Art Director

Lpi Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative engagement agency in Toronto is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead creative vision and design development. The ideal candidate has over 5 years in senior design roles, a robust portfolio, and is proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. Responsibilities include leading conceptual development, engaging clients through presentations, and mentoring design teams. This role emphasizes creativity and leadership, with a hybrid work schedule and a competitive salary range of $70,000 - $100,000 per year.

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Pension match

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Professional development sessions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in increasingly senior design roles, ideally agency experience.
• Proven ability to lead concept ideation and drive creative vision across multiple channels and media.
• Advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Design Suite, experience with 3D and motion tools is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptual development from brief to presentation, shaping the creative vision.
• Develop compelling presentations that inspire belief in the creative vision.
• Provide day-to-day creative leadership, mentoring and guiding designers.

Skills

Creative Vision

Leadership

Problem Solving

Understanding of Shopper Marketing

Design Trends Awareness

Education

Completion of an accredited design program

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

3D Software

Motion/Video Tools

Job description

Overview

LPi GROUP is the Creative Engagement Agency. We are a dynamic team of ideators and craftspeople with creativity at our core, elevating brand engagement, evoking powerful consumer responses, and driving conversion.

About the Role

The Art Director is a conceptual thinker and visual leader responsible for translating strategy into bold, inspiring creative that builds belief in our clients’ brands and drives results. You’ll bring creative vision to every brief—leading design development, guiding concept to execution, and influencing the creative direction across multiple channels. Balancing hands-on design excellence with strong creative leadership, the Art Director collaborates closely with Creative Directors, Account, and Strategy teams to shape ideas that connect with shoppers and deliver measurable impact.

What You Will Do

• Creative Vision & Ideation: Lead conceptual development from brief to presentation, shaping the creative vision and defining how ideas come to life visually and strategically.
• Translate client insights, shopper data, and strategic direction into compelling campaign concepts and design systems across in-store, digital and omnichannel touchpoints, ensuring it aligns with brand objectives and helps drive conversion.

• Client Engagement & Presentation: Develop compelling presentations that present creative concepts with clear rationale, storytelling flow and visual polish, effectively communicating the impact of the ideas and inspiring belief in the creative vision.
• Partner with Account and Strategy teams to influence creative strategy and strengthen client relationships through insight and leadership.
• Represent LPi Group as a creative expert, proactively identifying ways to grow client brands through fresh, impactful design thinking.

• Leadership & Direction: Provide day-to-day creative leadership to the design team—mentoring, inspiring, and guiding designers through concept, development and production while ensuring brand integrity and consistency across all touchpoints.
• Champion a culture of positivity, mentorship and continuous learning, where ideas are shared openly, constructive feedback is welcomed, and team members feel supported to grow.
• Demonstrate a proficient understanding of emerging design and cultural trends, including colour theory, typography, layout and composition to ensure creative remains fresh, relevant and impactful in the shopper marketing landscape.
• Invest in understanding client brands, including visual standards and tone.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects, ensuring all deadlines are met within allocated budgets.
• Follow project development and provide guidance on concepts through studio development, proactively communicating with project / team leads, providing progress updates to ensure deliverables are provided within the prescribed timelines.

What You Bring

• You have 5+ years of experience in increasingly senior design roles, ideally agency experience
• Proven ability to lead concept ideation and drive creative vision across multiple channels and media.
• An attentive listener with an ability to problem solve based on internal direction or client feedback.
• Strong understanding of shopper marketing, retail environments, and how design influences consumer behaviour.
• Curiosity for emerging design, cultural, and technology trends, and the ability to translate them into relevant creative ideas.
• Completion of an accredited design program or equivalent design-related field.
• A robust portfolio showcasing a diverse range of design approaches and solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Design Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Dimensions), Excellence in Photoshop an asset.
• Experience with 3D software (such as Blender, Cinema 4D, or Adobe Substance etc.) and motion/video tools (After Effects, Premiere, or similar) is highly valued. Web & digital design including HTML 5, FIGMA, UX & 3D structural design is an asset.

Benefits of Working at LPi GROUP

• Hybrid work schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday work at the office; Monday & Friday work from home
• Pension match: LPi-ers can contribute up to 3% of their base salary each pay period and LPi Group matches their contribution 100%
• Generous Total Rewards Plan: Including comprehensive health and dental benefits, annual incentive plan, and paid time off
• LPiQ: In-person learning sessions led by subject matter experts for ongoing professional and personal development

Compensation

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $100,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data. The range listed is just one component of LPi Group’s total compensation package.

Vacancy Type

This posting is for a net new position.

Job Description Update

Job Description Subject to Change. This job description may evolve as the business needs change. You will be expected to take an adaptive approach to any new requirements that may emerge within the agency.

Disclaimer

LPiGroup is an equal opportunity employer. LPiGroup is dedicated to barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Employment Standards of Ontario.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. LPiGroup reserves the right to alter and/or cancel work schedules and total compensation programs including group benefits from time to time to correspond to project changes, industry changes and standards, the best interests of the agency, and to conform to legislative requirements.

Please note, only qualified candidates will be contacted.