Art Director: Creative Leader with Ownership & Growth

Energy Innovation Corp; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 114,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Leadership advancement opportunities

Job summary

Energy Systems Corp in Appleton, WI is seeking an Art Director who can balance fast turnarounds with genuinely original ideas. The role emphasizes creative ownership and a long runway, backed by 10 years in.

Frame design rationale, adapt decks on the fly, lead critiques, storyboard motion pieces, and carry layouts from napkin sketch to press-ready file while keeping the spark. The position offers $114,000–$150,000, comprehensive benefits, and real room to advance into leadership within the

Qualifications

• Usability testing skills sharpened in a contract setting.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Fluency across Design Thinking and Flexibility, with strong opinions on both.
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard.

Responsibilities

• Frame the design rationale so director approvers feel smart agreeing with you
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly
• Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer
• Storyboard motion pieces that hold attention past the three-second scroll mark
• Carry layouts from napkin scribble to press-ready file without losing the spark

Skills

Usability testing

Professionalism

Design thinking

Flexibility

Prioritization

Time management

Active listening

Job description

Energy Systems Corp in Appleton, WI is seeking an Art Director who can balance fast turnarounds with genuinely original ideas. The role emphasizes creative ownership and a long runway, backed by 10 years in.

Frame design rationale, adapt decks on the fly, lead critiques, storyboard motion pieces, and carry layouts from napkin sketch to press-ready file while keeping the spark. The position offers $114,000–$150,000, comprehensive benefits, and real room to advance into leadership within the