Art Director, Consumer Creative Design (Hybrid)

A+E Global Media; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

A+E Global Media in New York leads the Art Director, Consumer Creative Design role, guiding campaign creative, visual identity systems, and brand assets across A+E brands. You’ll partner with Brand Teams, Multiplatform, Marketing, Production, Social, and Research to translate strategy into compelling visuals.

The role demands design excellence, project leadership, and the ability to manage multiple campaigns from concept through deliverables, while maintaining brand standards and platform

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, visual design, art direction, brand design, creative marketing, entertainment marketing, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of working at an external agency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence across multiple platforms
• Expertise in design principles, typography, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, and brand identity
• At least 3 years leading design and execution of campaign creative and multiplatform experiences
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and UX/UI principles; experience with email design and HTML email best practices
• Applicants should submit their portfolio via application or resume link

Responsibilities

• Design Development & Creative Execution across campaigns and brand assets.
• Translate brand strategy and audience insights into visual concepts and scalable design systems.
• Lead assigned creative projects from planning to execution, aligning with objectives.
• Develop assets across digital, social, streaming, and print while maintaining consistency.
• Provide direction to agencies, photographers, freelancers, and partners to meet expectations.
• Oversee photoshoots as needed to achieve creative vision and campaigns goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support campaign objectives and brand standards.

Skills

Graphic design

Art direction

Brand design

Creative marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree in design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

A+E Global Media offers a work environment where employees collaborate in office 3 times per week. New hires must be commutable to one of our current office locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Stamford, CT. Please refer to the job description for any specific division requirements.

Division Story

The Marketing division is an in-house, full-service B2C/B2B brand and marketing team of talented, curious, and purpose-driven members with diverse skill sets and backgrounds. We work on interesting and varied projects across multiple disciplines. As an employee of A+E Global Media, you’ll be part of a global media and entertainment company that values diversity, representation, flexibility, and kindness. Our commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace has been recognized through multiple accolades: Forbes named us one of America’s Best Midsize Employers. Newsweek included us in their lists of America’s Most Loved Workplaces for 2021 and 2022, and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023. Inc. recognized A+E Global Media as one of the Best Workplaces of 2025.

Job Description

The Role:

The Art Director, Consumer Creative Design (CCD) develops and leads the execution of campaign creative, visual identity systems, brand assets, motion design, and consumer-facing design experiences across A+E brands. Partnering with Brand Teams, Multiplatform, Marketing, Production, Social, Research, Programming, and other business functions, this role translates brand strategy, audience insights, and creative objectives into compelling visual storytelling, scalable design systems, and audience experiences that strengthen brand affinity, grow fandom, and support business objectives.

This role combines design expertise, visual storytelling, creative problem-solving, and project leadership to develop and execute campaign creative, key art, logo design, print and out-of-home advertising, paid social and digital campaigns, branded collateral, press kits, and other audience-facing visual communications. The Art Director provides creative direction throughout the design process, collaborates with agencies, photographers, freelancers, and production partners, and delivers high-quality creative work that brings A+E brands to life across platforms and experiences.

What You’ll Do

Design Development & Creative Execution

• Develop and execute campaign creative, visual identity systems, key art, logo design, motion graphics, print and out-of-home advertising, paid social and digital campaigns, branded collateral, press kits, and other audience-facing visual communications.
• Translate brand strategy, creative objectives, and audience insights into compelling visual concepts, scalable design systems, and design solutions that strengthen brand affinity, grow fandom, and support campaign objectives.
• Lead assigned creative projects through planning, development, and execution, ensuring work aligns with creative objectives, design standards, campaign goals, and successful creative outcomes.
• Develop design assets across digital, social, streaming, email, print, experiential, and multiplatform environments while maintaining consistency with visual identity systems, brand standards, campaign objectives, and platform requirements.
• Provide creative direction and clear design guidance to agencies, photographers, illustrators, freelancers, and other creative partners to ensure work aligns with campaign objectives, brand standards, and creative expectations.

Project Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead assigned design initiatives while managing multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and deliverables across complex campaign assignments.
• Partner with Brand Teams, Multiplatform, Marketing, Production, Social, Research, Programming, and other business functions to support campaign objectives, creative priorities, and business goals.
• Collaborate with Designers, Motion Designers, agencies, photographers, production teams, freelancers, and other creative contributors throughout the creative development and execution process.
• Incorporate creative feedback effectively while balancing creative objectives, stakeholder needs, design standards, and project requirements.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee photoshoots as needed, ensuring creative vision, production quality, and campaign objectives are successfully executed.

Visual Storytelling & Creative Excellence

• Develop visual concepts and creative solutions that strengthen brand recognition, grow fandom, deepen audience engagement, and support campaign effectiveness.
• Apply design principles, typography, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, and visual storytelling to create compelling creative work.
• Contribute to the evolution of brand expression through thoughtful design, scalable design systems, and creative problem-solving.
• Maintain consistency across visual identity systems, design assets, campaign elements, and audience-facing experiences.

Mentorship, Collaboration & Innovation

• Provide guidance, support, and constructive creative feedback to Designers, freelancers, and other creative contributors as appropriate.
• Foster a collaborative creative environment that encourages learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Explore emerging design trends, AI-enabled creative tools, technologies, and creative approaches to enhance creative effectiveness, audience engagement, and design execution.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations that strengthen creative processes, scalable design systems, workflows, and design outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, visual design, art direction, brand design, creative marketing, entertainment marketing, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of working at an external agency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in campaign creative, visual storytelling, brand identity, key art, and consumer-facing creative experiences across multiple platforms.
• Expertise in design principles, typography, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, visual storytelling, and brand identity development.
• At least 3 years of experience leading the design and execution of campaign creative, visual identity systems, key art, motion graphics, print and out-of-home advertising, digital campaigns, and multiplatform creative experiences.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Stensul, Iterable, UX/UI principles, motion graphics, email design, HTML email best practices, and other industry-standard design and collaboration tools.
• All applicants should submit their portfolio by attaching in the application or including a link to the portfolio in the resume. Those without a portfolio will not be considered.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy, audience insights, and creative objectives into compelling visual concepts, scalable design systems, and audience experiences that strengthen
• brand affinity, grow fandom, and support campaign objectives.
• Ability to lead assigned creative projects through planning, development, and execution while managing multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Experience collaborating with Brand Teams, Multiplatform, Marketing, Production, Social, Research, Programming, agencies, photographers, freelancers, and other creative partners to deliver strategically aligned creative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide creative direction, articulate design rationale, incorporate feedback effectively, and present creative recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of production specifications, pre-press, responsive design, accessibility standards, photoshoot production, and emerging design technologies.
• Ability to adopt emerging technologies, AI-enabled creative tools, and evolving workflows that improve creative quality, efficiency, scalability, and design execution.

Compensation

Annual Pay Range: $125,398 - $146,716

Annual Incentive Target: 12.50%

Annual/hourly pay range displayed serves as a good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base pay range for this role. Compensation for the role will be based on a number of different factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience. A+E offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes healthcare coverage, 401k matching, and a range of other benefits. Learn more at www.aegm.com/careers.

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