Art Director, Creative Development

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New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
62K-85K Annually
Junior
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
Develop and art direct integrated advertising campaigns across digital, social, CRM, healthcare communications, retail media, experiential, video, and AI-enabled creative. Create concepts, campaigns, storyboards, mockups, visual systems, and production-ready assets while collaborating with copywriters, producers, designers, strategists, and clients. Present work, contribute to pitches, apply audience insights and direct-response practices, and ensure creative aligns with brand, budget, timing, and communication objectives.
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Job Description:

** New York or Boston location required, for 3 days per week onsite in our office**

 

Art Director, Creative Development

 

We are seeking an Art Director, Creative Development to join our team, working on one of our newest client wins, largest healthcare, pharmacy, and consumer wellness brands in the US. You will concept and execute a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns, retail and shopper marketing, CRM and lifecycle communications, healthcare enrollment and member communications, patient education, social and content creation, retail media and commerce assets, in-store experiences, personalization programs, and AI-enabled creative production. You will report to a Creative Director and be paired with a copywriter.


  • You will create conceptual yet performance-driven work, such as paid media assets including paid and organic social, display, digital ads, email, OLV, website and landing pages while satisfying the branding requirements of our clients.
  • Other key deliverables include AI generated imagery and visual systems for campaigns, animations, PR ready creative assets, storyboard development for motion/video work and long form video concepts as well as experiential/event based creative
  • You’ll develop creative solutions that live across all forms of media and reflect a firm understanding of the communications objective, client nuances and timing/budget parameters.
  • You’ll collaborate with a partner on projects of any size, scope and style through to completion.
  • You’ll concept and art direct against all deliverables, developing campaigns, comps, story boards and mockups across multiple projects, deliverables and clients simultaneously.
  • You’ll contribute work to new business pitches.
  • You’ll collaborate with Producers, Designers, Client Leadership, and Strategy Partners across the life span of the project.
  • You understand and find excitement in diverse media outlets, evolving technologies, and current trends.
  • You appreciate the importance of strategy and create compelling, creative solutions that are on brief.
  • You will develop on-brand creative activations rooted in strategies that serve as a framework for bringing art and messaging to life for specific audiences, across channels.
  • You will partner with our teams to create concepts that enhance response strategies and achieve client goals.
  • You will apply audience insights, strategic frameworks, and direct response best practices to your work.
  • You understand unique audiences and create content that is relevant to each.
  • You will stay current with the latest trends and technologies
  • You will present work both internally and to our clients while building client relationships.

Qualifications:

  • 2 years minimum experience in creative advertising
  • An online portfolio with conceptual integrated campaign examples
  • Comfortable with production and post-production
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
  • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, graphic design or related field; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required
  • Experienced in Figma
  • We are seeking candidates in the New York or Boston area, as 3 days per week in office time is required

Additional Information

The annual salary range for this position is $62,100 - $85,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.


Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.


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Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 

  

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to [email protected] by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.  

Skills Required

  • At least 2 years of experience in creative advertising
  • Online portfolio with conceptual integrated campaign examples
  • Comfort with production and post-production
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
  • Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, graphic design, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Experience with Figma
  • Must be located in the New York or Boston area and work onsite three days per week

dentsu Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dentsu and has not been reviewed or approved by dentsu.

  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave at full pay and caregiver supports (including backup care) are emphasized as standout elements. Feedback suggests family-oriented benefits are a strong part of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, extensive paid holidays, and a year-end office closure are established components. Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous and add meaningful flexibility.
  • Retirement Support — A large, established 401(k) plan with employer matching is clearly documented. Feedback suggests retirement benefits feel competitive and straightforward.

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