RIESTER SONORAN LLC is hiring a midlevel Art Director to help shape standout campaign work in Phoenix, AZ with hybrid flexibility. You will direct creative across two resort and gaming brands, working alongside a copywriter partner from day one. The environment is collaborative and fast-paced, with a culture that supports curiosity, teamwork, and growth, plus dog-friendly offices.
Responsibilities
- Concept and develop integrated campaigns with your copywriter partner, from the first idea through the deck that sells it
- Create visual systems that perform across every placement, not just the primary hero concept
- Pressure-test concepts against the brief and brand standards before ideas move up the approval ladder
- Art direct campaign work spanning broadcast and streaming, OOH, print, digital display, paid and organic social, web, and on-property or experiential deliverables, from storyboards and comps to final files
- Translate a single idea across multiple formats while maintaining cohesion
- Maintain a high craft bar across typography, hierarchy, and detail
- Design within regulatory guardrails, including responsible-gaming standards, without flattening the creative
- Carry ideas through production with copywriters, designers, producers, studio, and account teams
- Art direct photo and video shoots and safeguard the concept through casting, final retouch, and edit
- Present work internally and to clients with clarity and conviction
- Take feedback well, push back with reasons when needed, and revise quickly
Requirements
- 3–5 years of art direction experience, preferably within an advertising agency
- Portfolio demonstrating campaign thinking, including ideas that hold together across multiple placements
- Experience art directing produced photo and video shoots
- Strong typography, layout, and design skills
- Experience designing for social platforms in their native formats
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); motion design and Figma experience a plus
- Strong presentation and collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines without lowering the creative bar
- Experience in hospitality, gaming, entertainment, or tourism is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO
- Hybrid flexibility in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
- Dog-friendly offices
- Supportive culture that values curiosity, teamwork, and growth
- Opportunities to work on meaningful campaigns that make a difference
- Exposure to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and media channels
About the Role
In this position, you’ll art direct two resort and gaming brands that share an owner but not a personality. The account is your home base, with opportunities to contribute across Riester’s civic, public health, and corporate clients as needed. Reporting to the Creative Director leading the account, you’ll partner with a copywriter from day one, moving between deliverables such as TV storyboards, OOH layouts, and social, digital, and on-property work.
How to Apply
Email your cover letter, resume, and a link to your portfolio to HR@riester.com.
