Key Art Designer

Cella by Randstad Digital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella by Randstad Digital in New York, NY seeks a mid-level Key Art Designer with a cinematic visual edge and entertainment background to scale creative capacity across brands. You’ll translate strategy into key art, billboards, digital assets, and scalable design systems under an Art Director.

Working with Brand, Multiplatform, Marketing, and Production, you’ll manage deliverables, apply strong typography and composition, and explore AI-enabled workflows to push visual excellence across OOH,

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of graphic, visual, or brand design experience in entertainment or media marketing.
• High fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud; advanced Photoshop skills.
• Experience using AI tools (Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Claude) for prompts and image modification.
• Figma knowledge for visual asset creation.
• Solid portfolio showing cinematic aesthetics across OOH, digital, print, and social.
• Strong communication and collaboration in matrixed teams.

Responsibilities

• Creative Execution: concept and execute campaign creative, visual identities, key art, OOH, digital assets, and motion graphics.
• Collaborate with Brand, Multiplatform, Marketing and Production to manage deliverables and feedback.
• Apply typography, color theory, image comping, and composition to maintain brand consistency.
• Utilize emerging generative AI tools to optimize exploration and design execution.

Skills

Graphic design

Brand design

Adobe Photoshop

Generative AI

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Location: New York, New YorkJob Type: ContractCompensation Range: $42 - 48 per hourWe are seeking a mid-level Key Art Designer with a cinematic visual edge and strong media/entertainment background to build out modernized creative capacity across consumer brands.Working under the guidance of an Art Director, you will handle hands-on execution from concept to completion-translating creative strategy into key art, billboards, digital assets, and scalable design systems across multiplatform environments.Responsibilities:Creative Execution (45%): Concept and execute campaign creative, visual identities, key art, out-of-home advertising, paid social/digital assets, photo briefs, and motion graphics.Collaboration & Project Delivery (30%): Partner with Brand, Multiplatform, Marketing, and Production teams to manage deliverables, incorporate feedback, and present concepts.Visual Excellence (15%): Apply strong typography, color theory, image comping, and composition to maintain brand consistency and deepen audience engagement.AI & Innovation (10%): Utilize emerging generative AI tools and evolving workflows to optimize visual exploration, concepting, and design execution.Qualifications:Experience: 3-5 years of graphic, visual, or brand design experience within entertainment or media marketing (network/streaming background preferred).Technical Mastery: High fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced skills in Photoshop (heavy image comping, photo manipulation, and key art creation).Generative AI Fluency: Demonstrated experience using AI tools (e.g., Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Claude) for prompting, proof-of-concept, visual exploration, and image modification.Figma Knowledge: Functional working knowledge of Figma for visual asset creation.Portfolio: Strong portfolio demonstrating high-end visual storytelling with a cinematic aesthetic, heavy image comping, and multi-format versatility across OOH, digital, print, and social.Soft Skills: Exceptional creative problem-solving, strong communication, adaptability, accountability, and the ability to collaborate in matrixed team environments.Nice-to-Haves:Experience with retouching, talent/photo shoots, or After Effects motion graphics.Familiarity with marketing tools such as Iterable or Stensul.Working knowledge of UX/UI principles, responsive design, basic HTML email structure, and web accessibility standards.JOBID: 082026-145051#LI-CELLA#LI-MM2Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail] offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.ABOUT CELLAWe are passionate about connecting you with the right role at the right organization—and providing you great benefits for the great work you do. With an attractive compensation package including competitive salary, 401(k) plan, weekly paychecks, holiday pay and a health benefits program, we have you covered.Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.