Creative Art Director

Upwork; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted is seeking a senior creative leader to drive the evolution of our brand across campaigns and channels. You will guide the visual direction, mentor multidisciplinary teams of designers, copywriters, photographers, and producers, and ensure consistency with brand standards.

This role focuses on strategic, high-impact creative work across enterprise projects. The ideal candidate has a track record of leading senior creatives, translating business strategy into compelling brand platforms, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior creative teams and global campaigns.
• Ability translate business strategies into brand platforms.
• Proven track record overseeing visual direction from concept to execution.
• Strong mentorship and teamwork across design, copy, motion.
• Experience ensuring brand consistency across channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression across campaigns and channels.
• Direct multidisciplinary creative teams (design, copy, motion, production) through concepting to execution.
• Review and approve creative work to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards.
• Partner with marketing, product, global/regional creative, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction.
• Mentor and elevate talent; set craft standards and creative culture expectations.
• Make final decisions on creative concepts, visual tone, and brand identity evolution.

Skills

Creative direction

Brand strategy

Leadership

Cross-functional collab

Team mentorship

Art direction

Job description

About Lifted

Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides access to enterprise-level projects while handling engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments in the background, so you can focus on delivering high-quality work.

About Lifted

Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides access to enterprise-level projects while handling engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments in the background, so you can focus on delivering high-quality work.

Job Description

Why We’re Building a Talent Pool

We’re continuously building our network of experienced talent across Creative Art Directors who are interested in being considered for full or part-time employment engagements with assignments to work with our enterprise partners. While this is not tied to one specific project, selected candidates may be matched to future employment opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs.

Qualifications

What We Look For

• Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression across campaigns and channels
• Translate business strategies and consumer insights into compelling creative platforms
• Direct multidisciplinary creative teams (design, copy, motion, production) through concepting to execution
• Review and approve creative work to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards
• Partner with marketing, product, global/regional creative, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction
• Manage creative presentations, storytelling, narrative frameworks, and pitch development
• Mentor and elevate talent; set craft standards and creative culture expectations
• Make final decisions on creative concepts, visual tone, and brand identity evolution
• Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and creative territories for campaigns and content
• Guide designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners in executing visual direction
• Oversee composition, typography, color, layout, and brand visual identity application
• Provide on-set art direction during photo/video shoots
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency across deliverables
• Present creative work internally and incorporate feedback
• Ensure all assets meet brand style guidelines and quality standards

Additional Qualifications (if Relevant)

• Background in Senior creative leadership overseeing visual direction & concept development.