Senior Art Director

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

160over90, part of Publicis Groupe, seeks an Experiential Senior Art Director to bring big ideas to life across activations, social, digital, print, and OOH. You will shape creative briefs, collaborate with clients, mentor junior talent, and present compelling concepts with a strong art direction perspective.

The role requires at least 6 years of experience as an art director, proficiency in Adobe CC, and excellent presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of equivalent work experience as art director.
• Experience in experiential design and outdoor event related work is preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud apps and fluent in MS Office (Word, PPT).
• Strong presentation skills and ability to lead client discovery sessions.

Responsibilities

• Lead experiential design and concepting across channels (3D environments, digital, print, OOH).
• Mentor junior talent and manage creatives in the team.
• Create compelling design comps, presentations, and visual storytelling for clients.
• Collaborate with copywriters and designers to deliver integrated campaigns.

Skills

Art direction

Experiential design

Adobe CC

3-D modeling

Animation

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Tools

Adobe CC

MS Office

AI applications

Job description

Company description

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With over 600 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of Publicis Groupe. Follow our story at 160over90.com

Overview

At 160over90, we believe the best ideas don't just capture attention. They shape culture. As part of the global powerhouse of Publicis, we turn cultural insights into bold, impactful creative that moves people and brands forward. We're looking for passionate creatives who want to push boundaries, make work that matters, and leave their mark.

You have a passion for design, a sharp understanding of experiential and digital media, and a drive to create work that's not just great, but genuinely effective.

As an Experiential Senior Art Director, you'll bring big ideas to life across channels while helping shape creative briefs, collaborating with clients, and mentoring junior talent. You'll create innovative, memorable work that gets our agency and clients noticed.

A true creative athlete, you'll concept and execute campaigns across activations, social, digital, print, OOH, and beyond. From brainstorming original ideas to presenting compelling creative, you'll bring a strong art direction perspective and the confidence to communicate it

Responsibilities

Who You Are:

First and foremost, you’re serially curious. About brands, people, culture, and what’s now and next. You’re plugged into the world around you, always asking (and understanding) why.

You know great ideas don’t happen alone. You inspire teams, champion collaboration, and push the collective that gets us to bigger and better; that gets us to wow. When in doubt, you do. Because you always give a damn. About the clients, the agency, the people, and the work.

You bring emotional intelligence, creative confidence, and a way with visuals (and words) that makes people listen. From fellow creatives to account teams to clients, you know how to rally people around a great idea.

Feeling intrigued yet?

Responsibilities:

We’re looking for a great Senior Art Director. A traditional title for a non-traditional role. We create experiential so we’re looking for someone familiar with concepting for 3D environments, can speak to building materials and substrates, has working knowledge of digital, and understands how to create a full consumer journey.

We’re looking for a type-A concepting machine—someone who can not only think on their feet, but organize those thoughts into a compelling story. Someone who can see the big idea, but not miss the little details. And finally, someone who can translate great creative and present to clients.

This Sr. Art Director will report to the Associate Creative Director and will provide internal resources needed to deliver a broad mix of capabilities including, but not limited to:

• Experiential Strategy, Concepting, & Ideation
• Art Direction
• AI Design Comps
• Storytelling
• Proposal and RFP Response
• Environmental Design, Illustrations & 3-D Renderings (plus-up skillset)
• Graphic Design
• Interior/Furniture Aesthetics

The Experiential Sr. Art Director has the potential of managing 2-3 team members in the Creative Solutions department and is responsible for:

Team Leadership / Mentorship

• Maintaining high standards on program graphics/ both graphic design and application; responding to creative requests that entail discussing creative options and deadlines; working with Project Manager to secure, brief and manage resources to assure deadlines are met; recruiting new resources to spark creative thinking; managing freelance artists and interns when needed;
• Working directly with copywriters and other designers to assemble graphic comps
• Maintaining direction over assigned internal graphic designers, production artists and outsourced creative contractors necessary to fulfill project demands

Presentation Skills / Concepting / Proposal Development

• (Client-focused) Supporting RFP responses through the brainstorming and development of conceptual ideas while helping guide the development of presentation renderings including illustrations and graphic design comps for exhibits, environments and all visual communications
• Express ideas clearly and enthusiastically to internal peers and clients alike through written and verbal formats
• Direct development of assigned presentation materials on all levels, such as brainstorming, sketching, typesetting, layouts, etc.

Photo Imaging / Illustration / AI Renderings / Video Production, Interactive UX, Digital Media

• Helping brief and direct preliminary drawings of proposed environments and consumer engagements, including storyboarding, layout;coordinating ideas with Production Services personnel or select outside vendors to make sure budget goals are met. Submit plan for approval, and adapt plan as needed to serve intended purpose or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
• Must demonstratea working knowledge or familiarity with design and communication strategy across all mediums including digital, video, mobile, social and other broadcast mediums

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

• Complete and up-to-date online portfolio
• Six (6) or more years equivalent work experience as art director
• At least three (3) years of experiential design and outdoor event related work
• Must be proficient in Adobe CC apps and be fluent in MS Office, Word, and PPT
• Knowledge of AI applications
• 3-D and Animation skills are a plus
• Proven experience managing creative processes and a team of direct reports
• Excellent presentation skills with ability to lead a discovery session with a client, present concepts and tell the story of how the concept meets the client's objective both verbally and through written proposals
• Must be able to multi-task in a highly productive, fast-paced environment

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $65,000.00 - USD $75,000.00/NA. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. 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, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 1/18/2027.