Associate Art Director

Kargo•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world’s most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. This role owns the craft and consistency of Kargo's visual identity, partnering with the Design Director to translate strategy into design work that distinguishes Kargo in a crowded ad tech landscape.

Requirements

6+ years of design experience at a media company, ad agency, in-house brand, or comparable creative environment
Portfolio demonstrating mastery across typography, layout, photography, illustration, and composition, with strong motion/animation work
Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma
Ability to concept and execute across formats — branding systems, presentations, event environments, social, and video
Strong project management instincts: juggling multiple workstreams, setting priorities, and communicating status without being asked
Fluency in Google Suite, PowerPoint, and Asana for day-to-day production and collaboration

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for live events, experiential activations, or large-format environments (e.g., drone shows, booth design, signage)
Background in ad tech, media, or B2B brands selling into marketers and agencies

Responsibilities

Raise the creative bar on sales and marketing collateral. Deliver a refreshed system of bespoke presentation templates, one-pagers, and pitch assets that the sales org adopts as default, measurably reducing ad-hoc design requests.
Anchor the visual identity of flagship events. Lead end-to-end creative for at least one tentpole moment (e.g., Cannes, NewFronts, CES, or a regional summit), from concept through on-site execution, producing work that earns internal and industry recognition.
Build a scalable creative operations rhythm. Establish clear intake, prioritization, and milestone communication for incoming ticket requests so cross-functional partners know what to expect and when.
Expand Kargo's social and sizzle output. Produce a consistent stream of motion, animation, and short-form video assets that strengthen Kargo's voice across LinkedIn, industry channels, and internal comms.
Codify and evolve the brand system. Contribute meaningful updates to brand guidelines, templates, and asset libraries so the broader org can self-serve on-brand work without sacrificing quality.