Art Director, Social & Campaigns - Remote

Upstart; Canada; Remote; CAD 198,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Upstart is seeking an experienced Art Director, Social to lead organic social content and maintain brand consistency across platforms. You will collaborate with Social leadership and the Creative team, bringing cultural insight and design craft to campaigns.

This role supports a digital-first, remote-friendly environment across US and Canada, with on-site opportunities and a strong emphasis on AI-assisted tools and fast-turn social work, reporting to Brand & Creative.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in art direction, design, or a related creative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead art direction for organic social content, ensuring cultural relevance, platform fluency, and brand consistency across every asset.
• Partner directly with Social leadership to concept and execute work, taking ideas from concept through final execution.
• Contribute to brand campaigns alongside the Creative team, bringing craft and creative perspective to projects beyond social.
• Track cultural and platform trends closely, translating them into timely, on-brand creative rather than following after the fact.
• Balance a high volume of fast-turn social work with occasional campaign-scale production, applying judgment on where deeper investment is warranted.
• Direct on commercial and campaign sets, whether leading independently or supporting senior creative leadership.

Skills

Art direction

Social content

On-set production

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Education

Design degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Upstart is seeking an experienced Art Director, Social to lead organic social content and maintain brand consistency across platforms. You will collaborate with Social leadership and the Creative team, bringing cultural insight and design craft to campaigns.

This role supports a digital-first, remote-friendly environment across US and Canada, with on-site opportunities and a strong emphasis on AI-assisted tools and fast-turn social work, reporting to Brand & Creative.