Art Director

CLICK HERE DIGITAL•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Art Director to elevate the standard, consistency, and impact of creative across Click Here Digital. This is not a production or traffic management role. This is a hands-on creative leadership position responsible for setting the bar, making final creative decisions, and ensuring our work stands out across every client, platform, and medium. The Art Director will own the client experience for our strategic accounts. This includes understanding the clients brand standards, esthetic preferences, full profile/brief, and what makes for an exceptional client experience for that particular client. The Art Director will take this knowledge and ensure the creative team supporting these accounts considers all of it in their creative output. The Art Director reviews each deliverable using these standards prior to it being allowed to be presented to the client. The ideal candidate brings strong art direction instincts, multi-channel experience, and the ability to identify and close creative gaps across disciplines including digital, video, branding, and advertising. What Success Looks Like: CHD strategic accounts give us an “A” rating for creative content. Creative quality is visibly elevated across all client accounts; especially strategic groups/accounts. Sales and pitch materials become a competitive advantage Creative execution is consistent regardless of designer or account Gaps in capability are identified quickly and solved (people, process, or tools)

Requirements

8+ years in creative roles, with significant experience in art direction or creative leadership
Proven ability to elevate creative quality across a team or organization
Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality, multi-channel work
Experience working in agency environments with multiple clients and fast timelines
Client-facing experience with the ability to confidently present creative, articulate strategy, and participate in client discussions
Ability to confidently make decisions and defend creative direction
Strong understanding of marketing performance and how creative drives results
Experience supporting sales, pitches, or new business efforts
Comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and hands-on contributor

Responsibilities

Creative Direction & Quality Ownership for all Strategic Accounts
Understand and document the creative desires and vision of each strategic account.
Ensure the team supporting the account understands.
Serve as the final decision-maker on creative quality and direction
Review and approve high-impact creative across accounts, campaigns, and new business
Provide clear, actionable direction that improves output, not just feedback
Establish and enforce creative standards, frameworks, and best practices
Identify inconsistencies or weaknesses in creative and correct them quickly
Art Direction & Multi-Channel Expertise
Bring strong experience across multiple formats including:
Digital ads (display, paid social, landing pages)
Sales and pitch decks
Video and motion (concepting and direction)
Branding and campaign concepts
Traditional formats when applicable (print, billboard, etc.)
Step in directly when needed to concept, guide, or course-correct creative
Elevate the team’s ability to think beyond execution into concept and storytelling
Gap Identification & Capability Building
Assess current creative output and identify gaps in skill, process, or structure
Determine whether gaps are solved through:
Hiring (ex: Art Director, Motion Specialist, etc.)
Process improvements
Training and development
Partner with leadership to build the right creative team structure
Sales & Revenue Enablement
Own and elevate creative used in sales, pitches, and client presentations
Improve quality and effectiveness of:
Sales events and materials
Creative calendars and campaign planning
New business concepts and mockups
Partner with Sales and Account teams to ensure creative is compelling, strategic, and conversion-focused
Creative Planning & Calendar Leadership
Oversee development of campaign calendars and creative planning frameworks
Ensure creative is proactive, seasonal, and strategically aligned
Bring structure and clarity to how creative is planned, not just executed