Art Director

The Art Director at Czarnowski Display Service Inc supports the Creative Director by shaping the visual and narrative direction of experiential design, 2D graphic design, and digital design initiatives. This onsite role in Plano, TX focuses on storytelling through brand-consistent creative, UX oversight, integrated content support, and coordinating multiple design projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion storytelling as the foundation of all creative work.
• Translate strategic insights into visual narratives that build emotion, drive engagement, and bring brand stories to life across experiential, digital, and graphic platforms.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, and production teams to concept and develop visual ideas for experiential activations, 2D design systems, digital campaigns, and brand environments.
• Create immersive visual experiences for events, installations, and brand activations.
• Work with spatial designers and producers to ensure each environment communicates a clear story and supports audience engagement.
• Design high-impact 2D assets for physical and digital uses, including environmental graphics, mockups, signage, campaign key visuals, and print materials.
• Maintain cohesion by ensuring creative executions reinforce the brand’s visual identity and tone of voice across experiential, environmental, and digital channels.
• Oversee user-centric digital interfaces, supporting visuals that are appealing and aligned to an intuitive user experience.
• Develop creative systems and content approaches that extend experiential and brand campaigns across social media, digital marketing, email, web, and paid media.
• Partner with strategy, account, and marketing teams so campaign narratives flow from pre-event awareness through live engagement and post-event amplification across touchpoints.
• Create original graphics, illustrations, and compositions that express the brand narrative and strengthen emotional connection.
• Manage multiple design projects concurrently by coordinating timelines, priorities, and creative resources to deliver strong results.
• Review and approve design work, providing feedback and revisions to maintain quality standards.
• Stay current on cultural and technological trends in design, storytelling, and experiential media to bring new perspectives to each project.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience creating content and campaigns for social media and digital marketing, including platform-specific best practices and organic and paid strategy (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Meta).
• Deep understanding of brand systems, spatial storytelling, and the integration of physical and digital experiences.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing, UX design, and emerging creative technologies.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate creative rationale and story intent to internal teams and clients.
• Experience in creative roles with a track record of successful digital and/or brand projects.
• BFA in design, exhibit design, architectural, digital design, digital marketing, graphic design, or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe XD for digital design and multimedia projects.
• Understanding of web design and development tools and languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with prototyping tools including Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD to create interactive digital prototypes.
• Experience with social media management and scheduling platforms such as Meta Business Suite, Sprout Social, or Hootsuite, plus Canva and Adobe Express for content creation.
• Familiarity with analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Meta Insights to measure and inform campaign performance.

Tools and Technologies

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe XD)
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Sketch, Figma
• Meta Business Suite, Sprout Social, Hootsuite
• Canva, Adobe Express
• Google Analytics, Meta Insights
• Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Meta

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits effective within 30 days (or less) of your start date
• 401K matching with no vesting period (fully vested as of day 1)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Collaborative Work Environment

Collective Culture and Core Values

• We celebrate creativity, curiosity, innovation, and imagination.
• We are humble and respectful.
• We act with honesty and integrity.
• We empower and trust one another.
• We embrace individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We champion initiatives that bolster diversity, equity and inclusion.
• We prioritize safe, ethical and sustainable business practices.
• We foster a culture of meritocracy by rewarding skills and abilities.
• We always deliver.
• We don’t take ourselves too seriously.

Role Location and Experience Level

Location: Plano, TX (onsite)

Minimum Experience: 5 years

Education: BFA in design, exhibit design, architectural, digital design, digital marketing, graphic design, or a related field