Art Director - Direct Response Campaigns & Creative Lead

IWCO; Chanhassen (MN); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plans

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick leave

Job summary

IWCO in Chanhassen, MN is seeking an Art Director for an onsite role blending hands-on creative leadership with day-to-day team oversight. You will guide the creative team delivering direct response marketing work across channels and support planning with the Creative Director.

The role requires managing project workflows in Monday.com, coordinating freelancers, and ensuring brand consistency across print, direct mail, digital, and video.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop or rebuild illustrations and logos in vector or raster formats.
• Proven ability to collaborate across roles and departments.
• Excellent listening skills to identify changes or tweaks.
• Flexibility to adapt processes for smooth project completion.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to learn color separations and print file building requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day creative guidance, feedback, and mentoring to team members.
• Coordinate creative project workflow, resource allocation, and freelance participation.
• Administer Monday.com, manage project workflow, time cards, and team oversight.
• Partner with Creative Director and Account Director on estimating.
• Support onboarding of new creative employees.
• Immerse in Marketing & Creative Services clients and learn brands and campaigns.
• Create and update original layouts using Adobe Creative Suite according to brand guidelines.
• Own files produced against briefs with copywriters and production artists, ensuring timelines are met.

Skills

Team collaboration

Logo design

Project management

Client presentation

Deadline pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design

Tools

Monday.com

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

macOS

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

FTP

Job description

IWCO in Chanhassen, MN is seeking an Art Director for an onsite role blending hands-on creative leadership with day-to-day team oversight. You will guide the creative team delivering direct response marketing work across channels and support planning with the Creative Director.

The role requires managing project workflows in Monday.com, coordinating freelancers, and ensuring brand consistency across print, direct mail, digital, and video.