Build your availability for future Creative Art Director opportunities with Lifted, an Upwork Company™, based in Topeka, KS (onsite).

Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression across campaigns and channels
Translate business strategies and consumer insights into compelling creative platforms
Direct multidisciplinary creative teams (design, copy, motion, production) from concepting to execution
Review and approve creative work to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards
Partner with marketing, product, global/regional creative, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction
Manage creative presentations, storytelling, narrative frameworks, and pitch development
Mentor and elevate talent; set craft standards and creative culture expectations
Make final decisions on creative concepts, visual tone, and brand identity evolution
Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and creative territories for campaigns and content
Guide designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners in executing visual direction
Oversee composition, typography, color, layout, and brand visual identity application
Provide on-set art direction during photo/video shoots
Collaborate cross-functionally to maintain brand consistency across deliverables
Present creative work internally and incorporate feedback
Ensure all assets meet brand style guidelines and quality standards

Lead creative vision, concept development, and brand expression across campaigns and channels
Translate business strategies and consumer insights into compelling creative platforms
Direct multidisciplinary creative teams (design, copy, motion, production) through concepting to execution
Review and approve creative work to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards
Partner with marketing, product, global/regional creative, and leadership to align on strategy and creative direction
Manage creative presentations, storytelling, narrative frameworks, and pitch development
Mentor and elevate talent; set craft standards and creative culture expectations
Make final decisions on creative concepts, visual tone, and brand identity evolution
Develop visual concepts, storyboards, and creative territories for campaigns and content
Guide designers, photographers, videographers, and copy partners in executing visual direction
Oversee composition, typography, color, layout, and brand visual identity application
Provide on-set art direction during photo/video shoots
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency across deliverables
Present creative work internally and incorporate feedback
Ensure all assets meet brand style guidelines and quality standards
Background in Senior creative leadership overseeing visual direction & concept development

Continuously build a network of experienced Creative Art Directors interested in consideration for full- or part-time employment engagements
Future assignments may be matched based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs
Selected candidates may be placed to work with Lifted’s enterprise partners

Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter
Provides a single solution to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent
For talent in the network, Lifted provides access to enterprise-level projects while handling engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments in the background
Designed so you can focus on delivering high-quality work

Creative Art Director

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