Sr. Designer/Art Director

Horizontal Talent; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking an Art Director to lead performance-driven marketing creative across email, paid digital, and social channels. You will shape campaigns from concept through execution within brand systems and contribute strategic ideas.

Responsibilities include designing lifecycle emails, paid display/ social content, landing page support, and social video creative for paid placements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-reviewed environment to ensure quality

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Senior Designer, Art Director, or in a similar role focused on marketing creative.
• Strong background in lifecycle and email marketing design.
• Proven experience creating paid digital creative across display, paid social, and landing page support.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and execute marketing creative for lifecycle email campaigns tailored to specific audience segments.
• Create high-performing paid digital assets, including display ads, paid social content, landing page support, and conversion-focused campaign creative.
• Partner on creative development from initial concept through final delivery, balancing hands-on design work with broader art direction.
• Work within existing brand guidelines and templates while finding opportunities to elevate the visual approach.
• Contribute strategic creative ideas that support engagement, conversion, and campaign performance goals.
• Develop social video creative for paid placements, including content suited for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and similar formats.

Skills

Senior Design/Art Director

Lifecycle email design

Paid digital creative

Performance-driven

Brand systems

Art direction

Regulated industries

Communication

Job description

Bring your creative expertise to a hands-on Art Director role focused on performance-driven marketing across email, paid digital, and social channels. This position offers the chance to shape compelling campaign creative from concept through execution while working within established brand systems and contributing strategic ideas.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and execute marketing creative for lifecycle email campaigns tailored to specific audience segments.
• Create high-performing paid digital assets, including display ads, paid social content, landing page support, and conversion-focused campaign creative.
• Partner on creative development from initial concept through final delivery, balancing hands-on design work with broader art direction.
• Work within existing brand guidelines and templates while finding opportunities to elevate the visual approach.
• Contribute strategic creative ideas that support engagement, conversion, and campaign performance goals.
• Develop social video creative for paid placements, including content suited for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and similar formats.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a highly reviewed environment where accuracy, quality, and responsiveness matter.

Skills

• 7+ years of experience as a Senior Designer, Art Director, or in a similar role focused on marketing creative.
• Strong background in lifecycle and email marketing design.
• Proven experience creating paid digital creative across display, paid social, and landing page support.
• Ability to develop performance-driven creative that supports engagement and conversion.
• Experience working within brand systems, templates, and established creative guidelines.
• Ability to balance conceptual thinking with hands-on production work.
• Experience in regulated or highly reviewed industries such as fintech, financial services, healthcare, insurance, or similar environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with UGC-style social video creative for paid social placements.
• Motion design or animation experience.
• Experience supporting performance marketing teams with iterative creative testing.
• Ability to bring fresh ideas while staying aligned to brand and compliance requirements.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, respected, and supported. Equity and inclusion are core to how we work, and we welcome candidates who share a commitment to creating thoughtful, accessible, and collaborative creative environments.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.

Competitive compensation and benefits include medical, dental, vision, and retirement. The pay range for this role is $49 - $85 per hour based on qualifications and experience.