Art Director

24 Seven Talent; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent is seeking a talented, hands-on Art Director to support high-impact creative campaigns for a leading lifestyle brand. This role shapes compelling visual storytelling across digital, social, retail, e-commerce, and print while collaborating with a team of creative leaders, producers, photographers, and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of photo art direction, a strong portfolio, on-set experience, and a knack for balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 5+ years of photo art direction in lifestyle brands.
• Strong portfolio showing visual storytelling and brand stewardship.
• Proven on-set experience with fast-paced production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support art direction for photography across channels.
• Collaborate with producers, photographers, stylists, and teams to deliver on-brand work.
• Provide on-set direction to ensure visual consistency and storytelling.
• Translate strategy into pre-production plans with shot lists and schedules.
• Create style guides and image libraries to improve quality and efficiency.
• Utilize AI-enabled capture and retouching to expand creative options.
• Manage feedback and deadlines with professionalism.

Skills

Art direction

Brand storytelling

Photography direction

On-set direction

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Duration: 4-6 months, could extend or convert to a fulltime salaried position

Hours: 2-3 days/week onsite; roughly 20 hours/week

We are seeking a talented, hands-on Art Director to support high-impact creative campaigns for a leading lifestyle brand. This is an opportunity to shape compelling visual storytelling across digital, social, retail, e-commerce, and print while partnering with a collaborative team of creative leaders, producers, photographers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, detail-oriented creative with a strong eye for photography, brand identity, composition, and design. You will bring strategic thinking and production expertise to both seasonal and evergreen work, turning creative direction into polished, brand-consistent experiences from concept through execution. This role is well suited to someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys balancing multiple priorities, and is energized by emerging tools and innovative workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support art direction for lifestyle, product, and campaign photography across multiple channels.
• Partner with producers, photographers, stylists, and cross-functional teams to execute high-quality, on-brand creative work.
• Provide clear on-set direction to maintain visual consistency, storytelling, composition, and brand standards.
• Translate high-level creative strategy into actionable pre-production plans, including shot lists, styling direction, visual references, props, schedules, and production priorities.
• Create and evolve style guides, image libraries, workflow documentation, and creative tools that improve quality and efficiency.
• Use AI-enabled, real-time capture, retouching, and automation tools thoughtfully to expand creative possibilities and streamline production.
• Manage feedback, timelines, deliverables, and changing priorities with professionalism and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of photo art direction experience, ideally within a style-forward consumer, retail, home, fashion, or lifestyle brand.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating visual storytelling, photography, design judgment, and consistent brand stewardship.
• Proven on-set experience and the ability to guide teams through fast-paced production environments.
• Knowledge of styling, interior design principles, production processes, and contemporary creative trends.
• Familiarity with AI, real-time content capture, retouching, or automation tools is preferred.
• Exceptional organization, communication, adaptability, collaboration, and openness to feedback.