Art Director

Egreenservices; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Partners LLC is seeking an Art Director in Carlsbad to lead high-impact design while owning Cinema 4D workflows from day one. You will drive creative decisions, stage A/B variants, and translate Design Systems research into actionable visuals for cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, clear communication, and the ability to defend creative recommendations to stakeholders. This remote-native company offers room for growth within a collaborative creative team.

Qualifications

• Proven Cinema 4D judgment under creative constraints.
• Able to translate jargon into plain English.
• Leadership that colleagues rely on.
• Comfort defending a recommendation before skeptics.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Project management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer a competitor's hit to understand the mechanic, not copy the look.
• Stage A/B variants that isolate one creative variable cleanly.
• Recast dry compliance copy as something a human might willingly read.
• Translate Design Systems research findings into a visual the whole floor can act on.
• Choreograph photo shoots in Carlsbad from shot list to retouched selects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Independent working

Self-motivation

Project management

Tools

Cinema 4D

Job description

We're hiring an Art Director the way a band recruits a fourth member, looking for the one whose Micro-Interactions changes the whole sound at Energy Partners LLC. Earn $157,000 - $228,000 as an Art Director, take ownership of Cinema 4D from day one, and build your career with a collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer a competitor's hit to understand the mechanic, not copy the look
• Stage A/B variants that isolate one creative variable cleanly
• Recast dry compliance copy as something a human might willingly read
• Translate Design Systems research findings into a visual the whole floor can act on
• Choreograph photo shoots in Carlsbad from shot list to retouched selects

What You'll Bring

• Proven Cinema 4D judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• A knack for Leadership that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Practical command of Leadership, with bonus points for Project Management

Energy Partners LLC is a remote-native, customer-obsessed creative company proudly built in Carlsbad, CA. We believe the best creative decisions get made closest to the work, not three floors up.

This position offers $157,000 - $228,000, comprehensive benefits, and genuine room to advance into leadership within creative.

We bumped this posting hours ago because the role is still very much open.