Senior Art Director

Job Description – Senior Art Director (2601465)

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Communications Division seeks a highly creative and strategic Senior Art Director to join its in‑house Creative Services team. The position provides creative vision and strategic input for all agency media projects, ensuring consistency between designs and alignment with agency goals. The role oversees the accuracy, quality, consistency, and creative direction of visual and multimedia work produced for external audiences.

• Coordinate and maintain visual standards and brand consistency across Creative Services campaigns, projects, and channels, including digital, social, video, print, and experiential work.
• Serve as the primary reviewer and creative steward for visual and multimedia production proofs.
• Direct and develop creative concepts, visual approaches, and look‑and‑feel for campaigns and multimedia projects.
• Review and evaluate design, video, motion graphics, and post‑production deliverables for quality, tone, alignment, and creative intent.
• Review video concepts, scripts, casting, and post‑production outputs to ensure strong visual storytelling and alignment with agency goals.
• Collaborate with project managers, designers, media producers, copywriters, and stakeholders to align creative execution with timelines, objectives, and audience needs.
• Recommend creative solutions that elevate storytelling, solve communication challenges, and resonate culturally.
• Identify risks, gaps, opportunities, and resource needs related to creative quality and execution.
• Present creative concepts, ideas, and recommendations to project teams and leadership.
• Ensure accessibility standards are met across creative work and recommend improvements when needed.
• Support development of creative processes, workflows, and quality standards.
• Provide creative vision and strategic input for agency media projects.
• Coordinate the maintenance and management of design programs and components.
• Review and evaluate media designs and programs for accuracy and efficiency coverage.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted on a year‑per‑year basis.
• Five years of experience in graphic design, art direction, visual design, multimedia production or related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual judgment, creative leadership, and high‑quality work across various media.
• Extensive knowledge of contemporary visual culture, design principles, visual communication, brand systems, creative direction, digital culture, design trends, and audience behavior.
• Relevant certifications in design software or creative direction.
• Experience working in an advertising agency and in state‑government environments.
• Attention to detail and the ability to identify errors and ensure consistency, clarity, and quality.
• Strong problem‑solving skills on creative issues.
• Ability to evaluate and critique visual work for quality, clarity, and alignment with design standards.
• Mentoring team members and giving clear, constructive creative feedback.
• Translate ideas into visuals and create mockups and references, with occasional direct edits.
• Plan the preparation of graphic design and multimedia design projects.

• Sedentary work with occasional lifting up to 10 lbs.

Minimum $80,000.00; maximum $ per year.

Stassney Hq – Main, 6230 East Stassney Lane, Austin, 78744.

Yes, approximately 10% of the time.

Day job, Monday‑Friday in‑office, 8‑5 p.m.; onsite location flexibility up to one day of telework after an initial onboarding period.

• Retirement plans
• Alternative and/or flexible work schedules
• Paid leave and holidays
• Health premiums paid at 100% for full‑time employees
• On‑the‑job training
• Tuition assistance program
• Holistic wellness program with leave incentives
• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Family‑friendly policies and programs

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.