Art Director

ConAgra Foods•Chicago, IL

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Art Director reports to the Creative Director and plays a hands-on role in building brands and developing original visual assets for marketing initiatives and campaigns. The role supports a portfolio of consumer packaged goods brands, shaping and executing cohesive visual identities that build brand awareness, engagement, sales, and conversion. It requires strong design fundamentals, strategic thinking, and multi-channel execution, along with an understanding of how brands come to life across consumer touchpoints. The Art Director works with cross-functional partners to create thoughtful, compelling work with consistency, precision, and attention to detail. The role develops creative from initial concept through final execution, supports photography and video production, and manages multiple projects, timelines, feedback cycles, and deliverables. The position is hybrid, with four days in the office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
At least 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 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 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.
Develop ideas from concept through final execution, creating mood boards, storyboards, style guides, and presentations to 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 an understanding of the consumer packaged goods landscape to produce relevant, 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.