Creative Art Director

Upwork; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted is building a talent pool of experienced creatives for engagement with enterprise partners. The role leads creative vision across campaigns, guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept to execution while upholding brand standards.

You will mentor designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners and collaborate with marketing, product, and leadership to align on strategy. Strong experience in directing visual direction, presenting work, and evolving brand identity is essential.

Qualifications

• Lead creative vision across campaigns and channels.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams through concepting to execution.
• Maintain brand standards across all assets.
• Present work and incorporate feedback from stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee visual direction and assets for campaigns.
• Mentor designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners.
• Develop storyboards and creative territories for campaigns and content.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and leadership to align on strategy.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Art direction

Campaign development

Team mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

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 feedbackEnsure all assets meet brand style guidelines and quality standards

Additional Qualifications (if Relevant)

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