Creative Art Director

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted, an Upwork Company, partners with enterprise teams to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. Our network enables access to high-profile projects while Lifted handles engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments behind the scenes.

We’re building a talent pool of experienced creatives for full- or part-time engagements, including senior art directing and brand leadership. Selected candidates may be matched to future opportunities based on experience, availability,

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and creative territories for campaigns and content.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative vision across campaigns from concept to execution.
• Direct cross-functional teams including design, copy, motion, and production.
• Ensure brand consistency across all deliverables.
• Review and approve creative work for quality and brand alignment.
• Present concepts and incorporate feedback from stakeholders.
• Mentor and elevate talent within the team.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Art direction

Team mentorship

Communication

Job description

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
• 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.

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