Associate Creative Director (Art)

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 107,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and voluntary benefits

Paid time off

Work Your World program (up to 6 weeks

Job summary

Mars United℠ Commerce, a Publicis Groupe practice, is seeking an Associate Creative Director with an Art background to lead digital shelf experiences and client engagements. You’ll manage a small team, collaborate with UX and front-/back-end developers, and present to clients while working remotely with distributed teams.

The role emphasizes calm, structured leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on involvement in projects. Excellent Adobe Suite skills are required.

Qualifications

• Art Director or Designer background with strong digital shelf experience.
• Experience leading a small to mid-size team (3+ years).
• Solid understanding of UX design and collaboration with front- and back-end teams.
• Proven ability to present and build client relationships.
• Experience working remotely with distributed teams.

Skills

Art direction

Team leadership

UX design

Front-end collaboration

Client relationship management

Remote work experience

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe XD

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Company description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Overview

We’re looking for an Associate Creative Director with an Art background.

Experience Required

• Art Director or Designer background with strong digital shelf experience
• Has managed a small-medium sized team previously (3+ years)
• Good understanding and working knowledge of UX design
• Has worked with team members in front and back end development
• Can present and build a relationship with clients
• Has worked remotely with a team

Personality

• Calm and solution-oriented mindset
• Empowering and engaging leader
• Organized and detailed
• Capable of handling a large amount of projects
• Enjoys working with cross-functional team members
• Able to be in the trenches with the team

Program Knowledge

• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator is a must)
• Adobe XD or Sketch is a plus
• Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

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.

We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.

Mars United℠ Commerce 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 $146,100.00/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 12/19/2026.