Art Director

Adelphi Group • Los Angeles, CA

13d • $60,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

OCX is seeking a creative, hands-on Art Director to bridge conceptual thinking with systematic design execution. The role owns visual campaign tracks from initial concept through final production rollout, balancing creative development with hands-on design execution. It builds primary campaign creative, style guides, design systems, and creative frameworks that scale across global teams and locales.

Working alongside copywriters, project managers, program managers, and production teams, the Art Director steers high-volume digital campaigns, digital experiences, and brand assets, while also handling complex file builds and production design. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced agency environment and can create polished, cohesive digital experiences for complex digital ecosystems. The position calls for strong image sourcing or generation, compositing and image manipulation, and the ability to adapt creative systems across channels and formats while maintaining brand integrity and consistency.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience as an Art Director, Senior Designer, or Visual Designer in a fast-paced creative agency or high-output in-house creative team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication, or equivalent work experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong creative concepts, typography, design sensibility, visual craft, structured design systems, and multi-channel digital experiences communicating products, technology, or services.
• Strong organization and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple fast-moving design deliverables.
• Proven experience designing for high-traffic digital experiences, platforms, storefronts, products, or services.
• Advanced expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI visual tools to concepting and asset production.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing high volume and tight deadlines across complex, fast-moving digital initiatives.
• Experience working with technology, retail, consumer, or enterprise brands.
• Experience working with large client asset libraries and maximizing existing brand photography and visual assets.
• Strong understanding of adapting creative systems and style guides across channels, formats, and audiences.
• Experience with motion, animation, or dynamic digital assets.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment involving rapid iteration and alignment with global brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop cohesive, multi-channel creative concepts that transition across mobile screens, physical Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) media, and dynamic digital displays.
• Lead visual direction for high-volume paid social, dynamic display networks, e-commerce environments, digital experiences, and other channels for varied audiences and business objectives.
• Create narrative moments using premium image compositing, advanced photo manipulation, typography, and precise layouts while following global brand guidelines.
• Use style guides, flexible templates, and visual toolkits to preserve design integrity and brand consistency across formats.
• Present conceptual thinking, image curation, and visual treatments to client brand managers and explain design choices.
• Use generative AI tools to create and alter high-fidelity creative assets, combining AI outputs with traditional composition techniques to accelerate workflows.
• Build primary campaign creative content, style guides, design systems, and creative frameworks that scale across global teams and locales.
• Collaborate with copywriters, project managers, program managers, and production teams to steer digital campaigns, experiences, and brand assets.
• Perform complex file builds and hands-on production design to ensure accurate and efficient creative execution.

What This Job Offers

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