Art Director

Maker Lab

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About The Position

Maker Lab is a marketing agency built around decentralised, technology-led teams that collaborate with clients. Its multidisciplinary specialists work within client teams across digital marketing, including measurement and analytics and content production.

The Art Director develops social-first creative ideas and visual concepts, then helps bring them to production. The work includes video series, creator collaborations, campaigns, shoots, and design executions. The role calls for strong visual craft and an ability to write witty, punchy headlines and hooks that translate business messages into entertaining content. The Art Director guides the Senior Designer and production partners, while working closely with the Senior Art Director, who sets the overall creative direction. The position also involves presenting work, incorporating feedback, and keeping content relevant to social trends and cultural moments across markets.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of art direction or senior design experience in a creative, social, or digital agency.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating social-first ideas and executions, ideally including short-form video and B2B or technology brands.
• Experience art directing shoots, creator content, or video productions.
• Strong craft in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with a good understanding of motion and editing.
• Ability to turn business messages into simple, entertaining, platform-native ideas.
• Confidence presenting work and collaborating with designers, project managers, and clients.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with B2B, technology, or marketing-industry brands.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual concepts and creative ideas for social-first content and campaigns, including always-on series and festive or event moments.
• Create ideas and visual treatments for recurring video series, such as host-led shows, interviews, ambush formats, and tips series.
• Write punchy headlines, hooks, and on-screen copy that turn product messages into witty visual ideas.
• Art direct short-form video, photography, and design executions, including shoots with creators and talent.
• Create storyboards, mood boards, and visual treatments to align stakeholders before production.
• Guide the Senior Designer and production partners in delivering high-quality, on-brand work.
• Spot social trends, formats, and cultural moments across markets to keep content relevant.
• Present ideas and work to the Senior Art Director, Project Manager, and client teams, and handle feedback.
• Ensure brand consistency while pushing creative boundaries for a B2B audience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior