Advertising Art Director

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Full-time

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive‑whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta,
President specialty cheeses and butters,
Kraft natural and grated cheeses,
Breakstone's cottage cheese,
Cracker Barrel
, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's,
Stonyfield Organic
, Brown Cow
, Oui
, Yoplait
, Go-Gurt
, :ratio
, Green Mountain Creamery
, and Mountain High
, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun
, Gopi
, and Arz
.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values
- Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity
. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION
, your STORY
, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Lactalis US Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Advertising Art Director based in Minnetonka, MN.

We at The FERM are looking for an award‑winning advertising heavyweight to treat our yogurt brands as their ultimate creative playground. If you are tired of agency pitch‑grinds and want to actually see your biggest, boldest ideas produced on a national stage, this is your next move. Reporting to the Creative Director, this role will work in a growing, talented, award‑winning in‑house creative squad to build integrated world‑class brand experiences that engage and inspire.

The Advertising Art Director will work on a growing, talented, in‑house creative team and build integrated world‑class brand experiences that engage and inspire. This role will serve as the lead steward of US Yogurt’s mission and brand voice, driving compelling messaging and storytelling across brands. Partnering closely with the Advertising Copywriter and broader creative team, the Advertising Art Director will bring campaigns to life through innovative visual storytelling across channels.

The Advertising Art Director will report to the Creative Director.

You’ve cut your teeth at top‑tier shops and have the case studies to prove it.

Your work has caught the eye of award juries (Cannes, One Show, Clios, Pencils) or has actively driven national cultural conversation.

You know how to command a big budget, direct massive productions, and steer a brand that millions of people interact with daily.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Create concepts and design brand experiences across all channels of marketing communications, including broadcast, PR and earned, experiential, digital, and owned and paid social.
• Concept and pitch culture‑defining, headline‑grabbing integrated campaigns that elevate our brands creative cache nationally.
• Ensure integration of core brand creative, campaign messaging, and sound strategic point of view into the work.
• Partner with copywriting and act as a strong command of the intersection between thoughtful communication and design.
• Lead the visual direction for major national broadcast spots, high‑budget lifestyle photography, and experiential activations, collaborating with top‑tier directors, production houses, and crews.
• Manage freelancers and external partners to ensure all outside work is consistent with the brand at the same quality and caliber.

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

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