Art Director

Creative Circle; Toronto; Remote; CAD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Circle is seeking an Agency Art Director to join their team for 3+ months with a high likelihood of extension into 2027. The role is remote, 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm EST) with an hourly rate of $60–$65.

You will lead multi-channel campaigns, establish visual direction, and collaborate with stakeholders to win approvals. Ideal candidates bring 5–10 years of agency or in-house design experience, mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, and a strong portfolio showing

Qualifications

• Experience: 5 to 10 years of professional design or art direction experience within an agency or in-house team.
• Software: Expert command of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation skills to sell big ideas and guide junior creatives.
• Portfolio: A robust professional portfolio displaying successful multi-platform campaigns and strong brand storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Concept development across social media, video spots, digital displays and print collateral.
• Work with brand guidelines and reformat/ repurpose assets for different channels.
• Set the core design tone, color schemes, typography, and imagery standards for campaigns.
• Present creative visions and design strategies to stakeholders to secure project approval.
• Stay up to date with modern design innovations and tools.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Presentation skills

Brand storytelling

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

After Effects

Job description

Our client is looking for an Agency Art Director to join their team. This will be for 3+ months, with high probability of an extension (for all of 2027).

This role is remote, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 10am -6pm est.

Rate range is $60-65 per hour T4.

What you'll be doing:

• Concept Development: Brainstorm and build multi-channel advertising concepts (social media, video spots, digital displays, and print collateral) with your fellow Creatives.
• Studio expertise: Work with existing brand guidelines, and reformat/ repurpose digital and print creative assets.
• Visual Direction: Set the core design tone, color schemes, typography, and imagery standards for campaigns.
• Client Pitching: Present creative visions and design strategies clearly to stakeholders and clients to secure project approval.
• Trend Monitoring: Keep up to date with modern design innovations, digital tools, and cultural shifts.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5 to 10 years of professional design or art direction experience within an agency or in-house team.
• Software: Expert command of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation skills to sell big ideas and guide junior creatives.
• Portfolio: A robust professional portfolio displaying successful multi-platform campaigns and strong brand storytelling.