Art Director

OpenAI is hiring a hands-on Art Director to help shape visual storytelling that brings complex technology into work people can connect with. Based in New York City and working onsite, you will help develop and make creative ideas for campaigns and social from early concept through launch, collaborating closely with creative leads and cross-functional partners.

Role Overview

This role focuses on building visual concepts and executing them across formats, supporting priorities across the creative team. You will prototype ideas quickly, translate stories across mediums, and stay close to production so feedback can refine the work through launch. In the near term, the work is centered on research-related creative projects and launches, with room to contribute more broadly over time.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and produce visual ideas across campaigns and social, moving from first concept through launch to support creative team priorities
• Lead hands-on art direction and design for assigned projects, partnering with copywriters and other creatives to bring distinctive stories to life
• Prototype through visual concepts, mockups, storyboards, rough edits, and other working examples to help teams test and develop ideas
• Create visual work across video, social posts, digital experiences, and campaign assets, adapting concepts to the medium and audience
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, creators, and production partners, using feedback to improve the work while staying close to execution

What You Bring

• 8+ years of relevant experience
• A strong portfolio of campaign and social work demonstrating original thinking, distinctive art direction, and what you personally made (from early experiments to finished pieces)
• Strong craft in art direction and design
• Resourcefulness as a maker who can prototype, create, and iterate independently within an established creative direction
• Comfort working quickly with lean teams and evolving briefs, balancing craft with good judgment on when to test, refine, or ship
• Enjoyment in close partnership with copywriters, designers, and other creatives, including welcoming feedback and collaborating across teams

Location

• New York, NY (onsite)

Compensation

• $223,000 - $247,000 per year + Offers Equity
• The base pay offered may vary based on individualized factors.
• This role is at-will, and OpenAI may modify base pay and other compensation components based on performance, team or company results, or market conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays, plus multiple coordinated paid office closures throughout the year; paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more as required by applicable state or local law)
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees
• Additional taxable fringe benefits may be provided, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends

About OpenAI

OpenAI didn’t begin as a traditional company. It began as an idea: that artificial intelligence could be developed in a way that benefits everyone. As a creative team, the mission is to help ensure the work behind that idea is understood as it leaves the lab and meets the world.

About the Team and Opportunity

This creative team is for people who want to help shape something from the beginning. The opportunity is centered on developing and making work across campaigns, research launches, and social, working closely with Creative, Marketing, Product, and Communications teams.