Creative Director

LT is looking for a Creative Director to set the visual and conceptual bar across multiple accounts. If you enjoy shaping ideas end to end, mentoring creative talent, and partnering closely with clients and internal teams from brief to launch, this role brings you into the work where strategy, craft, and collaboration meet.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development with the Copywriter Partner, building campaign platforms that translate across all channels.
• Run creative brainstorms and challenge the team to push beyond expected approaches on every brief.
• Partner with strategy, account, and media teams to translate insights and client business objectives into original concepts.
• Turn ideas into usable work fast, moving from rough sketches and mood boards to polished presentation comps.
• Direct creative across multiple projects and accounts at once, ensuring consistency and quality from first concept through final production.
• Set campaign and brand visual direction including typography, layout, color, photography, and illustration to ensure clear communication and brand alignment.
• Develop and steward brand identity systems, including core branding elements, guidelines, and campaign looks.
• Direct design across digital (websites, social, paid media, video, and motion) and print (out-of-home, collateral, packaging, and environmental) while staying current on industry trends.
• Art direct photo and video shoots and guide photographers, illustrators, animators, production artists, and other partners, overseeing final files and production quality.
• Help set and uphold agency standards for typography, layout, and design craft.
• Present ideas confidently to clients and internal teams, clearly articulating the rationale behind creative decisions.
• Serve as a trusted creative partner to clients, building relationships and steering feedback toward stronger outcomes.
• Guide projects through LT’s creative process from alignment through approval, partnering with account teams to deliver on time and on budget.
• Contribute to pitch work, new business concepts, and ongoing agency initiatives.
• Provide direction, feedback, and mentorship to art directors and designers, raising the bar on both concept and craft.
• Help cultivate a culture of creativity, curiosity, and collaboration within the creative department.

Requirements

• 7+ years of art direction experience in agency or in-house marketing teams, including leading projects and mentoring creatives.
• A portfolio site demonstrating conceptual strength, distinctive design, and integrated campaign work across brand, digital, and print, including work where you led the idea.
• Strategic thinking with strong craft, including the ability to shape ideas with proven quality.
• Expert typography, layout, and visual design skills, with a strong point of view on brand identity systems.
• Strong presentation and client-facing skills, with the ability to sell ideas and navigate feedback constructively.
• Experience art directing photo and video productions and managing outside creative partners.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, working knowledge of motion design, and fluency with AI tools and emerging tech, with sound judgment about using them well.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Passion for team and agency culture, craftsmanship, and emerging media trends.

Technologies

Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, AI tools

Nice to Have

• Experience designing web and app experiences with a working knowledge of UX/UI principles.
• Experience building brand identities from the ground up.
• Experience in a player-coach role, balancing hands-on design with leading a team.

Location: Phoenix, AZ (onsite)