Senior Art Director

The Senior Art Director role at Cactus Container supports award-caliber creative work through strategic direction, close collaboration, and hands-on leadership. Based in Oklahoma City, OK (onsite), this position blends design execution with client-facing creative strategy across digital, print, and video channels.

Role Summary

Senior Art Directors deliver high-quality designs with strong attention to detail and a strategy-first mindset. The role includes leading and mentoring others, collaborating across teams, and providing strategic creative recommendations to clients. Work also involves integrating copywriting and design so messaging and visual execution align across multiple media formats.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor junior designers or interns.
• Collaborate with the copywriting team and provide constructive feedback.
• Edit, refine, and improve the work of other writers while maintaining an active workload.
• Manage multiple projects efficiently, including monitoring work produced by copywriting staff.
• Generate creative ideas and support an environment where others contribute theirs as well.
• Provide strategic creative recommendations for clients, introducing new ideas, concepts, and designs that help create ongoing opportunities.
• Conduct independent research to understand and communicate key nuances of a product or service.
• Identify less obvious differentiators and unique selling propositions.
• Drive integration of copywriting and design across digital, print, and video media channels.
• Provide project estimates.
• Present and sell work while clearly explaining the creative strategy, including the rationale behind the approach.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in graphic design or a related discipline.
• A record of awards, internships, or other related achievements.
• Tangible graphic design skills supported by strong, strategic creative solutions.
• Proficiency with required desktop publishing tools, including MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong visual composition skills.
• Time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to give and receive constructive criticism.
• Understanding of marketing and design for both traditional and digital media.

Technologies

• MS Office
• Adobe Creative Suite

Work Location

• In person (Onsite) in Oklahoma City, OK