Senior Art Director

verizon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Senior Art Director to drive the visual charge for our high-profile brand and integrated campaigns. This role demands hands-on crafting from concept to execution across broadcast, digital, and out-of-home media.

You will champion GenAI as a creative tool to accelerate ideation and rapid prototyping while collaborating with copy and production teams to deliver deeply human storytelling. If you have 5+ years in top-tier agencies or in-house teams, a standout portfolio, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 4+ years of work experience required.
• 4+ years of relevant design/advertising experience required.
• Portfolio demonstrating ATL and integrated work.

Responsibilities

• Execute big ATL and integrated campaigns with emphasis on broadcast, digital, and out-of-home media.
• Champion social-first thinking; create visual language that stops the scroll and drives conversation.
• Collaborate with copywriting to co-create projects from brief to production with strong visual/verbal synergy.
• Refine craft by learning from Sr. CD Art and pushing visual boundaries.
• Push brand boundaries while evolving Verizon's visual identity.
• Present and defend visual choices to internal creative directors and stakeholders.

Skills

Design

Typography

Photography

Layout

Motion graphics

Collaboration

Brand guidelines

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing...

We are looking for a dynamic, highly collaborative Senior Art Director to help drive the visual charge for our highest-profile brand and integrated Above-The-Line (ATL) campaigns. This isn't a role for a passive designer; it's for a hands-on craftsman who thrives in the trenches of big-idea concepting and possesses the design chops to execute them flawlessly.

AI as Your Creative Co-Pilot: We don't just adopt technology; we pioneer it. At Verizon, we believe AI shouldn't replace human genius-it should liberate it. In this role, you won't just tolerate GenAI; you will champion it to supercharge our creative development pipeline. We leverage advanced AI tools to accelerate brainstorming, execute rapid visual prototyping, and smash through routine generation bottlenecks. We expect you to treat AI as an expansive, collaborative canvas-using it to test the boundaries of "what if" at lightning speed, freeing up your team to focus on what matters most: deeply human, authentic, and jaw-dropping storytelling.

Responsibilities include:

• Execute Big ATL & Integrated Work: Partner on the concepting and execution of groundbreaking, full-funnel integrated campaigns with a massive emphasis on top-tier broadcast, digital, and out-of-home media.
• Champion Social-First Thinking: Infuse every campaign with native social media DNA. We don't just adapt TV spots for social platforms; we want you to invent visual languages that stop the scroll and drive cultural conversation.
• The Collaboration Dynamic: Partner seamlessly with copywriting counterparts to co-create projects from initial brief through production, ensuring tight visual and verbal synergy.
• Refine Your Craft: Actively engage with and learn from the Sr. CD Art, taking accountability for your conceptual development and pushing the boundaries of your visual output.
• Push Brand Boundaries: Honor the foundational principles of the Verizon brand while constantly finding fresh, daring ways to evolve its visual identity.
• Articulate Your Vision: Confidently present, defend, and articulate your visual choices and creative strategies to internal creative directors and cross-functional stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor's Degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work and/or military experience.

Even better if you have:

• Five or more years of experience within top-tier advertising agencies or world-class in-house creative teams, with a standout portfolio showcasing strong ATL and integrated work.
• Experience working with major, recognizable brands. You know how to design creatively within established brand guidelines while maintaining the agility of a startup.
• A deep, uncompromising passion for typography, design, photography, layout, and motion graphics. You know what looks good, and more importantly, why it works.
• Direct experience participating in commercial shoots, lifestyle photography sessions, and collaborating throughout the post-production workflow.
• You are zero-ego, highly collaborative, hungry to learn, and deeply invested in pushing the creative work forward.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon.

From health and wellness benefit options including:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• short and long term disability
• basic life insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• group home & auto insurance
• matched 401(k) savings plan
• up to 8 company paid holidays per year
• up to 6 personal days per year, p