Senior Art Director

Why Join Leap Group?

Leap Group is a team that is passionate, innovative, and connected. Our culture is described as welcoming, collaborative, flexible, and even dog-friendly. We offer supportive and inclusive benefits that allow our teammates to thrive, including health, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits, paid maternity and paternity leave, unlimited PTO and Summer Fridays, autonomy and flexibility, company-paid access to coaching and therapy, a 401k plan with match and 1:1 access to an investment advisor, professional development opportunities, and remote-hybrid flexibility.

We believe that diverse backgrounds, opinions, and perspectives lead to innovative, creative, and strategic solutions. Leap Group is committed to transforming our agencies and industry into more diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces. We welcome your unique voice and perspective and encourage you to ask about our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion during your interview.

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Where is This Role Located?

Leap Group has offices in Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, Indianapolis, IN, and Chicago, IL. While we service clients nationally and internationally, roles are typically open to remote candidates located and authorized to work in the U.S. However, strong preference is given to candidates in or near our physical footprint for seamless in-person collaboration. Onsite time and periodic travel for client meetings, collab sessions, production work, pitches, and team gatherings are important and expected as part of our hybrid work model.

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Who is the Senior Art Director?

The Senior Art Director is a strategic and concept-driven creative leader with a strong foundation in design craft, visual storytelling, and integrated campaign development. This role requires a balance of big-picture thinking and attention to detail, creating ideas that translate seamlessly across platforms, channels, and brand experiences. You will lead the development of compelling visual concepts and creative executions, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is resourceful, solutions-oriented, and energized by finding smart, effective ways to create impactful work regardless of constraints or timelines. Strong conceptual thinking, elevated design craft, and experience developing integrated campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and traditional channels are essential.

In This Role, You Can Expect To:

• Partner with the Associate Creative Director to develop and execute strategic and creative solutions across client relationships and projects.
• Concept and design integrated campaigns across digital, social, print, experiential, and traditional channels.
• Establish art direction, visual style, and tone across communications and brand systems.
• Collaborate with writers, strategists, account teams, developers, and production partners to bring ideas to life.
• Develop thoughtful, polished, and strategically grounded creative executions across platforms.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high standard of creative quality.
• Contribute to agency growth through participation in pitch work and new business development.
• Assist in mentoring and collaborating with junior creatives and cross-functional teammates.
• Stay curious and informed about emerging trends, technologies, culture, and innovation in advertising and design.

What You Need:

• 5+ years of agency or advertising experience required.
• Experience working with national B2B and/or B2C brands.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Fine Arts, Advertising, or related discipline preferred.
• Strong conceptual thinking and campaign ideation skills.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual work and design craft across multiple mediums.
• Exceptional typography, layout, visual storytelling, and art direction skills.
• Strong understanding of marketing objectives and how creative supports business goals.
• Ability to understand and translate client business objectives into compelling creative solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while delivering high-quality work on time.
• Strong understanding of digital platforms, web capabilities, usability, and information architecture.
• High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Passion for advertising, design, culture, and visual communication.
• Curiosity for emerging trends and evolving technologies.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, accountability, and follow-through.

Please include a portfolio link or PDF portfolio with your application. Applications submitted without portfolio materials will not be considered.

Important note: If you think you have what it takes to be a great fit for this role but don't necessarily meet all of these qualifications, please still apply! While we work hard to eliminate unnecessary requirements from our job ads, our teams and needs are constantly evolving, and we'd always love the opportunity to connect and see what might be a fit.

Key skills/competency

• Art Direction
• Creative Leadership
• Integrated Campaigns
• Visual Storytelling
• Design Craft
• Conceptual Thinking
• Typography
• Layout Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Agency Experience