Art Director - Automotive

Interpublic; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Productions in Los Angeles is seeking a hands-on Art Director to lead automotive campaigns. You will craft hyper-polished assets, guide video shoots, and scale visuals across channels using cutting-edge AI tools.

With 3+ years in agency art direction, you will collaborate with video crews to push creative boundaries, ensuring top-notch polish on every deliverable. Hybrid work with on-site days is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of art direction experience in an agency or fast-paced production environment (automotive experience is a big plus).
• Demonstrated experience integrating generative image/video platforms into active workflows to solve speed and scale challenges (proprietary or emerging tools a plus).
• Hands-on background in concepting, storyboarding, and guiding edits through final post.
• Core suite mastery: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Premiere Pro, After Effects.
• Portfolio showing clean execution, solid video work, and strong concepts.

Responsibilities

• AI-driven asset generation & scale across multiple formats for campaigns.
• Hands-on video production support from concept to final cut with the video crew.
• Develop scalable visual systems for social, digital, and traditional channels.
• Present creative work clearly to leadership and clients.

Skills

Art direction

Video production

AI tools integration

Portfolio development

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Runway

Midjourney

Veo

Job description

## Art Director - AutomotiveApply: Hybrid: Los Angeles, California, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 16, 2026 (20 days left to apply): R17183**Agency:**OCX **Job Function:**Creative **Job Subfunction:**Art Direction**Job Description:**Art Director Omnicom Productions | Hybrid (3 days/week on-site)Omnicom Productions is looking for a hands-on, detail-obsessed Art Director to join our close-knit creative team on a major automotive account. Your day-to-day will be all about creating hyper-polished stills, nailing the visual details, and teaming up with our video crew to support campaigns from concept to final cut.You’ll get full access to our suite of proprietary AI and creative tech tools, and we want someone who looks at these platforms as a true extension of their own design skills. We're looking for a maker who knows how to dial in these tools to generate immaculate visuals, keep quality control tight, and scale out high-volume assets without losing an ounce of visual polish. If you’re a designer who loves pushing the boundaries of what modern tools can do to build slick, standout work, we’d love to see your portfolio.Key Responsibilities • AI-Driven Asset Generation & Scale: Leverage proprietary tools and generative platforms (Runway, Veo, Midjourney, etc.) to rapidly prototype, generate, and refine photorealistic static and motion assets—turning high-volume deliverables into streamlined, smart workflows. • Hands-On Video Production: Work with ACDs to help concept, storyboard, and art-direct shoots and post-production edits for video and digital campaigns, keeping narrative punch and visual polish front and center under tight deadlines. • Scalable Visual Systems: Implement and help execute modular visual frameworks across social, digital, and traditional channels that translate smoothly across multiple formats. • Presentation: Present creative work with clarity and confidence to both internal leadership and external client stakeholders. Qualifications • Experience: 3+ years of art direction experience in an agency or fast-paced production environment (automotive experience is a big plus). • Applied AI Toolkit: Demonstrated experience integrating generative image/video platforms into active workflows to solve real speed and scale challenges (experience with proprietary or emerging tools is a plus). • Video & Post-Production Depth: Hands-on background in concepting, storyboarding, and guiding edits through final post. • Core Suite Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. • Portfolio: A design-forward portfolio showing clean execution, solid video work, conceptual ideas, and comps.$90,000 - $100,000*To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.* Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.