Brand Art Director

Brand Art Director (Remote)Full-time | $90,000 to $100,000 per year | Remote (occasional travel to Illinois and the Midwest)About the RoleA high-growth creative agency is hiring a Brand Art Director to be the senior creative owner of a leading national insurance and financial services brand. You'll set the visual direction for every asset, lead campaigns from concept through production, and guide designers, social creators, and freelancers. Your work needs to hold up in a regulated review process and still stop the scroll in a social feed.What You'll DoOwn and protect the brand's visual standards across print, digital, social, video, and out-of-homeLead integrated campaigns and present creative to senior client stakeholdersDesign key visuals, ads, social assets, and collateral hands-onArt direct photo and video shootsDirect a team and manage high-volume productionBuild AI-powered workflows and set responsible-use standardsWork with client compliance teams to build disclosures into creative from the startWhat You Bring8+ years in graphic design and art direction, including 3+ in a senior role (agency experience preferred)Proven experience owning and evolving a brand systemA strong portfolio of integrated campaigns showing brand consistency at scaleExpert Adobe Creative Suite and Figma skills; working knowledge of After Effects and Premiere ProHands-on experience with AI creative tools (Firefly, Nano Banana, HeyGen, or similar)Working knowledge of compliance review for regulated marketingBachelor's degree in a design field or equivalent experiencePreferred: Insurance, financial services, or other regulated industry experience; agent or field sales materials; Midwest or agricultural audiences.