Art Director, Social & Content

Collier-Simon; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Vacation/PTO

Job summary

Collier.Simon is seeking a social-first Art Director with 4–6 years of experience to concept and design for fast-moving digital and social channels. You’ll lead and direct talent on shoots, ensuring craft across lighting, styling, and brand execution while keeping content native to social.

You’ll collaborate across teams, translate briefs into executable ideas, and push for high-quality, on-brand creative across multiple channels.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of art direction and design experience in an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating social-first concepts, graphic design craft, and multi-channel campaign execution.
• Proven experience developing paid and organic social content, including UGC-style and motion-led creative.
• Hands-on experience participating in and ideally leading small social or content shoots.
• Confidence directing talent, shaping performances, evaluating takes, and protecting the creative idea on set.
• Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to turn briefs and cultural insights into clear, executable ideas.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus fluency in Figma.
• A strong eye for visual storytelling, typography, composition, and copy.
• The ability to translate brand guidelines into work that feels fresh, relevant, and native to each channel.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple fast-turn projects from concept through delivery.
• A collaborative, proactive working style: you ask sharp questions, respond well to feedback, and iterate quickly.
• Curiosity about AI and other emerging tools that can support ideation, design exploration, and production.
• Motion design, video editing, or animation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Concept and design social-first creative across paid social, organic social, digital video, display, email, and landing pages.
• Develop UGC-style, creator-led, and motion-based ideas designed to capture attention and drive action.
• Help lead recurring social content shoots, partnering with production support to prepare concepts, shot lists, references, and on-set plans.
• Direct talent on smaller shoots, providing clear performance guidance and identifying the strongest takes and moments.
• Make real-time creative decisions around framing, composition, product presentation, styling, and brand consistency.
• Collaborate with production specialists or outside directors on larger, more complex shoots.
• Adapt campaign ideas for additional channels, including print, OOH, and broadcast.
• Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Production, and Project Management teams to meet milestones and respond to changing client needs.
• Balance quick-turn content assignments with larger conceptual, campaign, and branding opportunities.
• Experiment with AI tools where they can meaningfully improve ideation, iteration, or production.
• Mentor junior creatives and contribute to a culture of strong craft and knowledge-sharing.

Skills

4–6 years experience in art direction

Portfolio demonstrating social-first,多

Education

Graphic design training or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Figma

Job description

We’re looking for a social-first Art Director with 4–6 years of experience who can concept, design, and bring ideas to life across fast-moving digital and social channels.

You’re a strong graphic designer and conceptual thinker, but you’re also comfortable stepping onto a small production set, directing talent, and making confident creative decisions in the moment. You understand what makes content feel native to social while maintaining a high level of craft across lighting, styling, composition, and brand execution.

This is a remote role for someone based in Southern California, with regular in-person shoots throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

What You Bring

• 4–6 years of art direction and design experience in an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment
• A strong portfolio demonstrating social-first concepts, graphic design craft, and multi-channel campaign execution
• Proven experience developing paid and organic social content, including UGC-style and motion-led creative
• Hands-on experience participating in and ideally leading small social or content shoots
• Confidence directing talent, shaping performances, evaluating takes, and protecting the creative idea on set
• Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to turn briefs and cultural insights into clear, executable ideas
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus fluency in Figma
• A strong eye for visual storytelling, typography, composition, and copy
• The ability to translate brand guidelines into work that feels fresh, relevant, and native to each channel
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple fast-turn projects from concept through delivery
• A collaborative, proactive working style: you ask sharp questions, respond well to feedback, and iterate quickly
• Curiosity about AI and other emerging tools that can support ideation, design exploration, and production
• Motion design, video editing, or animation experience is a plus

What You’ll Do

• Concept and design social-first creative across paid social, organic social, digital video, display, email, and landing pages
• Develop UGC-style, creator-led, and motion-based ideas designed to capture attention and drive action
• Help lead recurring social content shoots, partnering with production support to prepare concepts, shot lists, references, and on-set plans
• Direct talent on smaller shoots, providing clear performance guidance and identifying the strongest takes and moments
• Make real-time creative decisions around framing, composition, product presentation, styling, and brand consistency
• Collaborate with production specialists or outside directors on larger, more complex shoots
• Adapt campaign ideas for additional channels, including print, OOH, and broadcast
• Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Production, and Project Management teams to meet milestones and respond to changing client needs
• Balance quick-turn content assignments with larger conceptual, campaign, and branding opportunities
• Experiment with AI tools where they can meaningfully improve ideation, iteration, or production
• Mentor junior creatives and contribute to a culture of strong craft and knowledge-sharing

What Success Looks Like

• You can move comfortably between concepting, designing, and directing
• You bring both strong visual taste and a practical understanding of what can be produced
• You’re confident and communicative on set, including when working with nonprofessional or creator talent
• You can maintain quality while responding to high-volume, last-minute assignments
• Your work feels native to social without compromising brand standards or craft
• Your files are organized, production-ready, and easy for others to pick up

Requirements

• Graphic design training or equivalent professional experience; this is a designer‑first Art Director role
• Strong understanding of creative strategy, social trends, and design principles
• Demonstrated experience taking work from concept through execution
• Ability to work independently while contributing actively within a collaborative creative team
• Must be based in Southern California
• Must be available to work Pacific Time hours
• Must be available to attend recurring in-person shoots and production days throughout the greater Los Angeles area

Regular day-to-day work will take place remotely.

Benefits

Benefits including healthcare, 401K, vacation/PTO policy to be shared in greater detail during the interview process.

Collier.Simon provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.