists by providing innovative products that help both them and their services thrive. Our nails are seen everywhere, from the Met Gala to the Oscars to your local nail salon. The Gel X revolution is real, and we're looking for our next great team member! 
The Art Director will require experience specifically in Beauty, Cosmetics, and Nail brands leading Marketing, Creative, and Graphic Design. Art Directors with experience in film will not be considered. 
As Art Director, you&rsquo;ll be the hands-on creative lead who turns the Creative Director&rsquo;s vision into standout marketing campaigns through graphic design, photo, and video. You&rsquo;ll mentor and manage key creative leads, run collaborative reviews with cross-functional partners, and keep projects moving smoothly from ideation to production to post. If you&rsquo;re equal parts taste-maker and team-builder&mdash;with sharp visual standards, strong workflow instincts, and a genuine love for beauty, nails, and culture&mdash;this role is your chance to shape campaigns that people can&rsquo;t stop scrolling past. 
Key Responsibilities
Creative Leadership &amp; Direction<ul><li>
Translate the Creative Director&rsquo;s vision into actionable creative strategies across all content verticals (photo, video, and design).</li><li>
Provide art direction and feedback from concept through execution to ensure all deliverables uphold brand integrity and creative excellence.</li><li>
Partner with the Creative Director on campaign ideation, ensuring all creative aligns with brand positioning, seasonal direction, and business goals.</li><li>
Lead creative reviews with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and consistency of vision.</li></ul> 
Team Management &amp; Mentorship<ul><li>
Directly manage the Production Art Director &amp; Project Manager and the Graphic Design Lead, providing clear priorities, direction, and feedback.</li><li>
Mentor the creative team to foster growth, innovation, and craftsmanship across visual disciplines.</li><li>
Encourage cross-functional collaboration between design, production, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive creative storytelling.</li><li>
Support team capacity planning and resource allocation to balance creative demands and maintain quality.</li></ul> 
Quality Control &amp; Brand Stewardship<ul><li>
Oversee final quality control across all creative assets before release, ensuring brand consistency in composition, color, typography, and tone.</li><li>
Review photo, video, and design outputs for alignment with the Creative Director&rsquo;s direction and brand guidelines.</li><li>
Uphold the highest visual standards by proactively identifying inconsistencies and implementing corrective feedback.</li><li>
Maintain brand style guides, ensuring all visual assets reflect a cohesive, modern, and premium aesthetic.</li></ul> 
Workflow &amp; Collaboration<ul><li>
Partner closely with the Creative Director and Marketing Manager to ensure creative initiatives meet timelines, objectives, and quality standards.</li><li>
Evaluate creative workflows to identify efficiencies and ensure smooth handoff between concept, production, and post-production phases.</li><li>
Oversee workload distribution, prioritization, and review cadence for the Production Art Director and Graphic Design Lead.</li><li>
Serve as a bridge between high-level creative direction and execution, ensuring every deliverable reflects the brand&rsquo;s creative vision and campaign intent.</li></ul> 
Key Skills &amp; Competencies<ul><li>
5+ years of experience in an agency or in-house creative environment, with a proven ability to lead and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.</li><li>
Deep knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, with proficiency in Figma and emerging AI tools that enhance efficiency and expand creative possibilities.</li><li>
Comprehensive understanding of the full creative process, from concepting and pre-production to post, with the insight to guide, mentor, and support teams at every stage.</li><li>
Strategic mindset with the ability to connect creative decisions to brand, marketing, and business goals.</li><li>
Communicates clearly and thoughtfully, fostering alignment and shared understanding across teams with varying levels of experience.</li><li>
Strong judgment in identifying true roadblocks versus workflow challenges, helping teams stay focused and efficient.</li><li>
Committed to building a culture of collaboration, efficiency, and high performance where creativity can thrive.</li><li>
Passionate about nails, beauty, and self-expression, with a strong understanding of, or curiosity to master, the nail industry, its trends, and its evolving aesthetics.</li><li>
Deep cultural awareness and trend sensitivity, with a strong pulse on pop culture, fashion, and digital aesthetics that influence the beauty and nail industry.</li></ul> 
Direct Reports<ul><li>
Production Art Director &amp; Project Manager</li><li>
Graphic Design Lead</li></ul> 

The pay range for this role is: 
100,000 - 120,000 USD per year(Gale)</div>

Art Director (Beauty/Cosmetic/Nail Brand Marketing and Creative)

Four Agency

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">Who We Are</h2>
Were Four an international, independent agency powered by creativity and collaboration. Our 250-strong team spans media, creative and communications, operating from hubs in London, Cardiff, Sheffield and the UAE.
Our MENA team works with leading government entities, health organisations, consumer brands and corporate / B2B clients, delivering integrated campaigns that shape reputation, influence behaviour and drive results.
Were now looking for a talented Art Director to join our UAE team in Abu Dhabi or Dubai someone who can lead visual thinking, elevate creative output and bring bold ideas to life across platforms.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
What Youll Do</h2>
This role sits at the heart of creative development and execution shaping how brands show up visually across social, digital and campaigns.
Your role will include:<ul>
<li>Leading the visual direction of social-first campaigns, content series and always-on output
</li><li>Developing strong creative concepts and translating them into standout executions
</li><li>Working closely with copywriters, strategists and account teams to bring ideas to life
</li><li>Creating and overseeing high-quality designs across static, motion and video formats
</li><li>Ensuring all creative output is aligned with brand guidelines while pushing creative boundaries
</li><li>Directing designers, motion artists and external production partners where needed
</li><li>Bringing a strong eye for layout, typography, storytelling and visual consistency
</li><li>Contributing to pitches and new business with strong conceptual thinking and presentation-ready work
</li><li>Staying on top of trends, formats and platform behaviours to keep content fresh and relevant
</li></ul>At Four, Art Directors are not just executors they shape ideas, elevate standards and define how brands look and feel.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
What You Bring</h2>
Were looking for someone with strong creative instincts and the ability to turn ideas into high-impact visuals.
Youll bring:<ul>
<li>Proven experience as an Art Director, Senior Designer or similar creative role (agency preferred)
</li><li>A strong portfolio showcasing social, digital and campaign work
</li><li>A deep understanding of visual storytelling across platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.)
</li><li>Experience working across static, motion and video-led content
</li><li>Strong attention to detail with a high bar for craft and execution
</li><li>Confidence presenting ideas and explaining creative rationale
</li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment
</li><li>A collaborative mindset and ability to work across teams
</li></ul>Bonus if you bring experience across government, health, consumer or corporate/B2B sectors.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Why Join Us?</h2><ul>
<li>Were the elevation agency we elevate brands, and we elevate people
</li><li>Youll work across the full creative spectrum social, campaigns, branding and more
</li><li>Youll be part of a team that values bold ideas and high-quality execution
</li><li>Youll work on brands that are shaping industries across the region
</li><li>Youll have real creative ownership and the opportunity to push boundaries
</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">✨ Ready to Apply?</h2>
Apply now and take the next step in your creative career: 
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals, and were happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: We do not accept CVs from recruitment agencies.</div>

Art Director

Dentsu

<div>Job Description:
**Chicago or New York location required, for 3 days per week onsite in our office**
Art Director, Creative Development
We are seeking an Art Director, Creative Development to join our team, working on one of our newest client wins. You will create a variety of deliverables for fully integrated campaigns including TV, social posts, online video, storyboards, and more. You will report to a Creative Director and be paired with a copywriter.<ul><li>
You&rsquo;ll develop creative solutions that live across all forms of media and reflect a firm understanding of the communications objective, client nuances and timing/budget parameters.</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll collaborate with a partner on projects of any size, scope and style through to completion.</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll concept and art direct against all deliverables, developing campaigns, comps, story boards and mockups across multiple projects, deliverables and clients simultaneously.</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll contribute work to new business pitches.</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll manage the daily progress of projects from start to finish.</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll collaborate with Producers, Designers, Client Leadership, and Strategy Partners across the life span of the project.</li><li>
You understand and find excitement in diverse media outlets, evolving technologies, and current trends.</li><li>
You appreciate the importance of strategy and create compelling, creative solutions that are on brief.</li></ul>
Qualifications:<ul><li>
2 years minimum experience in creative advertising</li><li>
An online portfolio with conceptual integrated campaign examples</li><li>
Comfortable with production and post-production</li><li>
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s in advertising, marketing, graphic design or related field; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required</li><li>
We are seeking candidates in the Chicago or New York area, as 3 days per week in office time is required</li></ul>
Additional Information
The annual salary range for this position is $55,000 - $72,250. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits available with this position include:<ul><li>Medical, vision, and dental insurance,</li><li>Life insurance,</li><li>Short-term and long-term disability insurance,</li><li>401k,</li><li>Flexible paid time off,</li><li>At least 15 paid holidays per year,</li><li>Paid sick and safe leave, and</li><li>Paid parental leave.</li></ul>
Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.
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Location:
Chicago
Brand:
Dentsu Creative
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent<div><div>
Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.</div><div> 
Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.</div></div></div>

Art Director, Creative Development

Fifth Element

<div>We&rsquo;re looking for a curious, creative Art Director to help turn ideas into visuals that wow clients and audiences alike. You&rsquo;ll work on digital, print, and whatever else the project calls for&mdash;designing, experimenting, and collaborating to make sure every concept looks as smart as it is bold. You&rsquo;ll learn, tinker, and grow while helping the team bring campaigns to life.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Help dream up and design concepts that excite both the team and clients.</li><li>
Create comps, mockups, storyboards, and final visuals across channels.</li><li>
Team up with copywriters, designers, and other creatives so every idea hits just right.</li><li>
Juggle multiple projects while keeping work polished, on-brand, and on time.</li><li>
Learn from senior art directors and give your input to help raise the bar on the team&rsquo;s work.</li>
Stay curious, experiment, and bring fresh ideas to every project.&middot; 
<li>
</li></ul> 
 
Requirements 
<ul><li>
 BA or BS in Advertising, Journalism, Communications, or related field</li><li>
 1-2 years of experience in an advertising agency</li><li>
 A well-rounded portfolio showcasing your expertise in creative thinking, the written (or spoken) word, and the results of your compelling and emotionally engaging work</li></ul> 

Benefits 
<ul><li>
Private Health Insurance</li><li>
Pension Plan</li><li>
Paid Time Off</li><li>
Work From Home</li><li>
Performance Bonus</li></ul></div>

dopay

<div>
 
 Role Overview
 
 
 
 We're looking for a hands-on Art Director who can both develop bold creative concepts and execute them directly.
 
 
 This is not a traditional role. If you're looking for a predictable, routine-driven position &mdash; this is not it.
 
 
 We're looking for someone who thinks differently, challenges the expected, and pushes creative boundaries. Someone who can translate dopay's innovative positioning into fresh, non-conventional ideas, visuals, and executions that stand out.
 
 
 You will own the idea and bring it to life yourself &mdash; across design, video, motion, and on-ground brand experiences.
 
 
 You'll also be responsible for a 360&deg; creative approach, ensuring all channels &mdash; digital and offline &mdash; are visually connected and aligned with dopay's brand framework and guidelines.
 
 
 You'll play a key role in shaping dopay's visual presence across campaigns, social media, product communication, distribution touchpoints, and events &mdash; working closely with content, marketing, and product teams.
 
 
 
 What You'll Do
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Develop creative concepts and visual ideas for campaigns and content
 </li>
 <li>
 Take ownership from concept to execution (hands-on)
 </li>
 <li>
 Build and maintain a 360&deg; creative vision across all channels
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure all outputs are connected, consistent, and aligned with dopay's brand framework
 </li>
 <li>
 Design and produce creatives across:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 Social media
 </li>
 <li>
 Paid media
 </li>
 <li>
 Website &amp; landing pages
 </li>
 <li>
 Product launches &amp; campaigns
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 Define, evolve and create the social media art direction and visual framework
 </li>
 <li>
 Create scroll-stopping visuals optimized for performance
 </li>
 <li>
 Execute video editing, motion graphics, and animation
 </li>
 <li>
 Produce short-form videos, explainers, and product content
 </li>
 <li>
 Lead creative for on-ground presence, including:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distribution points across multiple governorates
 </li>
 <li>
 Event booths and brand activations
 </li>
 <li>
 Printed materials (flyers, brochures, handouts, whitepapers, and marketing collateral)
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 Ensure a consistent brand experience across digital and physical touchpoints
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with content creators and stakeholders to bring ideas to life consistently across all channels, ensuring a unified 360&deg; brand experience
 </li>
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 Ensure all output aligns with dopay's brand identity and tone
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Tools &amp; Capabilities
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, InDesign)
 </li>
 <li>
 Video editing &amp; motion design
 </li>
 <li>
 Hands-on experience with AI tools such as:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 MidJourney
 </li>
 <li>
 Nano Banana
 </li>
 <li>
 Other generative AI tools
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 </ul>
 
 What We're Looking For
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong portfolio (campaigns, social, video, motion, and brand experiences)
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to think conceptually and execute independently
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience in digital-first environments (agency, fintech, tech)
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong visual storytelling and attention to detail
 </li>
 <li>
 Comfortable working in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Key Competencies
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong creative thinking and concept development
 </li>
 <li>
 High attention to visual detail and storytelling
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to work in fast-paced marketing environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong collaboration and communication skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to balance creativity with performance-driven marketing needs
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

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