Senior Art Director

Salt; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a hands-on Senior Art Director in Dubai to lead art direction for social media and digital campaigns, from concept through production and final delivery.

You’ll collaborate with creative, social and production teams to develop ideas, design assets, direct shoots and ensure brand consistency across multiple luxury projects.

The role rewards a premium portfolio, 5+ years in a creative agency, and fluency with Adobe tools while shaping bold visual storytelling for premium brands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a creative agency, design studio or content-led environment.
• Portfolio showing strong concepts, design and art direction across social and digital content.
• Advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience directing photo and video production, from pre-production through post-production.
• Understanding of social platforms, content formats and visual storytelling.
• Experience with premium brands; luxury, real estate, hospitality, lifestyle or F&B is a plus.
• Ability to move between developing concepts and creating the work hands-on.
• Strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts and visual directions for social media, digital campaigns and brand activations.
• Create moodboards, storyboards, visual references and presentations.
• Design social assets, campaign visuals and digital content, including static, carousel, motion and video formats.
• Plan and art-direct photo and video shoots, working with photographers, videographers, stylists and production partners.
• Oversee post-production, including image selection, retouching, editing and colour grading.
• Maintain strong visual quality and brand consistency across multiple accounts and projects.
• Present creative ideas and give clear feedback to designers, editors and production partners.
• Manage work from brief to final delivery in a fast-paced agency environment.

Skills

Art direction

Brand design

Typography

Social content

Pre-production

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Premiere Pro

Job description

Design, Social & Content | Dubai, UAE | Full-time

Our client is an independent creative agency in Dubai, working across brand strategy, design, content and production. The team partners with ambitious brands in sectors such as luxury, lifestyle, real estate, hospitality and F&B to create distinctive campaigns and content.

They’re looking for a hands-on Senior Art Director with strong design skills, a sharp creative eye and experience bringing brands to life across social and digital platforms.

The role

You’ll lead art direction for social media and digital work, from the first creative concept through production and final delivery. You’ll work closely with the creative, social and production teams to develop ideas, design content and direct shoots.

What you’ll do

• Develop creative concepts and visual directions for social media, digital campaigns and brand activations.
• Create moodboards, storyboards, visual references and presentations.
• Design social assets, campaign visuals and digital content, including static, carousel, motion and video formats.
• Plan and art-direct photo and video shoots, working with photographers, videographers, stylists and production partners.
• Oversee post-production, including image selection, retouching, editing and colour grading.
• Maintain strong visual quality and brand consistency across multiple accounts and projects.
• Present creative ideas and give clear feedback to designers, editors and production partners.
• Manage work from brief to final delivery in a fast-paced agency environment.

What they’re looking for

• 5+ years of relevant experience in a creative agency, design studio or content-led environment. Seniority will depend on experience.
• A portfolio showing strong concepts, design and art direction across social and digital content.
• Advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience directing photo and video production, from pre-production through post-production.
• A strong understanding of social platforms, content formats and visual storytelling.
• Experience with premium brands; luxury, real estate, hospitality, lifestyle or F&B experience is a plus.
• The ability to move between developing concepts and creating the work hands-on.
• Strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills.
• Motion design, video editing or experience with AI-powered creative tools is a plus.

This role suits a creative who can shape an idea, turn it into a strong visual direction, design when needed, direct its execution on set and help bring the final edit over the line.