Art Director

Lumina Corps•Silver Spring, MD

10d

About The Position

As an Art Director at Lumina Corps, you will work with federal public health and science agencies, nonprofits, and a multidisciplinary internal team to lead creative strategies and visual storytelling for meaningful campaigns and programs. The role involves developing and executing creative concepts, directing visual work across media, and translating complex scientific and health information into clear, engaging, accessible communications. The company strongly prefers candidates in the DMV area. You will collaborate with communications strategists, clients, project managers, designers, freelancers, and other stakeholders. You will present and explain creative concepts, incorporate feedback while maintaining creative integrity and strategic intent, and help ensure work meets client objectives, timelines, budgets, accessibility requirements, and brand guidelines. The role also contributes to business development planning and pursuits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, web design, human-computer interaction, communication, or a related field.
Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive creative experience, including experience with complex campaigns.
Experience with federal public health programs, agencies, or similar contexts.
Expertise with digital design tools and platforms, including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), Figma, and other web/mobile design tools.
Knowledge of responsive design principles, interactive media, and UX/UI best practices.
Ability to create visual narratives that support campaign messaging across digital and traditional media.
Demonstrated experience working directly with clients and providing strategic guidance.
Familiarity with Section 508 compliance, accessibility standards, inclusivity guidelines, and standards for public sector visual and digital communications.
Ability to work across multidisciplinary internal teams, with attention to detail, multitasking, prioritization, and independent work.
Positive, solutions-oriented, adaptable approach to varied tasks.
Extensive portfolio demonstrating successful campaigns across digital and traditional media.

Nice To Haves

Portfolio examples in government, public health, social services, or other public sector work.
Candidates located in the DMV area are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with communications strategists and team members to develop concepts, designs, and creative strategies aligned with client objectives and target audiences.
Lead visual execution of government-focused campaigns from concept development through oversight of print, digital, video, and social media assets.
Provide creative direction and oversight to designers, freelancers, and other collaborators.
Design and art direct campaign materials, data visualizations, social media content, websites, digital solutions, UX/UI, reports, print collateral, video, and animation.
Translate complex scientific and health information into clear, engaging, and accessible visual communications for diverse audiences.
Ensure work meets Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards, plain language principles, federal requirements, and applicable client brand guidelines.
Present and explain creative concepts and design rationale to clients verbally and in writing.
Build client and colleague relationships through a customer-focused, collaborative approach.
Incorporate client and stakeholder feedback while maintaining creative integrity and strategic intent.
Contribute visual thinking to strategic planning, audience research, and message and materials testing.
Work with project managers and designers to meet timelines and scopes and deliver work on time and on budget.
Ensure creative work aligns with client guidelines and complies with public sector regulations.
Participate in and contribute to business development planning and pursuits.