Senior Art Director, Shopper & Retail Activations

Dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401(k)

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York is seeking a Senior Art Director, Creative Development to lead shopper and retail marketing concepts for a major beverage alcohol client. This hands-on, highly conceptual leader will guide designers and collaborate with strategy, account, and production teams to bring ideas to life across in-store and digital touchpoints.

The role emphasizes mentoring, strong storytelling, and presentation skills, with weekly onsite collaboration in our New York offices and a

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.

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.

Skills

5+ years experience in advertising

Shopper/retail marketing leadership

Visual design & storytelling

Mentoring junior creatives

On-brand collaboration

Job description

Dentsu Creative in New York is seeking a Senior Art Director, Creative Development to lead shopper and retail marketing concepts for a major beverage alcohol client. This hands-on, highly conceptual leader will guide designers and collaborate with strategy, account, and production teams to bring ideas to life across in-store and digital touchpoints.

The role emphasizes mentoring, strong storytelling, and presentation skills, with weekly onsite collaboration in our New York offices and a