Associate Creative Director, Art

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art based in Canada .

As an Associate Creative Director, Art, you will shape bold creative ideas and visual identities for high-profile clients and their brands. You will lead integrated creative projects from concept through production, ensuring ideas translate into distinctive and impactful experiences. The role combines hands-on creative direction with senior client engagement and multidisciplinary leadership. You will partner closely with designers, art directors, strategists, motion designers, photographers, and other creative specialists. You will champion exceptional visual craft across digital and physical touchpoints while staying ahead of cultural, technological, and design trends. This is an opportunity to influence ambitious creative work, mentor talented teams, and build meaningful connections between ideas, storytelling, and business objectives.

• Serve as a primary creative point of contact for senior clients, building trusted relationships and aligning artistic direction with brand and business objectives.
• Lead big-idea conceptual development, transforming client briefs into compelling campaign platforms, visual systems, and distinctive brand aesthetics.
• Develop and present high-level visual concepts, moodboards, creative treatments, and campaign ideas to senior client stakeholders and internal teams.
• Guide client feedback with creative authority, protecting visual and design integrity while ensuring the work addresses strategic and business goals.
• Direct multidisciplinary creative teams across design, art direction, strategy, motion, photography, and production, providing clear direction throughout the creative process.
• Mentor and develop art directors and visual designers, encouraging strong aesthetic judgment, visual storytelling, experimentation, and high standards of craft.
• Establish overarching art direction across photography, typography, motion, visual design, and other creative disciplines for digital and physical campaign touchpoints.
• Identify opportunities for visual innovation and help ensure creative work remains relevant to evolving design trends, technologies, cultural movements, and audience expectations.
• Oversee creative production from concept through final delivery, ensuring that ambitious ideas are translated into polished, high-quality visual assets.
• Maintain rigorous standards for creative excellence, visual craft, and quality control while supporting strong client relationships and successful project outcomes.
• Collaborate with program delivery, client service, and strategy teams to shape project scopes, strengthen client relationships, develop briefs, and create stories that connect with audiences.

Requirements:

• Bring 8+ years of experience within an integrated brand creative agency, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality client work.
• Demonstrate a standout portfolio showcasing exceptional campaign development, visual storytelling, art direction, and brand work.
• Have strong creative leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire multidisciplinary teams and elevate the quality of their work.
• Possess excellent communication and presentation abilities, including confidence presenting creative concepts and visual direction to senior clients and internal stakeholders.
• Bring a strong passion for ideas, storytelling, and creative work that creates meaningful connections with audiences and delivers measurable or meaningful impact.
• Demonstrate an ability to connect different creative disciplines and collaborate effectively across design, strategy, client service, program delivery, and other organizational functions.
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative, experimental, and fast-moving creative environment where high standards and original thinking are expected.
• Have strong creative judgment and the ability to balance artistic ambition with client objectives, project requirements, and business considerations.

Benefits:

• Competitive U.S. salary range of $102,000–$135,000, with final compensation determined by factors including experience, qualifications, specialization, budget, and local market conditions.
• Fully remote work opportunity within the United States, excluding New Mexico and Hawaii.
• An inclusive and collaborative creative environment designed to support people from diverse backgrounds and encourage authentic participation.
• Opportunities to work on ambitious, high-impact creative projects spanning brand, digital experiences, storytelling, design, and technology.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary teams and opportunities to collaborate across creative, strategy, client service, program delivery, design, and technology functions.
• A workplace committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and employment experience, with accommodations available to support an equitable hiring process.