Lead Art Director

441 SFDC Ireland Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in Ireland is seeking an experienced Art Director for the Global Brand & Creative team on Flex Creative. You’ll transform complex product ideas into bold, memorable visuals and guide cross-functional partners to deliver on-brand campaigns across digital and live events.

Leverage typography, color, motion, and design systems with tools like Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. Experience with generative AI for concepting is a plus; degree or equivalent required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of art direction, design, or related creative experience in an agency, in-house team, or brand organization.
• Strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, art direction, and visual craft across multiple channels and formats.
• Skilled in typography, composition, color, motion, and design systems; proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience is required.
• Experience evaluated based on core competencies for the role (leadership, project work, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop original concepts and visual direction for brand campaigns and event experiences, taking ideas from first sketch to final delivery across digital, film, social, presentations, and environmental graphics.
• Partner with copywriters, designers, strategists, producers, and the Flex Creative Associate Creative Director to turn business goals into clear, strategically sound creative.
• Guide designers, animators, agencies, and vendors so final work matches the approved concept and meets brand standards.
• Present ideas and the thinking behind them to creative leaders and senior stakeholders, using generative AI responsibly to speed up concepting and production while keeping work original and on-brand.

Skills

Art Direction

Brand Campaigns

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Marketing & Communications Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

Join Salesforce's Global Brand & Creative team in Ireland as an Art Director on Flex Creative, a team that brings adaptable creative support to high-priority brand and event initiatives. You turn complex business and product ideas into bold, memorable visual stories, and use emerging AI tools to explore ideas faster.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Develop original concepts and visual direction for brand campaigns and event experiences, taking ideas from first sketch to final delivery across digital, film, social, presentations, and environmental graphics.
• Partner with copywriters, designers, strategists, producers, and the Flex Creative Associate Creative Director to turn business goals into clear, strategically sound creative.
• Guide designers, animators, agencies, and vendors so final work matches the approved concept and meets a high standard of craft and Salesforce brand standards.
• Present ideas and the thinking behind them to creative leaders and senior stakeholders, and use generative AI responsibly to speed up concepting and production while keeping work original, inclusive, and on-brand.

You're Our Person If...

• You have 8+ years of art direction, design, or related creative experience in an agency, in-house team, or brand organization.
• You have a strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, art direction, and visual craft across multiple channels and formats, including brand or event work.
• You are skilled in typography, composition, color, motion, and design systems, and in tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, and you present your ideas clearly to senior audiences.
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
• Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.).

Even Better If...

• You have experience with generative AI tools for concepting, visual development, or production.
• You are familiar with B2B, enterprise technology, or complex global brands.
• You are experienced in Figma and in giving creative direction to external partners without managing people directly.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

Accommodations

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