Associate Art Director

Slingshot; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Health insurance—Platinum PPO with 100

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with 4% employer match

Wellness stipend

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Slingshot seeks an Associate Art Director to shape our brand across product, marketing site, campaigns, events, and partner materials. You'll design as you direct, owning how the brand shows up as we grow.

Work with brand and marketing, translate strategy into visual concepts, direct freelancers, and help document brand guidelines. This hands-on leadership role offers equity and a collaborative, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Design marketing materials across digital and print — campaigns, social content, decks, and physical assets
• Maintain and evolve Slingshot's visual identity, acting as a guardian of brand consistency across every channel
• Art direct photography, illustration, and video for campaigns, events, and brand content
• Design collateral for partnerships and sponsorships, including event activations and co-branded materials
• Partner with marketing, product, and leadership to translate strategy and messaging into compelling visual concepts
• Provide creative direction to freelancers, photographers, and outside vendors as needed
• Present concepts and rationale clearly to stakeholders, and iterate based on feedback
• Help build and document brand guidelines as the visual system matures
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, balancing quality with tight timelines
• Scope creative requests, set realistic timelines, and keep projects on track from concept to final delivery

Job description

We're looking for an Associate Art Director to help shape how Slingshot looks and feels across every touchpoint, from our product and marketing site to the campaigns, events, and partner materials that introduce creatives to what we do. You'll work closely with our brand and marketing team to bring visual ideas to life, translating strategy into design that's sharp, considered, and unmistakably ours.

This is a hands-on role: you'll be designing as much as you're directing, and you'll have real ownership over how the brand shows up as we grow.

What you'll do

Brand & visual design

• Design marketing materials across digital and print — campaigns, social content, decks, and physical assets
• Maintain and evolve Slingshot's visual identity, acting as a guardian of brand consistency across every channel
• Art direct photography, illustration, and video for campaigns, events, and brand content
• Design collateral for partnerships and sponsorships, including event activations and co-branded materials

Creative direction & collaboration

• Partner with marketing, product, and leadership to translate strategy and messaging into compelling visual concepts
• Provide creative direction to freelancers, photographers, and outside vendors as needed
• Present concepts and rationale clearly to stakeholders, and iterate based on feedback
• Help build and document brand guidelines as the visual system matures

Project management

• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, balancing quality with tight timelines
• Scope creative requests, set realistic timelines, and keep projects on track from concept to final delivery

What we offer

• Competitive salary with world-class benefits and equity
• The chance to shape a growing brand from the ground up
• Direct impact on how creators and the companies that hire them experience Slingshot
• A collaborative, fast-moving team that values craft

Benefits

• Equity grant with 4-year vesting, no cliff
• Platinum PPO health insurance with 100% employer premium contribution
• Dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• $250/month wellness stipend
• Unlimited PTO

About Slingshot

Slingshot provides shared business infrastructure for artists, creators, creative freelancers, and creative companies. We handle accounting, business tax filings, payroll, health insurance, and more, all under a model where Slingshot acts as the entity of record for our clients' business operations. Our clients get to focus on their craft while we take care of the business side.

Learn more on our Instagram and our website.

Slingshot is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team.