Remote Art Director: Lead Concepts & Systemized Campaigns

Sway Creative Labs

Norfolk (VA)

Remote

USD 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan: 80% employee premiums

Dental Insurance: 100% employee

401(k) match

Paid vacation and holidays

Remote work affordance

Performance bonus potential

Upskilling reimbursement

Job summary

Sway Creative Labs is seeking an Art Director who can carry ideas from sketch to multiple formats while maintaining the core concept. You’ll lead visual direction for accounts, build scalable Figma templates, and drive high-volume, on-brand outputs across web, social, display, print, and beyond.

The role blends hands-on art direction with system thinking, AI-enabled workflows, and collaborative leadership. Remote-first with occasional in-person Norfolk, VA collaboration offers ownership and an

Qualifications

3–5+ years of art direction experience at an agency or in a comparable creative environment.
A portfolio showing original concept work and scale across channels.
Deep proficiency in Figma: components, variants, auto-layout and variables.
Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Hands-on use of Claude or other AI tools to concept, build or scale creative, with good judgment.
Strong fundamentals: typography, color, composition and visual hierarchy.
Ability to run several projects concurrently and communicate timelines/scope early.
Occasional travel and on-set availability.

Responsibilities

Lead concept development on integrated campaigns with strategy-driven ideas.
Serve as creative lead on accounts, presenting and defending visual direction.
Collaborate with producers, copywriters, developers and media for channel consistency.
Provide designers with clear direction and high-quality feedback.