Art Director

About This Role

This Art Director role involves shaping Highspring's brand presence across campaigns and initiatives by translating business priorities into clear, scalable creative solutions. It's a hands-on position requiring strong design skills, leadership, and collaboration to develop work from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment by assessing situations quickly, applying sound judgment, communicating clearly, and driving decisions and action forward
• Develop strong campaign concepts and creative across communications, presentations, and digital content (social media, video, advertising, email, events, sales collateral)
• Partner closely with VP of Brand + Creative to refine and evolve the brand across channels and service lines, translating complex offerings into clear, compelling visual solutions
• Collaborate across the enterprise to understand business goals, define creative direction, and deliver work that builds trust and drives results
• Mentor and collaborate with in-house designers, ensuring work aligns to brand guidelines, quality standards, and business objectives
• Review, refine, and prioritize design work, balancing creative quality with speed and efficiency
• Build and maintain scalable processes, templates, with industry and AI tools that improve efficiency and reduce friction
• Continuously iterate upon and improve the brand to evolve brand/creative strategy, serving as brand ambassador and educating others to uphold standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Art, Design, or related field
• 5-7 years’ experience in graphic design and art direction with a strong portfolio
• Experience managing multiple projects in fast-moving, enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of brand systems, visual storytelling across platforms (web, social, presentations, video)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Power Point and project management platforms (e.g., Monday.com)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Art, Design, or related field
• At least 5-7 years experience in graphic design and art direction with a strong portfolio demonstrating creative leadership and execution across all media

Skills

* Required skills