Senior Art Director, Creative Development

TAPP Film; United States; Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k)

Flexible paid time off

15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative is seeking a Senior Art Director for New York or Chicago, leading shopper and retail marketing initiatives across POS, activation, and omnichannel campaigns. You will mentor designers, translate insights into compelling work, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency.

The role requires hands-on creative leadership, strong presentation skills, and a track record of delivering high-impact campaigns for retail and digital commerce channels.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in advertising, shopper or retail marketing.
• Strong experience directing shopper/retail/activation campaigns.
• Beverage alcohol experience preferred; CPG relevant.
• Portfolio shows conceptual thinking across retail and experiential campaigns.
• Experience creating work for retail and digital commerce channels.
• Excellent visual design, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Experience mentoring juniors or leading projects (not large teams).
• Must be located in Chicago or New York for weekly onsite collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts for shopper marketing, retail activation, POS, and commerce programs.
• Create visual solutions for in-store campaigns, promotions, displays, and sampling.
• Translate shopper insights and brand objectives into engaging executions.
• Lead projects from concept through execution with quality and brand alignment.
• Collaborate with account, strategy, production, and experiential teams.
• Contribute hands-on design and art direction across physical and digital touchpoints.
• Present work to clients with confidence and clarity.
• Mentor junior designers and foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Creative leadership and direction

Shopper/retail marketing

Art direction

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Art Director, Creative Development

We are hiring a New York or Chicago-based Senior Art Director to support shopper marketing, retail marketing, point-of-sale creative, and commerce activations for a leading global beverage alcohol company. This role is designed for a highly conceptual, hands-on creative leader who creates and executes impactful work across retail, shopper, experiential, and omnichannel touchpoints. The Senior Art Director will partner with Creative Directors, Strategy, Account, and Production teams to bring ideas to life while providing day-to-day creative guidance to designers and junior creatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts for shopper marketing, retail activation, POS, and commerce marketing programs.
• Create compelling visual solutions for in-store campaigns, seasonal promotions, displays, merchandising, and sampling initiatives.
• Translate shopper insights, brand strategies, and retail objectives into engaging creative executions.
• Lead projects from concept through execution while ensuring quality, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Collaborate closely with account, strategy, production, and experiential teams.
• Contribute hands-on design and art direction across physical and digital commerce touchpoints.
• Present creative work internally and to clients with confidence and clarity.
• Mentor junior designers and support a collaborative creative culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in advertising, shopper marketing, retail marketing, commerce marketing, or integrated agency environments.
• Strong experience developing and art directing shopper marketing, retail, POS, and activation campaigns.
• Beverage alcohol experience preferred; CPG experience highly relevant.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and execution across retail, shopper, experiential, and integrated campaigns.
• Experience creating work for both retail environments and digital commerce channels.
• Excellent visual design, storytelling, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring junior creatives or leading projects, without primary responsibility for managing large creative teams.
• Must be located in Chicago (preferred) or New York for weekly onsite collaboration in our Dentsu offices.

Preferred Experience

• Retail or shopper marketing agency experience.
• Experience supporting beverage alcohol or consumer packaged goods brands.

Additional Information:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $72,000–$96,000. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our hybrid way of working combines remote flexibility with regular in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Many of our employees who live within commuting distance (90 minutes) from one of our Headquarter or Hub Offices (New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles) are required to work in the office 2-3 days per week including one Team Day. The minimum number of days may vary by office and role. Dentsu may designate other HQ or Hub offices at any time. Those who do not live near an office may be designated as a remote employee, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect you to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office from time to time.

Location: New York - 150 E 42nd

Brand: Dentsu Creative

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

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