Art Director

The Springs Living is looking for an Art Director to lead the creative direction and execution of visual communications that support corporate marketing initiatives. Reporting to the VP of Marketing & Communications, this onsite role helps set and maintain brand standards, guides an in-house creative team, and coordinates external creative support to deliver consistent, high-quality work across print and digital.

What you’ll do

• Define and maintain the visual identity and brand standards across marketing materials, digital platforms, and internal communications
• Develop and launch new brand identities for ancillary and strategic partner businesses and product offerings, while managing corporate brand architecture
• Create creative concepts and visual strategies that reflect business objectives, campaign goals, and audience insights
• Review and approve creative work from direct reports and freelancer contractors to ensure brand consistency and quality
• Collaborate with the VP of Marketing & Communications and cross-functional stakeholders to translate briefs into compelling creative solutions
• Directly manage a Graphic Designer and Multimedia Producer, including mentorship, creative direction, and performance feedback
• Assign and prioritize team work based on project needs, capacity, and individual strengths
• Build a collaborative, feedback-rich creative culture that supports experimentation and continuous improvement
• Run regular one-on-ones and participate in annual performance review processes
• Source, onboard, and manage freelance designers, photographers, videographers, and other creative specialists as project needs arise
• Brief freelancers clearly, manage project timelines and deliverables, and ensure outputs meet brand and quality standards
• Maintain a roster of trusted creative vendors and negotiate project rates and agreements
• Oversee end-to-end creative production from concept to final delivery across print, fabrication, digital, video, and experiential formats
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing competing priorities while meeting deadlines and budget requirements
• Keep asset libraries and file management systems organized for efficient team workflows
• Track and report creative project status to the VP of Marketing and other stakeholders

What you bring

• 4+ years of professional experience in art direction, brand identity creation, graphic design, or a related discipline in a corporate or agency environment
• Proven ability to manage and develop creative team members and freelancers
• Expert proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro or After Effects
• A strong portfolio showing brand development plus digital, print, and video or motion work
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain creative rationale to both creative and non-creative stakeholders
• High attention to detail and the ability to balance creative vision with practical business constraints

Tools you’ll use

• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects
• Asana, Monday.com

Benefits

• Health insurance (includes zero co-pay for mental health counseling)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Short-term and Long-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off/Sabbatical
• Professional development
• On-site chiropractic care
• Employee Wellness Platform
• On-site gym
• Discounted Gym Membership

Preferred

• Experience in B2B or enterprise marketing environments
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, or similar)
• Working knowledge of motion graphics, video production workflows, or web/UX design principles
• Experience presenting creative work to senior leadership

Location: Beaverton, OR (fully on-site). All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.