Creative Art Director

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted is seeking a Senior Creative Director to lead the creative vision and brand expression across campaigns and channels. You will direct multidisciplinary teams through concepting to execution, ensuring high-quality delivery that aligns with business goals.

You will mentor talent, set craft standards, and collaborate closely with marketing, product, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction. Strong presentation and storytelling skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading creative teams across campaigns and channels.
• Ability translate business strategies into compelling platforms.
• Strong oversight of visual identity and brand standards.
• Mentor talent and set craft standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams through concepting to execution.
• Review and approve creative work to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and leadership on strategy.
• Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and territories.
• Present work internally and incorporate feedback.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Concept development

Team leadership

Art direction

Presentation skills

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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