Associate Creative Director, Art

Location: Remote role associated with Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Salary: $108,476–$184,409 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider helping private- and public-sector clients solve complex challenges through expertise and technology.

What you will do

• Lead visual concepts and art direction for major assignments across diverse client portfolios.
• Translate briefs into campaign visuals, strong ideas, and cohesive design systems.
• Direct integrated work across digital, social, video, experiential, and earned media.
• Protect visual integrity from concept through production and present work to clients and stakeholders.
• Guide and mentor art directors and designers while partnering with copywriters, strategists, account teams, and production.
• Manage multiple assignments, maintain creative standards, and support talent development and collaboration.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant creative experience in an agency or studio, including demonstrated leadership.
• Strong portfolio focused on art direction, visual concept development, design craft, and integrated campaign work.
• Strong conceptual thinking, visual storytelling, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to direct integrated work across art and copy and provide clear creative direction.
• Ability to work with urgency, sound judgment, and limited oversight in dynamic environments.

Nice to have

• Experience developing behavior-change campaigns that motivate measurable action.
• Experience working with private- and public-sector clients.
• Degree in art direction, design, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluency in emerging creative technology, including AI-supported workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a mission-driven creative studio on high-impact client assignments.
• Collaborate across creative, strategy, account, and production disciplines.
• Full-time employment with compensation determined by experience, skills, certifications, education, geographic location, and contract requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and employment process.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and portfolio directly as the applicant.
• Interview responses must reflect the candidate’s own skills and knowledge; AI tools are not permitted during interviews unless required as an accommodation.