Senior Art Director

Godfrey Dadich Partners; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

FSA/HSA

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Utility reimbursement

Parental leave

SF office

Team lunches

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

GDP is seeking an Art Director to join our team, blending strategy, design, and journalism-inspired storytelling for leading technology brands. This hybrid, San Francisco role rewards conceptual thinking, collaboration with copywriters and senior creatives, and turning ideas into memorable work across brand, social, digital, live events, and emerging platforms.

You will art direct campaigns, present with confidence, and guide production partners while using AI to accelerate ideation without

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in advertising, branding, or marketing agency.
• Portfolio shows multi-channel conceptual thinking and strong visual craft.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns with copywriters.
• Strong typography, composition, photography, and storytelling.
• Experience presenting work to clients.
• Collaborative in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams.
• Able to translate complex topics into clear ideas.
• Fluent with Figma and Adobe CC; After Effects a plus.
• Experience with AI tools preferred.
• Interest in technology and B2B storytelling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with copywriters to create integrated campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and brand channels.
• Contribute to campaign development from concept to execution with strong visual thinking.
• Design and art direct assets across social, presentations, digital experiences, live events, and video.
• Present work internally and to clients with clear creative rationale.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors to maintain high creative standards.
• Work with strategists, writers, designers, and producers to deliver production-ready work.
• Direct photographers, illustrators, motion designers, and partners.
• Support cross-channel extensions while preserving creative integrity.

Skills

Conceptual thinking

Collaboration

Visual craft

Campaign ideation

Presentation to clients

Figma

Adobe CC (Photoshop)

Adobe CC (Illustrator)

Adobe CC (InDesign)

After Effects

AI tools

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

After Effects

Job description

GDP is a creative marketing agency that combines the best of strategy, design, and journalism to help brands clarify complexity, and we're looking for an Art Director to join our team.

We're looking for a conceptual and collaborative creative with a passion for advertising, design, and visual storytelling. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable developing campaign ideas and bringing them to life across a variety of channels, partnering closely with copywriters and senior creative leaders to create work that is memorable, effective, and beautifully crafted.

This role sits primarily within our advertising practice, where you'll help shape integrated campaigns for some of the world's leading technology brands. You'll work across brand campaigns, social, digital, live events, and emerging platforms—translating complex ideas into clear, compelling, and human creative. You'll collaborate closely with Creative Directors, Copywriters, Strategists, and Producers, and play an active role in presenting and discussing work with clients.

This is a hybrid role (in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) in San Francisco.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with copywriters to develop and execute integrated advertising campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and brand channels.
• Contribute to campaign development from initial concept through final execution, bringing strong visual thinking and creative problem-solving to every stage of the process.
• Design and art direct campaign assets across a variety of formats, including social media, presentations, digital experiences, live events, and video.
• Present work internally and to clients with confidence, clearly articulating the creative rationale behind ideas and executions.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors to refine concepts and ensure a consistently high standard of creative excellence.
• Work closely with strategists, writers, designers, and producers to deliver thoughtful, compelling, and production-ready creative.
• Direct photographers, illustrators, motion designers, and production partners to bring ideas to life.
• Support campaign extensions and adaptations across channels while maintaining creative integrity and consistency.
• Contribute to communications systems for, by, and about GDP across owned, social, and live-event platforms.
• Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate ideation, generate reference materials, prototype quickly, and explore new creative possibilities while maintaining a high standard of craft.
• Stay curious about emerging trends in advertising, design, technology, and culture, bringing new ideas and references to the work.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in an advertising, branding, or marketing agency environment.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and exceptional visual craft across multiple channels.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns in partnership with copywriters.
• Strong design fundamentals, including typography, composition, photography, and visual storytelling.
• Experience presenting work to clients and participating in creative discussions with confidence and professionalism.
• Highly collaborative, resourceful, and comfortable working in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience translating complex or technical subject matter into ideas that are clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant.
• Demonstrated fluency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign). Experience with motion design tools such as After Effects is a plus.
• Experience with AI creative tools, including image generation platforms and AI-assisted workflows, is preferred.
• An interest in technology, innovation, and B2B storytelling is a plus.

More about GDP

The rise of AI. Turbulent financial markets. An erosion of trust. We are living in deeply complex times, and our creative marketing agency is purpose-built for this moment.

Organizations need to know who they are, what they stand for, and what they're here to do. They need to communicate their ideas and ideals in clear and compelling ways. That's where GDP comes in.

Our team of journalists, strategists, and designers helps brands turn complexity into clarity. Because the best ideas fail if no one understands them.

The salary range for this role is $110,000–$140,000.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k Company Contribution
• FSA/HSA
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid holidays + holiday week (Christmas–New Year closure)
• Monthly utility reimbursement
• Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Collaborative San Francisco office in easily accessible location
• Bi-weekly team lunches and cultural celebrations
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability

Our salary offers take into consideration the skills and experience a candidate brings, pay equity across similar roles within GDP, and the market rate for similar roles outside of GDP. 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. The company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.