Junior Digital Art Director

Publicis Groupe; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Unlimited PTO & parental leave

Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office

Tuition reimbursement & employee perks

Job summary

Publicis Groupe’s Team One seeks a Junior Digital Art Director to partner with diverse creatives in designing AI-enabled brand experiences. You’ll prototype rapidly, blending digital and physical touchpoints with AI workflows across projects for luxury brands and premium clients.

You’ll lead iterative exploration, collaborate across disciplines, and help scale design systems while delivering engaging, accessible experiences.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience creating digital products and interactive prototypes.
• Hands-on with AI tools to generate visuals and speed up workflows.
• Experience concepting activations and experiential environments.
• Strong portfolio of AI-assisted workflows and mobile-first design.

Responsibilities

• Lead rapid prototyping using AI generation tools and design software to visualize concepts.
• Concept and execute immersive real-life activations and digital touchpoints.
• Integrate generative AI into daily workflows for asset creation and prototyping.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Experience Designers, and Developers to ship experiences.
• Build interactive prototypes to demonstrate product mechanics and user flows.
• Drive concept development and storytelling across digital and physical spaces.
• Design user-centered digital products balancing creativity and business goals.
• Scale modular design systems and component libraries for rapid production.
• Explore emerging AI tools and prototyping frameworks to shape future experiences.
• Present ideas and prototypes clearly to stakeholders and teams.

Skills

AI workflows

Rapid prototyping

Figma

UI/UX design

Mobile-first design

Communication

Team collaboration

Motion/3D prototyping

Design systems

Idea articulation

Tools

Figma

AI tools

Design software

Job description

Company description

About Team One:

Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The RealReal, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moėt Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Age’s Best Places to Work.

Overview

About this Position:

As a Junior Digital Art Director, you'll partner with a multidisciplinary team of creatives, strategists, experience designers, and developers to pioneer interactive brand experiences, digital products, and physical activations. You'll combine strong visual design skills with cutting-edge AI workflows to rapidly prototype, iterate, and transform complex ideas into compelling, real-world experiences.

We're looking for an AI-empowered creator who is curious by nature, energized by experimentation, and driven to build prototypes that bring vision to life in fast-paced environments. You understand that great design is functional, experimental, and deeply engaging—creating connections, simplifying complexity, and inspiring action across both digital and physical touchpoints.

The ideal candidate bridges traditional craft with modern technology, seamlessly leveraging AI tools, design systems, rapid prototyping, and real-life activations to build seamless, immersive brand experiences.

What You'll Do:

• Lead rapid prototyping initiatives using AI generation tools and design software to visualize concepts, test interactions, and ship interactive digital products.

• Concept, design, and execute immersive real-life activations, experiential brand installations, and physical-meets-digital touchpoints.

• Integrate generative AI tools into daily creative workflows to accelerate idea generation, art direction, asset creation, and rapid functional experience building.

• Collaborate with Art Directors, Experience Designers, Developers, and cross-functional teams to bring high-impact digital and physical experiences from brief to life.

• Build interactive prototypes to demonstrate product mechanics, user flows, and experimental interfaces to clients and internal leadership.

• Drive concept development, strategic ideation, and interactive storytelling across digital products and physical spaces.

• Design compelling, user-centered digital products that balance creative ambition, technological innovation, and business goals.

• Help build and scale modular design systems and component libraries tailored for rapid digital and physical experience design.

• Continually explore, test, and adopt emerging AI tools, creative tech software, and prototyping frameworks that shape the future of brand experiences.

• Present creative ideas, interactive prototypes, and design rationale clearly and confidently to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

What You'll Bring:

• 1–3 years of experience creating digital products, interactive prototypes, and mobile-first experiences with a strong visual foundation.

• Direct, hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to generate visual concepts, speed up workflows, and build functional prototypes.

• Experience concepting, designing, and physically bringing real-life activations and experiential environments to execution.

• Strong portfolio showcasing AI-assisted workflows, interactive prototypes, mobile-first product design, and physical or hybrid brand activations.

• High proficiency in rapid prototyping, turning static ideas into interactive, testable experiences quickly and efficiently.

• Expertise in Figma, including design systems, interactive components, variables, micro-interactions, and advanced prototyping capabilities.

• Solid grasp of UI/UX design principles, responsive web standards, interaction design, and modern accessibility guidelines.

• Strong agency or fast-paced studio experience, with a track record of guiding concepts from preliminary AI ideation to final build and production.

• Exposure to motion design, 3D prototyping, interactive spatial experiences, or immersive web technologies.

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate how AI tools and rapid prototyping drive creative solutions.

• A collaborative, forward-thinking mindset eager to continuously test new AI software, prototyping methods, and experiential build techniques.

Why It’s Great to Work Here:

• We live by our C.O.R.E. values:
  • Collaborative - We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone.
  • Optimistic - Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible.
  • Results-driven - Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake.
  • Entrepreneurial - Build something new. Shoot for the moon.
• We offer comprehensive benefits and ‘work perks’ like great options for medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, unlimited PTO, generous paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, family forming assistance reimbursement, pet adoption assistance + “pawternity” leave, etc.
• We have a hybrid work schedule 3 days a week in office.
• We’re part of Publicis Groupe which is a huge global network, so there are many resources that come with that like Business Resource Groups for a variety of communities like Publicis Parents, VivaWomen, Egalité, etc.
• We give back to our communities with our annual Day of Good and volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
• We love to grow our talent and promote from within whenever possible, and we offer professional development trainings and regular structured performance reviews.
• We have a lot fun! We have a whole committee called “Team Fun” that plans parties and events for us to celebrate birthdays, holidays, cultural moments, etc. Some recent fun events include a flower bouquet bar, origami lessons, and hearing from creative entrepreneurs at our Moonshot speaker series.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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 $53,960.00 - USD $76,384.00/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 11/16/2026.