Art Director

Allen & Gerritsen; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen & Gerritsen (A&G) in Boston is seeking an Art Director who blends strong conceptual thinking with expert craft. You’ll partner with Copywriters, CD’s, Strategists, Designers, Producers, and our in-house content studio to shape breakthrough ideas across campaigns, social, experiential, and film.

You’ll help build ideas that grab attention and drive business, delivering exceptional visual systems and compelling storytelling while thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of agency or equivalent creative experience.
• A portfolio filled with thoughtful, conceptual work that demonstrates strong creative fundamentals.
• Strong visual design skills with typography, composition, storytelling, and brand systems.

Responsibilities

• Create presentations, mood boards, storyboards, layouts, prototypes, and visual systems that sell the idea as powerfully as the finished work.
• Deliver high-quality craft across digital, social, experiential, print, film, and emerging platforms.
• Execute and adapt ideas across every medium while maintaining the integrity of the concept.
• Partner with designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, editors, directors, and Makers to elevate every detail.
• Present work with confidence, clearly articulating the thinking behind your ideas.
• Sweat the details, take ownership of your work, and raise the creative bar.

Skills

Portfolio exemplars

Strong visual design

Presenting ideas

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

AI-powered tools

Job description

At A&G (Allen & Gerritsen), we are recognized and envied for our craft and creative effectiveness. Our mission is to attract fearless talent and brave brands who want to create work that actually works. We believe creativity has the power to transform brands, businesses, and communities, and we're driven by insights, imagination, and relentless collaboration. We exist to help brands Be Unignorable.

We're looking for an Art Director who is first and foremost a strong conceptual thinker. Someone who sees possibilities where others see problems. Someone who obsesses over ideas as much as execution. Someone who believes the best work isn't just beautifully crafted but impossible to ignore.

You’ll partner closely with Copywriters, Creative Directors, Strategists, Designers, Producers, and our in-house content studio learning from one another while creating breakthrough ideas that move people and move business. From integrated campaigns and social-first ideas to experiential activations, earned media, and film, you’ll help shape creative that earns attention because it deserves it.

This is an opportunity to make work you’re proud to put your name on, collaborate with talented strategists, writers, designers, and makers, and continue building the kind of portfolio that defines a creative career all while having fun with a dynamic and close-knit team.

Craft Beautifully.

Great ideas deserve thoughtful execution.

• Create presentations, mood boards, storyboards, layouts, prototypes, and visual systems that sell the idea as powerfully as the finished work.
• Deliver high-quality craft across digital, social, experiential, print, film, and emerging platforms.
• Execute and adapt ideas seamlessly across every medium while maintaining the integrity of the concept.
• Partner with designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, editors, directors, and makers to elevate every detail.
• Present work with confidence, clearly articulating the thinking behind your ideas.
• Sweat the details, take ownership of your work, and help raise the creative bar.

Stay Curious. Stay Restless.

The best creatives never stop learning.

• Stay immersed in culture, design, technology, entertainment, fashion, art, and the everyday moments that spark unexpected ideas.
• Keep a pulse on emerging platforms, AI tools, design trends, and evolving consumer behaviors and proactively share what you discover.
• Seek firsthand understanding of audiences through research, observation, and real-world experiences.
• Learn from results, and continually refine your creative instincts.
• Ask "What if?" often and "Why not?" even more often.

Think Bigger.

• Develop bold, unexpected ideas that solve real business problems-not just creative briefs.
• Generate original campaign concepts across every channel, platform, and experience.
• Translate strategic insights into compelling visual ideas people actually want to engage with.
• Push beyond the obvious by challenging assumptions, reframing problems, and uncovering fresh creative opportunities.
• Partner with Copywriters to build integrated campaign platforms from concept through execution.
• Bring curiosity, cultural awareness, and a point of view to every brainstorm, review, and client conversation.

Be a Great Teammate.

Great work is never created alone.

• Collaborate across Creative, Strategy, Account, Media, Production, and Project Management without compromising creative integrity.
• Build trusted partnerships that make the work and those around you better.
• Bring optimism, humor, resilience, and a relentless commitment to making the work stronger.

What You Bring:

• 3–6+ years of agency or equivalent creative experience.
• A portfolio filled with thoughtful, conceptual work that demonstrates strong creative fundamentals.
• Strong visual design skills with an eye for typography, composition, storytelling, and brand systems.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns across multiple channels and consumer touchpoints.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Confidence presenting creative work by telling the story behind the idea-not just showing the execution.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; experience with motion, AI-powered creative tools, or emerging technologies is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining flawless attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and genuine desire to make both the work and the people around you better.

You’ll Thrive Here If:

• You're excited to keep growing as a creative, take on bigger challenges, and make each project stronger than the last.
• You believe the idea always comes first.
• You care as much about effectiveness as aesthetics.
• You're relentlessly curious about people, culture, technology, and what's next.
• You seek feedback because you know great work gets better through collaboration.
• You embrace experimentation and aren't afraid to defend bold ideas.
• You take ownership, solve problems proactively, and look for ways to make every project stronger.
• You're energized by ambitious clients and impossible briefs.
• You're never satisfied with "good enough."

Why A&G?

• At A&G, you'll work alongside some of the industry's most talented strategists, makers, storytellers, and creators to build brands people can't ignore.
• Our clients span Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Higher Education, Economic Development, and Sustainability-but the challenge is always the same: create work that matters.
• We believe great creativity starts with great people. That means fostering a culture where curiosity is rewarded, diverse perspectives are celebrated, craft is respected, and everyone is encouraged to grow.

*A&G is not offering immigration sponsorship for this position at this time.*

A&G is a fiercely independent agency in the cities where independence was born, Boston & Philadelphia. Innovation & culture drive its success.

A&G is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.