Senior Art Director

Klick1; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Klick1 in Toronto is seeking a Senior Art Director to translate client objectives into integrated creative concepts from concept through production. You will lead junior creatives, collaborate with copy, strategy, and regulatory partners, and ensure campaigns meet timelines, budgets, and brand standards.

The base salary range is CAD 80,000-95,000 and placement may vary by location. This hybrid role offers opportunities to shape campaigns across channels and drive measurable results.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of art direction or visual communications experience with a strong campaign portfolio.
• Experience translating strategy into visual campaign executions and working with copy.
• Experience presenting work to clients or senior stakeholders and defending concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute integrated advertising concepts and visual systems with copy partners.
• Present and defend creative concepts to clients and Client Services teams.
• Direct photographers, illustrators, designers, and production partners through development of campaign assets.
• Partner with Science & Regulatory and Client Services teams to verify claims and move work through Klick’s routing and approval processes.
• Guide junior creatives across multiple assignments by providing clear art direction and reviewing work within scope and budget.

Skills

Art direction

Portfolio development

Cross-channel advertising

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Advertising/Visual Communications/Graphic Design

Job description

The Senior Art Director develops strategically grounded creative concepts and visual solutions from initial idea through final production, working closely with copy, Creative, Client Services, Medical, and production partners. The role translates client objectives and audience insights into integrated campaign work while maintaining strong creative standards across channels. The Senior Art Director also guides junior creatives, presents work to clients, and helps ensure deliverables meet strategic, regulatory, production, budget, and timeline requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute integrated advertising concepts and visual systems with copy partners, translating client strategy and audience insights into campaign-ready creative deliverables.
• Present and defend creative concepts to clients and Client Services teams, incorporating feedback while maintaining alignment with approved marketing objectives and brand strategy.
• Direct photographers, illustrators, designers, and production partners through the development of campaign assets, ensuring quality, usage-rights compliance, and delivery within agreed timelines.
• Partner with Science & Regulatory and Client Services teams to verify claims, resolve creative challenges, obtain required information, and move work through Klick’s routing and approval processes.
• Guide junior creatives across multiple assignments by providing clear art direction, reviewing work in progress, and helping teams deliver high-quality work against project scope, schedule, and budget.

Required

• 3+ years of art direction, visual communications, design, or advertising experience, with a portfolio demonstrating concept development and finished campaign work across multiple channels.
• Demonstrated experience developing creative concepts with copywriting partners and translating marketing strategy, audience insight, or client objectives into visual campaign executions.
• Experience presenting creative work to clients or senior stakeholders, including explaining strategic rationale, responding to feedback, and evolving concepts through review cycles.
• Hands-on experience directing designers, photographers, illustrators, or production partners from concept through final execution across multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Working knowledge of creative production workflows, including routing, print or digital production, image and stock usage rights, and quality control before final delivery.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners such as Client Services, strategy, production, science, medical, or regulatory teams to deliver accurate and approved creative work.

Desired

• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, or a related discipline, or equivalent portfolio-based professional experience.
• Experience applying art direction across healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or another highly regulated category.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior art directors, designers, or other creative team members on active client projects.
• Experience managing creative work within defined project budgets, production schedules, and client delivery milestones.

This posting is for a newly created role at Klick.

The base salary range for this position is between CAD $80,000- $95,000. The final amount offered will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate’s work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior work experience.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion

Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of color, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. We're also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.