Associate Creative Director, Art

Razorfish; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Care for parents and other

Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility aid

Pet adoption support

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Job summary

Razorfish is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art to develop sophisticated, high-impact creative for a leading global enterprise technology brand.

You’ll transform complex B2B challenges into distinctive visual ideas across campaigns, thought leadership, and content experiences. You’ll partner with Copy, Strategy, and Design to build scalable visual systems that elevate the central creative idea.

Please note: This is a hybrid schedule requiring 4 days/week in office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Fine Arts, graphic design, advertising, visual communications, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in a creative role in an agency or creative environment.
• A standout portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, art direction, and integrated campaigns.
• Proficiency with creative tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Ability to translate complex products or services into compelling visual ideas.

Responsibilities

• Develop bold, strategically grounded visual concepts and campaign platforms.
• Turn complex enterprise propositions into distinctive visual ideas.
• Partner with Copy to develop integrated creative territories from brief through execution.
• Establish visual languages and campaign systems that scale across channels.
• Direct creative across digital, social, paid, earned, web, events, video, and content.
• Present and defend creative thinking with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Creative leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Visual storytelling

Typography

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Company Description

Hi there—at Razorfish, we’re leaders in what's next. Since the dawn of the internet, we’ve helped brands move first through every era of transformation, defining what digital means for business and now leading brands into the age of AI. Everyone has a prediction. Razorfish has a track record.

Company Description

Hi there—at Razorfish, we’re leaders in what's next. Since the dawn of the internet, we’ve helped brands move first through every era of transformation, defining what digital means for business and now leading brands into the age of AI. Everyone has a prediction. Razorfish has a track record.

Named a Most Innovative Agency three years running (2024–2026) by Campaign US, our work reflects a proven ability not just to anticipate what’s coming, but to help our clients actively shape the future. No matter the trend or cultural moment, delivering real business impact wouldn’t be possible without our people. We bring together curious, driven, and diverse thinkers who challenge convention, push boundaries, and hold a high bar for creative excellence.

If you’re motivated to work alongside top performers, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and help define where technology, business, and marketing are headed next—this is the place to do it.

Join us at razorfish.com.

Overview

We’re looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art to develop sophisticated, high-impact creative for a leading global enterprise technology brand.

You’ll transform complex B2B challenges into distinctive visual ideas across integrated brand campaigns, thought leadership, and content experiences. Partnering closely with Copy, Strategy, Design, and cross-functional teams, you’ll establish creative territories and build visual systems capable of scaling without compromising craft. We’re looking for someone who combines big conceptual thinking, exceptional visual judgment, and strong design-system instincts. You can find the big visual idea, elevate a complex business story, establish a distinctive creative territory, and build the system that allows the work to scale.

Please note: This is a hybrid schedule requiring of 4 days/week on average in office.

Responsibilities

• Develop bold, strategically grounded visual concepts and campaign platforms.
• Turn complex enterprise and technology propositions into distinctive visual ideas.
• Partner with Copy to develop integrated creative territories from brief through execution.
• Establish visual languages and campaign systems that can scale across audiences and channels.
• Evolve existing campaigns while protecting and strengthening the central creative idea.
• Direct creative across digital, social, paid, earned, web, events, video, and content.
• Develop modular design approaches and visual hierarchies that support high-volume creative.
• Present and defend creative thinking with senior stakeholders.
• Maintain an exceptional standard for concept, art direction, design, and craft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Fine Arts, graphic design, advertising, visual communications, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in a creative role in an agency or creative environment (e.g., art director, designer
• A standout portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, sophisticated art direction, and integrated campaigns.
• Proficiency with creative tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma)
• Proven ability to translate complex products, services, or business propositions into compelling visual ideas.
• Strong command of visual identity, typography, composition, and storytelling.
• Experience taking a hero concept and building it into a cohesive, scalable creative system.
• Experience directing designers and production partners.
• Strong presentation and creative rationale skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with demanding creative standards.

Bonus Points For

• Enterprise B2B experience.
• Technology, SaaS, MarTech, or another complex category.
• Large-scale brand and campaign systems.
• Thought leadership and content programs.
• Video, motion, digital, and social art direction.
• Modular creative systems and asset hierarchies.
• Familiarity with emerging AI-enabled creative workflows.

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.

Our Best-in-class Wellness And Benefits Offerings Include

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
• The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Razorfish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $135,765.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/30/2026.