Senior Visual Designer​/Associate Art Director

Senior Visual Designer / Associate Art Director – New York City

Shape bold visual experiences that influence how people interact with innovative products, immersive environments, and world‑class brand storytelling. An industry‑leading, design‑driven organization is seeking an experienced and visionary Associate Art Director/Senior Visual Designer to join its New York creative team. This is an opportunity for a highly collaborative creative leader to direct integrated marketing campaigns across multiple disciplines, including 2D visual design, 3D visualization, photography, video, packaging, and experiential environments.

If you thrive at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and design execution and enjoy leading multidisciplinary creative teams through concept to completion, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact within a forward‑thinking and highly collaborative environment.

• Lead creative strategy and art direction for integrated marketing campaigns across 2D, 3D, photography, video, packaging, and display mediums
• Collaborate with and provide creative direction to specialized teams, including visual designers, 3D renders, photographers, videographers, and packaging designers
• Develop and maintain detailed creative project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables, in partnership with project managers
• Facilitate creative reviews, presentations, and stakeholder approvals, ensuring alignment on creative vision and brand standards
• Monitor creative output quality and provide constructive feedback to ensure deliverables meet or exceed brand and marketing expectations
• Serve as a creative escalation point and collaborate with senior leadership on strategic creative decisions
• Maintain comprehensive creative documentation, including creative briefs, style guides, and project archives
• Drive creative innovation and explore new technologies, techniques, and trends across all design disciplines
• Manage and develop the New York creative team’s skills, unity, and creative culture
• Actively contribute to a positive, innovative, and collaborative work environment
• Assess team capabilities and participate in recruiting creative talent across various specializations

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Architecture, or related creative field – required
• Minimum cumulative 3.00 GPA – required
• Minimum 10 years of experience in creative leadership and art direction – required; team management experience preferred
• Portfolio demonstrating strategic creative thinking and execution across multiple disciplines (print, digital, 2D, 3D, packaging, and environmental design) – required with application
• Proficiency in creative software, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and project management tools – required
• Experience with photography/video direction, motion graphics, or emerging AI creative tools – a plus
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally

This role offers the chance to work on highly visible creative initiatives that blend design, technology, storytelling, and experiential marketing. You will collaborate with talented cross‑functional teams, help shape the future of the brand’s creative direction, and contribute to a culture that values innovation, creativity, and elevated design thinking. If you are a strategic creative leader ready to bring ideas to life across multiple media while mentoring and inspiring a talented team, we would love to hear from you.