Senior Art Director - Full-time

Description

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Senior Art Director to join for an approximate 4-month project!

This position is a full-time, Monday-Friday position to be based in Seattle, WA.  Candidates must be willing to commute to the on-site location 5 days per week.

We are looking for a Senior Art Director to join our client's team! From inception through launch, this role is responsible for delivering ambitious, data-driven creative concepts that translate complex needs and constraints into simple, intuitive, customer-focused solutions. The ideal candidate is equally strong in concept development and execution, able to articulate end-to-end experiences and turn a creative vision into high-quality, polished work. This includes designing user interfaces for voice and screen, building interaction models, developing prototypes, and creating interactive advertising campaigns. A strong balance of inspired, elegant design thinking and analytical rigor is essential, along with a drive to design, build, and deliver impactful creative solutions.

As a Senior Art Director, You Will:

• Be deeply customer-focused and think strategically about creative solutions
• Partner closely with strategists, copywriters, designers, program managers, developers, and producers to deliver solutions aligned with advertiser goals
• Concept, design, and execute innovative advertising campaigns and experiences for global brands
• Create campaigns under the guidance of Creative Directors, collaborating with internal teams, clients, and external agency partners
• Deliver high-quality designs and strong art direction across a variety of customer-facing touchpoints
• Apply a data-driven mindset to understand customer behavior and ensure creative work delivers measurable results
• Present creative ideas and campaigns to internal stakeholders, clients, and agency partners
• Ideate across multiple mediums, including film, print, digital, out-of-home, experiential, and social
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines
• Navigate creative review processes and incorporate feedback from legal and communications partners

As an Applicant, You Bring:

• 8+ years of experience driving creative strategy and execution within an agency or in-house creative team
• Strong understanding of telecommunications and entertainment industries
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to tell compelling, interactive stories
• Deep interest in innovation and emerging technology
• Strong data-driven mindset with a focus on measuring campaign impact
• Robust portfolio demonstrating UX thinking, visual design excellence, and interactive or digital advertising work that solves customer and business problems
• Strong organizational skills and a collaborative working style
• Highly skilled in craft with the ability to own projects end-to-end
• Comfortable working through ambiguity, operating autonomously, and balancing multiple priorities
• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard design tools including Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, and Figma

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Typical for an office setting or home environment.
  • 5 days on-site, Seattle, WA.
• Travel
  • None.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.     

Compensation

Pay Range: $80.00 - $91.00 (Hourly)    

The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.  

Benefits:

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.  

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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