Senior Art Director

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Senior Art Director to join for an approximate 3-month project!

This role requires 5 days onsite in Santa Monica, CA. You must be local to the area for consideration.

We are seeking a highly creative and strategic Senior Art Director to develop innovative, data-driven concepts that translate complex needs into simple, intuitive, and customer-focused solutions. From ideation to execution, you will craft high-quality user experiences, including UI designs for voice and screen, interaction models, prototypes, and interactive advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate combines a passion for elegant, intuitive design with strong analytical skills, precise execution, and the ability to bring creative visions to life

As a Senior Art Director, You Will

• Develop customer-centric solutions that align with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with strategists, copywriters, designers, program managers, developers, and producers to execute compelling creative work.
• Conceptualize, design, and deliver innovative advertising campaigns and experiences.
• Create campaigns in partnership with Creative Directors, internal teams, and external agency partners.
• Ensure high-quality design and art direction across multiple touchpoints.
• Utilize design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and PowerPoint.
• Apply data-driven insights to refine and enhance creative solutions.
• Present ideas and campaigns to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Develop creative solutions across various formats, including digital, print, film, social, experiential, and out-of-home.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining high creative standards.
• Work through feedback with legal and PR teams to align messaging with brand and compliance standards.

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.
• Passion for innovation and emerging technologies.
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on campaign impact and measurable results.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX thinking, visual design skills, and interactive/digital advertising work.
• Exceptional organizational and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity, work independently, and multitask effectively.
• Proficiency in industry design tools such as 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 in Santa Monica.
• 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 - $92.00 (Hourly)

The successful candidates 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.