Brand Art Director

Location: Hybrid role based in Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; or Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Annual base salary: $143,000–$196,900 USD for specified U.S. locations; $128,000–$176,000 USD or $114,000–$157,300 CAD for other applicable locations.

Company

Okta provides independent identity infrastructure that helps organizations securely manage identity across enterprise, AI, and digital environments.

What you will do

• Develop bold, disruptive creative concepts for social campaigns that challenge standard B2B technology visual conventions.
• Extend Okta’s established brand system for social channels while maintaining brand coherence.
• Translate complex topics such as AI identity, autonomous governance, and automated access decisions into carousels, infographics, and digital assets.
• Apply basic motion principles, lightweight animation, and GIF or video formats in collaboration with motion and video specialists.
• Lead visual direction for social initiatives, corporate announcements, and digital campaign extensions.
• Collaborate across social marketing, content, video, experiential, events, internal creative teams, and external agencies while using performance insights to iterate.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of visual art direction experience in-house at a technology or B2B brand or at a leading creative agency.
• Strong foundation in typography, hierarchy, grid systems, composition, color theory, and layout.
• Working knowledge of basic motion principles and simple animation workflows such as Figma motion, After Effects, or Premiere.
• Portfolio demonstrating bold conceptual thinking and the ability to break visual conventions strategically.
• Experience working within established brand guidelines and adapting them for specific channels.
• Strong understanding of LinkedIn carousels, YouTube thumbnails, X visual hooks, short-form video pacing, stakeholder communication, and constructive critique.

Nice to have

• Experience directing motion specialists and video collaborators.
• Experience developing social creative workflows and infrastructure from the ground up.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a Social team focused on shipping high-impact creative.
• Opportunity to define Okta’s social creative standard and build foundational workflows.
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, flexible spending or healthcare accounts, equity where applicable, bonuses, and paid leave.
• Immersive in-person onboarding and connection across a global community spanning more than 20 offices.