Senior Art Director

Nestlé Purina; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary USD 80,000 - 100,000 per year

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Bonus eligibility

Performance-based incentives

Competitive total rewards package

Job summary

Nestlé Purina's CheckMark in-house creative team in St. Louis invites a Senior Art Director to shape high-quality, brand-relevant work for dogs and cats.

Onsite role, you’ll lead concepts from idea to final execution across print, digital, in-store, advertising materials, and packaging, collaborating with leadership and clients. You’ll bring 3+ years agency experience, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, and a proactive, energetic approach to multi-brand projects, while maintaining alignment

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years of experience within an advertising/marketing agency or similar environment.
• 1+ years of experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Design print, promotion, collateral, in-store, and advertising materials from concept to final, based on client direction.
• Create and execute digital content, including social media, digital advertising, website assets, and video deliverables.
• Contribute to package design efforts.
• Present ideas and designs credibly to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate with creative leadership, account service, legal, and clients across assignments.
• Support longer-range client or agency goals focused on growth of the business.
• Maintain a positive, high-energy approach to original, compelling, solution-oriented work.
• Multitask effectively across different client brand assignments.

Skills

Advertising/marketing experience

Creativity

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Figma

Job description

Stability meets creative momentum at CheckMark, the in-house creative resource of Nestlé Purina. You’ll join a team that combines the pace of agency life with the structure and benefits of a bigger organization. If you’re motivated by pets and like building work that resonates with the pet care community, this role brings autonomy and variety across print, digital, in-store, advertising materials, and packaging.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Art Director onsite in St. Louis, MO, you’ll conceive, create, and help produce high-quality, brand-relevant creative for dogs and cats. You’ll work within a team environment, with the ability to drive projects forward from concept through final execution.

• Design print, promotion, collateral, in-store, and advertising materials from concept to final, based on client direction.
• Create and execute digital content, including social media, digital advertising, website assets, and video deliverables.
• Contribute to package design efforts.
• Present ideas and designs credibly to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate with creative leadership, account service, legal, and clients across assignments.
• Support longer-range client or agency goals focused on growth of the business.
• Maintain a positive, high-energy approach to original, compelling, solution-oriented work.
• Multitask effectively across different client brand assignments.

Skills and experience

• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 3+ years of experience within an advertising/marketing agency or similar environment.
• 1+ years of experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Tools you’ll use

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Figma

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: USD 80,000 - 100,000 per year
• Bonus Eligibility: Yes
• 401k with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• Performance-based incentives
• Competitive total rewards package

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1+ years of experience with interactive design (Adobe Premiere and After Effects) preferred.
• 1+ years of experience with Figma preferred.