Art Director

About Alma

Alma is on a mission to simplify access to high-quality, affordable mental health care. We do this by making it easy and financially rewarding for therapists to accept insurance and offer in-network care. When a provider joins Alma, they gain access to a suite of tools that not only help them better run their business, but also grow it sustainably and develop as a provider. Alma is available in all 50 states, with over 20,000 therapists in our growing network. Anyone looking for a therapist can browse Alma’s free directory. Alma has raised $220.5M in funding from Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Sound Ventures, BoxGroup, Cigna Ventures, and Rainfall Ventures. Alma was also named one of Inc’s Best Workplaces in 2022 and 2023.

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About the Art Director Role

We are looking for an Art Director to elevate Alma’s visual creative work as we transform the creative team from a support function into a strategic driver. In this role, you will own the day-to-day creative quality across campaigns, paid media, and every other channel—ensuring everything we ship is on-brand, on-strategy, and category-defining. This is a pivotal opportunity to execute the visual future of a leading mental health company and help Alma break the mold of traditional healthcare marketing through bold, memorable work.

This role reports to the Senior Creative Director and sits at the center of Alma’s creative ambition: building a brand that breaks the mold of healthcare marketing through bold and memorable work. You will partner closely with the Senior Creative Director and creative team on high-level campaign development and then lead the execution of those concepts through launch. By balancing high-level design execution with strategic concept development, you will help Alma differentiate itself in a crowded market.

What you’ll do:

• Drive art direction from concept through launch across paid, owned, and earned touchpoints, with a heavy focus on design execution and channel adaptation.
• Partner with the Senior Creative Director to translate brand strategies into strong, category-defining visual concepts that feel unmistakably Alma.
• Oversee creative for paid media channels.
• Maintain Alma's visual standards by creating and reviewing daily creative deliverables and providing clear, actionable feedback to designers, freelancers and agency partners.
• Lead the visual execution of photo and video shoots, ensuring production work feels authentic and aligns with the established brand aesthetic.
• Coordinate with external creative partners, including agencies and freelancers, to enforce clear briefs and ensure all deliverables meet quality standards.
• Develop and maintain creative systems—such as email templates, social frameworks, and component libraries—to enable the team to produce routine work with high velocity.
• Mentor designers on technical craft and execution, helping them improve their design output and contribution to the team.

Who you are:

• You have at minimum 5–7 years of experience in art direction or design within an agency, branding studio, or high-growth startup.
• You have a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional visual craft and the ability to execute high-volume assets across digital, social, and integrated campaigns.
• You possess a high level of design execution and exquisite taste, with the ability to turn concepts into polished work quickly.
• You are highly proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with a practical understanding of design systems and component libraries.
• You have experience art directing photographers and videographers and are comfortable making the day-to-day decisions required to keep production moving.
• You are a systems-thinker who prefers building scalable frameworks over one-off designs to improve team efficiency.
• You are not just willing but hungry to push for bold, different work and take creative risks to ensure Alma remains visually differentiated in the market.
• You are a collaborative communicator who can effectively partner with copywriters, marketers, cross-functional partners and product designers to bring visual ideas to life.

Benefits:

• We’re a remote-first company
• Health insurance plans through Aetna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA and HSA plans
• 401K plan (ADP)
• Lifestyle Spending Account for health, wellness, and family care
• Monthly co-working space membership stipend
• Monthly work-from-home stipend
• Financial wellness benefits through Northstar
• Pet discount program through United Pet Care
• Financial perks and rewards through PerkSpot
• EAP access through Aetna
• One-time home office stipend to set up your home office
• Inclusive family and medical leave plans
• 12 paid holidays and 1 Alma Give Back Day
• Flexible PTO

Salary Band: $139,200-$198,800

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Key skills/competency

• Art Direction
• Visual Design
• Creative Strategy
• Campaign Development
• Brand Management
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Design Systems
• Photo & Video Production
• Cross-functional Collaboration