Senior Art Director

M+C Saatchi Group•Washington, DC

2h•$120,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

M&C Saatchi World Services is a full-service marketing company renowned for using commercial advertising to solve the world’s toughest challenges. World Services is a specialty branch of M&C Saatchi Group, and we provide strategic communications, behavior change, and marketing support to Public Sector clients with special emphasis on the US Federal Government and State, Local, Tribal, & Territorial leaders. M&C Saatchi World Services US is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead the creative vision, visual identity, and storytelling direction for a wide portfolio of content supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role sets the visual standards for enterprise-wide digital, print, multimedia, and campaign materials, ensuring consistency, brand alignment, and impactful visual communication. The Art Director oversees creative conceptualization, design execution, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-quality, user-centered creative products. This position serves as the senior creative authority guiding visual strategy, brand governance, and content innovation across all communication channels. This is a hybrid role; however, the ideal candidate will live in either the greater New York City area or the greater District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region.

Requirements

Strong creative leadership and ability to define visual strategy.
Exceptional communication skills for interacting with stakeholders and design teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive high-quality creative execution.
Strong attention to detail, brand consistency, and design rigor.
Ability to guide, mentor, and elevate multidisciplinary creative teams.
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects).
Deep understanding of visual hierarchy, layout, color theory, typography, and accessibility (508/WCAG).
Experience with design systems, component libraries, and brand governance.
Ability to translate abstract concepts and strategic inputs into compelling visual communication.
Demonstrated success leading visual strategy across digital, print, and multimedia platforms.
Experience producing unified visual systems, brand standards, and enterprise design frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and evolution of the enterprise visual identity, brand platform, and creative direction.
Oversee concept creation, storyboarding, design planning, and visual storytelling for digital and print materials.
Direct creative teams in producing graphics, campaign assets, multimedia, and integrated visual products.
Ensure consistency of brand voice and visual design across all communication channels and content types.
Collaborate with UX, multimedia, marketing, and communications teams to unify creative approaches.
Review and approve design deliverables, ensuring adherence to accessibility, quality, and brand standards.
Guide development of templates, component libraries, creative toolkits, and visual governance artifacts.
Translate complex strategic and technical requirements into compelling visual narratives.
Oversee vendor or subcontractor creative output to ensure alignment with enterprise expectations.
Support high-priority campaigns, leadership communications, and mission-critical design needs.
Analyze creative performance metrics and incorporate insights into continuous creative improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary ($120,000-$145,000)
12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
$2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
$6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
$0 employee-cost dental and vision
10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
24/7 mental health support through Self Space
Wellhub subscription
401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
Pre-tax commuter benefits
10 days’ paid military leave
Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
23 days’ PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
Office closed between Christmas and New Year
10 days’ special emergency leave (including bereavement)
10 days’ volunteering leave (5 paid, 5 unpaid)
Half-day for blood donation
$300 annual cultural stimulation allowance (accrued monthly; available after 90 days)
Weekly Thursday happy hour
Mentorship and Buddy programmes