Art Director

Energy Innovation Corp; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp in Santa Clarita, CA seeks an Art Director to own a creative charter and guide high-energy projects from concept to delivery. The role is full-time with a compensation range of $170,000–$268,000 per year, and a mentorship-focused, supportive environment.

The candidate will choreograph cross-team handoffs, map emotional arcs for launches, and iterate quickly on feedback while preserving design intent. This is a hands-on leadership position in a vibrant creative studio.

Qualifications

• Full-time role in a fast-moving creative team.
• Proven Blender expertise in a fast-moving creative environment.
• Comfort owning creative decisions in a CA market.

Responsibilities

• Choreograph the handoff so nothing high-energy gets lost between studio and dev
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly
• Map the emotional arc of a launch video, beat by beat, before a frame is shot
• Iterate quickly on feedback while protecting design quality and intent
• Convert vague steady-handed adjectives from a brief into concrete, defensible choices
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media
• Interrogate a brief until the real ask underneath it surfaces
• Turn rough briefs into polished Adobe XD deliverables the creative team can ship

Skills

Results-oriented delivery

Creative decision ownership

Communication

Tools

Blender

Adobe XD

Design Sprint methodology

Job description

The right Art Director for RSM sees constraints as creative fuel, not roadblocks. The deal favors the seasoned — 11 years earns $170,000 - $268,000, a full-time arrangement, and a creative charter you'll actually own.

Key Responsibilities

• Choreograph the handoff so nothing high-energy gets lost between studio and dev
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly
• Map the emotional arc of a launch video, beat by beat, before a frame is shot
• Iterate quickly on feedback while protecting design quality and intent
• Convert vague steady-handed adjectives from a brief into concrete, defensible choices
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media
• Interrogate a brief until the real ask underneath it surfaces
• Turn rough briefs into polished Adobe XD deliverables the creative team can ship

What You'll Bring

• A track record of results-oriented delivery in a full-time structure
• Hands-on command of Blender, with Design Sprints as a close second
• Comfort owning creative decisions in a CA market
• Demonstrated Blender expertise in a fast-moving creative environment

RSM took everything frustrating about creative and rebuilt it from scratch in Santa Clarita, CA, with fast-moving attention to Information Architecture. A director engineer and a director debate Facilitation ideas on equal footing in our Santa Clarita standups.

Here is the deal: $170,000 - $268,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible full-time schedule that fits real life.

The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Art Director role live again.