Senior Art Director

Join sweetgreen in Los Angeles, CA (onsite) as a Senior Art Director and help shape original campaigns and brand concepts that translate into visual worlds people can feel across every touchpoint. This role combines strong creative direction with hands-on craft, from early explorations through final execution, with the support of a collaborative team and a clear path for growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop original concepts and visual ideas for brand and campaign work, from seasonal menu launches to chef and brand partnerships
• Translate ideas into ownable visual worlds across film, photography, social, digital, OOH, print, and the restaurant experience itself
• Set and protect visual direction across typography, composition, color, photography, illustration, and motion, while pushing the sweetgreen identity forward
• Design and art direct hands-on, building comps, layouts, storyboards, and presentations from moodboards and early explorations through final execution
• Partner closely with copywriters to keep concept and visual execution inseparable
• Art direct photo and film shoots alongside the in-house Photographer & Content Specialist, working with directors, stylists, and external partners to keep the food looking real, fresh, and appetizing
• Extend campaign ideas into cohesive systems that flex across channels and markets without losing the point of view
• Manage, mentor, and provide clear, thoughtful feedback to designers and junior creatives to raise the team’s craft bar
• Present and defend creative thinking clearly to internal teams and senior stakeholders
• Stay close to culture, food, art, design, fashion, photography, film, and emerging visual languages, and bring those insights back into the work

What you’ll need

• 6-7+ years of art direction and design experience, ideally at a leading creative agency or a highly regarded in-house creative team
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional taste, conceptual thinking, and visual craft
• Deep understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, composition, color, and image-making
• Strong graphic design skills with the ability to execute your own ideas at a high level
• Experience creating integrated campaigns across multiple channels and formats
• Strong understanding of photography and film, with experience directing shoots from concept through post
• Experience leading or mentoring designers or junior creatives
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• An understanding of motion and how visual systems behave beyond static design
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain the thinking behind decisions
• Ability to work independently, self-edit, and push an idea further without constant direction
• Collaborative, low-ego approach and a desire to make the work better
• Passion for food, sustainability, and culture is a plus

Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay plus bonus plan (USD 100,000 - 119,000 per year)
• Three different medical plans to suit your and your family’s needs
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Flexible PTO plan
• 401k program
• Employee HSA and FSA
• Complimentary greens
• Opportunity to make a real impact by growing people and connecting them to real food
• A collaborative team aligned to core values
• Clear career path with opportunities for development, personally and professionally
• Free sweetgreen swag