Associate Creative & Art Director

Jellyfish•New York, NY

6d•$130,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Jellyfish, we are a global digital marketing agency that brings together tech enthusiasts, creative minds, and media and data experts to guide clients on their digital journey. Our diverse perspectives fuel innovation, allowing us to challenge the status quo, reinvent media activation, and craft compelling stories for our global clients. We are committed to fostering a future where business growth and personal fulfillment are intertwined. Within Jellyfish Creative, we integrate Generative AI to efficiently create, adapt, connect, and optimize award-winning content across over 150 markets for leading global brands. Our creative model blends tech-driven ideation with human-generated social creativity, connecting over 400 creative experts worldwide, powered by Pencil Pro. AI Studios enhances Jellyfish’s expertise in content, production, transcreation, and localization, generating content at scale. Our dynamic Creative Collective focuses on culturally relevant, human-generated social creative content suitable for any platform or medium, delivering end-to-end solutions that align audience expectations with platform algorithms through relevance, clarity, and cultural resonance.

Requirements

8+ years experience as an ACD/Art Director role at top advertising agencies.
Proven track record of leading successful, award-winning advertising campaigns and teams.
Enthusiasm for the use of AI in Art Direction - supported by a strong background and commitment to creative craft.
Strong, integrated portfolio showcasing expertise in concept development, executional craft and multi-platform, award-wining, storytelling for the world’s best brands.
Deep experience in the entire film production process, from pre-production through to post production and delivery.
Expertise and continued awareness across digital, social, AI tools and emerging advertising trends.
Excellent team and client communication and presentation skills.
Experience working with global brands on high-profile, heart-of-culture campaigns.
Hands on experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Google suite, ChatGPT, Midjourney, Nano Banana and other AI-driven creative solutions.

Responsibilities

Own the Creative Vision on your portfolio of projects – driving creative excellence and consistency across platforms and deliverables.
Drive the Art Direction craft across all projects - leveling up all work across AI-forward projects.
Strive to deliver award-winning ideas and craft whilst ensuring that all campaigns, from idea to final execution strongly deliver against the brief and client and business objectives.
Work hands-on to create mock-ups and storyboards using the latest GenAI and Design tools i.e. Figma.
Generate creative concepts for multiple brands, and work with a team of designers to bring them to life, visually.
Be at the forefront of AI tools and bring world-class Art Direction to the world of AI.
Confidently present work to clients and respond to feedback with creative solutions.
Guide a team of designers and editors from concept through to final execution.
Be highly collaborative - across teams in the US, UK and Mexico.
Create film treatments, storyboards, and mood boards that guide the work on AI film production projects.
Regularly share your team’s latest creative work with your VP Creative, working closely for development and sign off.
Guide AI film directors and AI motion designers through the film-making process.
Be deft at mixing the latest AI tools with traditional Art Direction and Production techniques for the best possible outputs.
Build relationships and influence with creatives in the US, UK and Mexico.
Create groundbreaking visual ideas to promote brand engagement.
Defend and improve ideas in response to client feedback.
Review work with the Creative Director, Creative VP and ECD, take feedback and actioning their direction across the team.
Act as a champion for generative innovation by leveraging AI tools to create campaign visuals, generate assets, and iterate on the fly – enabling your team to move faster and stay focused on the big ideas.