Lead Art Director (AI)

TL;DR

Lead Art Director (AI): Creating visual concepts, digital experiences, and brand expressions across web, mobile, and emerging platforms with an accent on art direction, visual systems, and AI-enabled creative workflows. Focus on building scalable design systems, translating strategic objectives into compelling experiences, and guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex creative delivery.

Location: Remote or hybrid, based in the United States

Salary: $100,000–$140,000 annually, depending on experience and location.

Company

hirify.global uses an AI-powered matching process to connect candidates with partner companies and manage application screening.

What you will do

• Create visual concepts, advertising campaigns, and digital experiences aligned with brand strategies and business objectives.
• Design experiences across web, mobile, and emerging platforms, including typography, layouts, interfaces, interaction patterns, and visual systems.
• Develop and present mood boards, prototypes, storyboards, sketches, and high-fidelity design concepts.
• Build and evolve design systems, component libraries, style guides, and scalable creative assets.
• Collaborate with UX designers, strategists, copywriters, developers, engineers, and clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Mentor junior designers, contribute to creative reviews, and maintain high standards of quality and delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in an agency, consultancy, studio, or similar environment creating advertising campaigns and digital experiences.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craft, art direction, conceptual thinking, and brand-led experience design.
• Deep expertise in visual design, UI design, interaction design, information architecture, and user-centered methodologies.
• Excellent English communication skills for presenting ideas to technical, creative, and executive stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with Figma and related design tools, including AI-powered features and plugins.
• Experience using generative AI for ideation, visual exploration, asset creation, prototyping, and creative production.

Nice to have

• Experience with distributed, multicultural teams.
• Background in travel, tourism, luxury hospitality, aviation, or premium consumer brands.
• Experience contributing to large-scale design systems or multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and the future of design practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote and hybrid work options based on location.
• Career advancement, international mobility, and professional development opportunities.
• Access to learning resources, advanced tools, training programs, and industry experts.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible family members.
• Employer contributions toward Health Savings Accounts.
• Collaborative environment focused on creativity, autonomy, diversity, and continuous learning.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed through an AI-powered matching process.
• Shortlisted candidates are shared with the hiring company, which manages interviews, assessments, and final decisions.