Art Director

Conagra Brands•Chicago, IL

4d•$64,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Creative Director, the Art Director takes a hands-on role in building brands and developing original visual assets for marketing initiatives and campaigns. The role collaborates with cross-functional partners to deliver thoughtful, compelling work with consistency, precision, and attention to detail, while keeping current with creative tools, technologies, and industry trends. The Art Director helps shape and execute cohesive visual identities across consumer touchpoints to support brand awareness, engagement, sales, and conversion for a portfolio of consumer packaged goods brands. The position develops creative from concept through final execution, produces campaign and production-ready materials, and supports photography, video, and content initiatives. A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals, strategic thinking, and multi-channel execution is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
2+ years of design or art direction experience within an agency or in-house creative team.
Experience translating brand audits, creative briefs, consumer insights, and performance data into strategically grounded, executable creative ideas.
Strong understanding of brand systems and the importance of consistency across consumer touchpoints.
Demonstrated expertise designing for digital and social platforms using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Express, Photoshop, InDesign, and Canva.
Strong attention to detail and project management skills, with a collaborative, team-first mindset.
A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals, strategic thinking, and multi-channel execution.

Nice To Haves

Interest in generative AI and emerging creative technologies; experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, or similar platforms.
Experience supporting photography and video productions from preparation through production.
Passion for brand design, particularly within the food and consumer packaged goods industries.

Responsibilities

Translate briefs, business goals, and consumer insights into strategically grounded creative concepts that build brand awareness, engagement, sales, and conversion.
Develop ideas from concept through final execution, creating mood boards, storyboards, style guides, and presentations that communicate the creative vision.
Bring established brand systems to life across retail, shopper marketing, e-commerce, digital, social, web, and content platforms.
Design scalable campaign toolkits and production-ready materials, including advertising, retail creative, digital and social assets, and on-screen graphics.
Support and help direct photography, video, and content initiatives from pre-production and on-set collaboration through post-production.
Create and edit social content for digital and social channels.
Partner with designers, strategists, marketers, and production teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality work across channels and formats.
Apply creative judgment, attention to detail, and knowledge of the consumer packaged goods landscape to produce relevant and commercially effective work.
Explore emerging creative tools and technologies, including generative AI, and occasionally participate on camera when concepts require it.
Manage multiple projects, timelines, feedback cycles, and deliverables from concept through completion.
Present creative concepts and visual solutions clearly to internal partners and stakeholders.