Art Director, Social & Content
We’re looking for a social-first Art Director with 4–6 years of experience who can concept, design, and bring ideas to life across fast-moving digital and social channels.
You’re a strong graphic designer and conceptual thinker, but you’re also comfortable stepping onto a small production set, directing talent, and making confident creative decisions in the moment. You understand what makes content feel native to social while maintaining a high level of craft across lighting, styling, composition, and brand execution.
This is a remote role for someone based in Southern California, with regular in-person shoots throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
What You Bring
- 4–6 years of art direction and design experience in an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment
- A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first concepts, graphic design craft, and multi-channel campaign execution
- Proven experience developing paid and organic social content, including UGC-style and motion-led creative
- Hands-on experience participating in and ideally leading small social or content shoots
- Confidence directing talent, shaping performances, evaluating takes, and protecting the creative idea on set
- Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to turn briefs and cultural insights into clear, executable ideas
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus fluency in Figma
- A strong eye for visual storytelling, typography, composition, and copy
- The ability to translate brand guidelines into work that feels fresh, relevant, and native to each channel
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple fast-turn projects from concept through delivery
- A collaborative, proactive working style: you ask sharp questions, respond well to feedback, and iterate quickly
- Curiosity about AI and other emerging tools that can support ideation, design exploration, and production
- Motion design, video editing, or animation experience is a plus
What You’ll Do
- Concept and design social-first creative across paid social, organic social, digital video, display, email, and landing pages
- Develop UGC-style, creator-led, and motion-based ideas designed to capture attention and drive action
- Help lead recurring social content shoots, partnering with production support to prepare concepts, shot lists, references, and on-set plans
- Direct talent on smaller shoots, providing clear performance guidance and identifying the strongest takes and moments
- Make real-time creative decisions around framing, composition, product presentation, styling, and brand consistency
- Collaborate with production specialists or outside directors on larger, more complex shoots
- Adapt campaign ideas for additional channels, including print, OOH, and broadcast
- Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Production, and Project Management teams to meet milestones and respond to changing client needs
- Balance quick-turn content assignments with larger conceptual, campaign, and branding opportunities
- Experiment with AI tools where they can meaningfully improve ideation, iteration, or production
- Mentor junior creatives and contribute to a culture of strong craft and knowledge-sharing
What Success Looks Like
- You can move comfortably between concepting, designing, and directing
- You bring both strong visual taste and a practical understanding of what can be produced
- You’re confident and communicative on set, including when working with nonprofessional or creator talent
- You can maintain quality while responding to high-volume, last-minute assignments
- Your work feels native to social without compromising brand standards or craft
- Your files are organized, production-ready, and easy for others to pick up
Requirements
- Graphic design training or equivalent professional experience; this is a designer-first Art Director role
- Strong understanding of cr