Creative Agency Art Director

Accenture; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking creative agency as an Art Director, where your innovative design skills will shine. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create compelling visual solutions that resonate across various media. In this role, you’ll manage projects from concept to execution, mentor junior designers, and engage with clients to ensure brand integrity. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, leveraging your expertise in design to influence and inspire. If you’re passionate about creativity and eager to push boundaries, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience in B2B or B2C environments.
• Strong portfolio showcasing brand-building and interactive designs.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and design visual solutions for various creative challenges.
• Oversee creation of visual designs including logos and typography.

Skills

Visual Design

Brand Building

Creative Conceptualization

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

We are:

Accenture Song is the world’s largest tech-powered creative group. We accelerate growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of culture through the unlimited potential of creativity, technology, and intelligence — both human and artificial. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

You are:

We are looking for an innovative, forward-thinking, and highly skilled Art Director to join our Accenture Song Creative team. We seek a proactive, self-motivated, and inspirational candidate with solid visual design capabilities and a comprehensive understanding of how brands can express themselves across an ecosystem. At Accenture, you will conceptualize and design solutions as part of an interdisciplinary agency team including strategists, writers, designers, data analysts, technology, media, and studio production specialists.

The work:

1. Work under the direction of the creative director and often in partnership with a writer, owning visual concepts and solutions that address a variety of creative challenges while maintaining or developing an optimal design workflow.
2. Oversee and actively participate in the creation of visual designs and systems, including typography, logos, icons, and more, applying design principles such as color, typography, photographic selection, organizing elements, and usability.
3. Conceptualize and design solutions that are on brief, on brand, and leverage brand style guides and strategic principles.
4. Coordinate, assign, and direct designers, production staff, and vendors to fulfill the creative vision.
5. Prepare flawless deliverables for handoff to developers, producers, and clients.
6. Present and defend solutions to other creatives, account leaders, and clients.
7. Collaborate across disciplines with copywriters, designers, project managers, strategists, and developers.
8. Communicate effectively and professionally with clients and internal teams.
9. Manage and mentor junior art directors and designers.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of design experience (in B2B or B2C client work).
• At least 3 years of experience in an agency environment.
• Portfolio or samples demonstrating brand-building designs, compelling visual solutions, and interactive experiences.
• Understanding of current visual trends with a current aesthetic sensibility.
• Experience across all media including digital, social, film, long-form content, and print in a creative agency or similar industry.

Bonus points if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, visual arts, advertising, digital media, or related field.
• Comfortable presenting and defending work to internal teams and clients.
• Expertise in strategic brainstorming, brand design, and campaign development.
• Experience with Telecomm, Media, and Technology (CMT) industry clients.
• Experience using GenAI in workflows.
• Ability to multitask, manage multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience across digital, social, film, long-form content, and print media platforms.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) and Figma.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in scaled AOR engagements at a design level.
• Portfolio with award-winning, industry-recognized work (OneShow, AD&D, Cannes, Webbys, Emmys, Andys, Effies, ADC).
• Motion graphics or illustration skills are a plus.
• Participation in new business initiatives.
• Photo/video shoot direction experience.

Compensation varies based on factors including location, role, skills, and experience. We accept applications continuously. Benefits information can be found here: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards