Senior Art Director, Brand Creative

Leadout Capital; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an exceptional Art Director to join our internal agency and partner with creative leads to bring brand and marketing to life. You will ideate, problem-solve and execute against briefs, crafting Salesforce stories across channels while upholding the brand's look and feel.

You will manage multiple projects, guide teams, freelancers, and production partners, delivering high-quality work with attention to detail and an eye for strategy and design excellence.

Qualifications

• BA or BFA in Art/Design and a world-class portfolio.
• Outstanding presentation skills and ability to pitch to all levels.
• 8+ years in art direction and design in a creative agency or client-side group.
• 3+ years leading and managing projects; + is a plus.
• 5+ years in marketing with digital, print, interactive, website/mobile design and video.
• Hands-on expertise across advertising, film, websites, mobile, graphic design and events.
• Expert knowledge of creative processes and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Work with Creative Lead on conceptual development, design, and execution.
• Develop ideas that meet KPIs; test and iterate when needed.
• Present concepts to marketing leads and stakeholders on schedule.
• Ensure brand consistency and high-quality design across projects.
• Learn industry trends and apply insights to campaigns.
• Inspire others, deliver feedback clearly, and guide teams and partners.

Skills

BA or BFA in Art/Design

Extraordinary design skills

World-class portfolio

Outstanding presentation skills

8+ years art direction & design

3+ years project leadership

5+ years marketing experience

Hands-on across mediums

Creative AI tools

Digital creative tools

Education

BA or BFA in Art/Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Creative AI tools

Job description

About the team

Global Brand & Creative team at Salesforce is a growing group within Marketing, composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence.

As a partner to cross-functional teams across all of Salesforce, we tie our goals to our most important company initiatives, driving towards shared KPIs, strategies and processes to unify and push the brand and business forward.

About the role

Salesforce is looking for an exceptional Art Director to join our growing internal agency and partner with our creative leads to bring our brand and marketing to life. Reporting into the Creative lead, you will be challenged to ideate, problem-solve and execute against key marketing briefs. You will help to craft and tell the Salesforce story through a variety of channels and mediums, always advocating for the brand and taking pride in beautiful, inspiring and consistent work.

The right person for this role will be an inspired and passionate creative / designer, and a highly-motivated individual that has the experience, ability and drive to manage multiple projects and work seamlessly with cross-functional teams across the company.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with the Creative Lead and teams on conceptual development, design and execution across key marketing briefs.

• Develop creative ideas that meet project KPIs; test and iterate when necessary.

• Work cross functionally with key marketing leads to present creative concepts and solutions on brief and on schedule.

• Ensure the consistency of the brand and highest quality of design across all projects.

• Keen understanding and passion to learn about and share insights on design and technology industry trends.

• Create, concept, inspire others, and roll up their sleeves while bringing creative ideas to life; can deliver and receive direct and clear feedback.

• Ability to think big while having a keen eye for the smallest level of detail.

• Must be a self starter while being comfortable guiding teams, freelancers, agencies, and production partners.

What experience you have

• BA or BFA in Art/Design

• Extraordinary design skills

• World-class portfolio of work

• Outstanding presentation skills and proven ability to produce and pitch world-class strategic presentations to all levels of an organization

• 8+ years experience in art direction and design in a creative agency or client-side group; B2B / tech experience is a plus

• 3+ years experience leading and managing projects in a creative agency or internal creative group; management experience is a plus

• 5+ years experience in marketing work with a rich portfolio including digital, print, interactive, website/mobile design and video

• Hands‑on expertise in developing creative solutions and campaigns across all mediums: advertising, film, websites, mobile and graphic design, Corporate ID, interactive, social campaigns, content marketing and events

• Expert knowledge and hands on experience with creative AI tools

• Expert knowledge of creative process and all digital creative software tools

You are excited about this role because:

• You are passionate about creative / design and branding.

• You are highly motivated and a problem solver.

• You love to build.

• You never shy from a challenge.

We are excited about you because:

• You are an inspiring, positive, force of nature.

• You are always bringing new ideas to the table.

• You are happy to share your knowledge and insights with other team members.