Senior Art Director/Designer - Small Business

Autodesk•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Art Director/Designer for its Flow Studio team. This role is part of an integrated marketing and creative team focused on modern product growth, combining high standards, experimentation, and impact. Flow Studio operates at the intersection of AI, creativity, and storytelling, aiming to shape how this vision is communicated through world-class design. The position requires defining and executing a modern, distinctive visual language across all customer touchpoints, ensuring a cohesive and compelling experience. This is a conceptual and hands-on role that demands creative range, technical fluency, and a values-led mindset, including optimism, ingenuity, courage, a focus on quality, and collaboration.

Requirements

8+ years of experience as an Art Director or Designer, ideally in software, SaaS, or SMB environments.
A strong portfolio showcasing art direction and design across brand, digital, and social.
Understanding of how VFX and simulation workflows translate into visual storytelling.
Ability to both concept and execute at a high level, moving fluidly from idea to final output.
Experience designing for social-first environments and content-driven brands.
Strong understanding of typography, layout, motion, and visual systems.
Experience using tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and motion design platforms.
Familiarity with working alongside Technical Artists or within 3D and VFX pipelines.
Curiosity and openness to using AI in creative workflows, with a willingness to experiment and learn.
Ability to work across multiple projects in a fast-moving environment while staying organized and focused.
High creative standards, strong attention to detail, and sound design judgment.
A collaborative mindset with a bias toward action and a commitment to building strong partnerships across One Autodesk.

Responsibilities

Design and art direct every touchpoint across the Flow Studio experience, from campaigns and social to product storytelling and digital experiences.
Lead art direction and design across campaigns, product marketing, and social content with a high bar for craft and clarity.
Develop and evolve a distinct visual system for Flow Studio that feels modern, scalable, and differentiated.
Create social-first content across formats and platforms, tailoring the work to how audiences engage.
Translate product capabilities, including VFX and simulation workflows, into clear and visually compelling creative outputs that build understanding and trust.
Create assets across a range of outputs, including motion, static, and digital experiences.
Partner closely with creative, marketing, and product teams to bring ideas to life, ensuring the work is grounded in real use cases and communicates meaningful value.
Collaborate with Technical Artists and VFX specialists to ensure outputs are both visually strong and technically credible.
Art direct content built from real product output, not abstract or purely conceptual visuals.
Build scalable design systems and templates that increase speed, consistency, and impact.
Experiment with AI-native tools and workflows to enhance creative output and team efficiency.
Maintain a high bar for craft while operating with urgency in a fast-moving environment.
Continuously push the work to feel modern, relevant, and differentiated within the VFX and creative tools space.