Lamwork is hiring: Art Director in Akron

Updated: Jun 18, 2025 - The Art Director designs and refines digital and print marketing materials such as websites, social media assets, landing pages, and promotional content while ensuring brand consistency across all projects. This position collaborates closely with creative teams to develop concepts, incorporates feedback from stakeholders, and ensures timely delivery through effective communication with project managers. The director also stays updated on industry trends, performs quality checks, and follows brand guidelines to produce high-quality, error-free visuals.

1. Art Director, Velvet Canvas Studio, Tacoma, WA

Job Summary:

• Be the co-ambassador of quality and integrity for all visual elements across all owned/operated and partner platforms (representation of brands, logos, players, key art, etc)
• Lead and execute brand projects for network shows, digital content franchises, internal campaigns, etc.
• Creation of content/brand style guides and standards
• Develop new concepts, designs, animations, logos and style frames.
• Contribute hands-on to the project from design through development
• Host design workshops and brainstorm sessions for new creative campaigns
• Contribute to content strategy work with partner groups (digital programming, original content, podcasts, sponsored content, and more)
• Oversee the creation of league presentations, internal/external pitches
• Partner with leads in other areas, producers, content programming, product development and influencing consistency and quality
• Plan, analyze, evaluate and execute Motion Graphics for the NFL Network
• Develop workable budgets, work plans and realistic timetables.

Skills on Resume:

• Brand Design (Hard Skills)
• Concept Development (Hard Skills)
• Design Execution (Hard Skills)
• Workshop Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Motion Graphics (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Maintain and evolve the brand’s visual expression across all media channels (retail, ecommerce, social, marketing, and education)
• Serve as the creative department leader and expert in all things digital/social.
• Work together with fellow art directors to manage designers and resources on projects
• Partner with project leads in other departments - marketing, digital, retail, and education to carry projects through to asset release.
• Manage, mentor, and upskill designers in digital.

Skills on Resume:

• Brand Expression (Hard Skills)
• Team Management (Soft Skills)
• Project Oversight (Hard Skills)
• Resource Allocation (Hard Skills)
• Asset Release Coordination (Hard Skills)

3. Visual Display Art Director, Mural Essence Design, Albany, NY

Job Summary:

• Creates design concepts for divisional, seasonal and storewide graphics and 3D displays.
• Guides the conversion of these ideas into effective retail advertising design to promote immediate sales and achieve the Company’s fashion/brand image goals.
• Creates new visual campaigns or shop designs approved by Creative leadership, to meet the needs of divisional requests.
• Builds out storewide signage based on promotional themes designed by the Brand Marketing team.
• Checks all art and/or photography to ensure factual accuracy, adequacy of selling message, and creative effectiveness.
• Ensures requested messaging is positioned appropriately within a visual layout.
• Provides personal accountability for the accuracy of all final art for assigned projects.
• Maintains brand standards leadership has set and upholds creative excellence expectations.
• Provides direction to and follows up on various stages of advertising procedures with production, designers, Visual Merchandising Managers, and print vendors, all to achieve the best product possible within established budget guidelines.
• Works with the Traffic team and print vendors to establish production specs for all visuals.
• Responsible for the production and release of all art files.

Skills on Resume:

• Concept Development (Hard Skills)
• Retail Design (Hard Skills)
• Visual Campaigns (Hard Skills)
• Signage Creation (Hard Skills)
• Art Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Message Placement (Hard Skills)
• Production Direction (Soft Skills)
• Brand Standards (Hard Skills)

4. Art Director, Prism Media Group, Des Moines, IA

Job Summary:

• Concept and design print and digital creative (emails, sell sheets, social posts, direct mail, etc)
• Have an up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of social media platforms, ideally having worked in social spaces for previous accounts
• Collaborate with other creatives, strategists, and account leads to create a high volume of work on time, on, and point
• Ensure the quality of error-free design deliverables that ladder up to a greater concept
• Participate in brainstorms and deliver best-in-class creative that exceeds client objectives
• Pitch in on new business initiatives when opportunities arise
• Be a source of inspiration, positivity, and creativity to others
• Own the role of Art Director on multiple projects at once

Skills on Resume:

• Print Digital Design (Hard Skills)
• Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)>
• Brainstorming (Soft Skills)Business Pitching (Soft Skills)
• Project Ownership (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Overseeing the design, creative direction, and execution of Osso’s creative strategy across all touchpoints, including brand campaigns
• Driving brand cohesion, direction, and the evolution of brand design and writing
• Reviewing brand performance metrics and using insights to inform future brand strategy
• Overseeing and managing the quality and accuracy of the design documentation, visual communication, storytelling methodology and deliverables.
• Collaborating effectively as a creative partner with internal cross-functional business partners, the Marketing team, product management, and outside agencies/partners

Skills on Resume:

• Creative Direction (Hard Skills)
• Brand Cohesion (Hard Skills)
• Brand Evolution (Hard Skills)
• Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Design Quality (Hard Skills)
• Visual Storytelling (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Collaborate and develop a cohesive aesthetic vision for new project
• Present and promote the visual experience to all levels
• Team up with art, tech, design and production leadership to accomplish important milestones
• Extend the game's aesthetic vision beyond core game visuals to cohesively support the player experience, live services and market considerations
• Take advantage of technical constraints to produce stunning results on every platform
• Create and promote style guides and high-level documentation
• Nurture the growth and well-being of the art team
• Train artists to accomplish style guide goals and iterate to improve results, pipelines and processes
• Develop partnerships with external outsourcing partners to ensure assets hit style, timeliness, technical and quality targets
• Assemble requirements for the product and create a content plan that supports them
• Align with partners in the prioritization required to hit sprints and milestones
• Develop art team production best practices in collaboration with development directors
• Report to and work with the studio art director

Skills on Resume:

• Aesthetic Vision (Hard Skills)
• Visual Presentation (Soft Skills)
• Technical Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Style Guide (Hard Skills)
• Team Nurturing (Soft Skills)
• Artist Training (Soft Skills)
• Outsourcing Management (Soft Skills)

7. Associate Art Director, Harborline Productions, Portland, ME

Job Summary:

• Drive seasonal campaign development and integration across all customer touchpoints (packaging, in-store marketing, promotions, PR, advertising, online, and social media)
• Partner cross-functionally each season with brand strategy, merchandising, design, visual merchandising, and store operations
• Help develop compelling marketing strategies and programs in line with the brand vision
• Execute creative timelines, keeping within seasonal budget
• Build cross-functional partnerships and consensus
• Influence strategy for the area/team

Skills on Resume:

• Campaign Development (Hard Skills)
• Touchpoint Integration (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Partnership (Soft Skills)
• Creative Execution (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Influence (Soft Skills)

8. Art Director, Ember Sky Design, Wichita, KS

Job Summary:

• Concept and develop compelling messages, visuals, and stories that help decision makers see the value of product offerings.
• Maintain the Entrata brand and uphold brand standards across the entire organization.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback on design and video production materials.
• Lead brainstorming/creative sessions with cross-functional teams to generate ideas.
• Explore and implement efficient workflow processes.
• Manage equipment and resources (tools/subscriptions).
• Bridge the gap between their team and other teams/departments across the company by encouraging communication and collaboration.
• Assist Entrata’s Creative Director with complex and/or large-scale projects and important meetings.
• Conduct regular team meetings and one‑on‑ones to assess individual workloads, identify gaps in productivity, give feedback on materials produced and monitor production timelines
• Work alongside a variety of teams, including other Senior leaders and managers across the entire company, to make sure the brand is consistently applied in every situation.
• Conceptualize, concept, and pitch projects and campaigns to Senior/Executive Entrata leadership.

Skills on Resume:

• Message Development (Hard Skills)
• Brand Management (Hard Skills)
• Design Feedback (Soft Skills)
• Workflow Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Resource Management (Hard Skills)
• Project Support (Soft Skills)

9. Art Director, Mosaic Avenue Studio, Eugene, OR

Job Summary:

• Lead the conceptual, design/animation development, and execution of projects
• Lead collaborative efforts with team members across multiple departments and specializations
• Take initiative to articulate rationale, provide solutions and integrate feedback
• Review team concepts against design strategy at appropriate stages, ensuring work is presentation‑ready
• Adhere to established schedules and budgets
• Maintain a positive attitude under pressure, setting an example for creative team

Skills on Resume:

• Concept Development (Hard Skills)
• Design Execution (Hard Skills)
• Feedback Integration (Soft Skills)
• Concept Review (Hard Skills)
• Schedule Adherence (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Digital and print designs for products sold on Amazon
• Packaging design for products sold on Amazon
• Email marketing for the marketing department
• Cut, recut, and edit footage for Amazon listings or marketing projects
• Mentor, guide, and inspire junior creatives

Skills on Resume:

• Digital Design (Hard Skills)
• Print Design (Hard Skills)
• Packaging Design (Hard Skills)
• Email Marketing (Hard Skills)
• Video Editing (Hard Skills)
• Social Media Design (Hard Skills)
• Creative Guidance (Soft Skills)

11. Art Director, Blue Finch Graphics, Fayetteville, AR

Job Summary:

• Understands the rationale for the use of motion graphics in solving design/communication challenges.
• Transform static creative into motion graphics creative
• Champions ideas with genuine enthusiasm.
• Learns the brand, lives the brand, loves the brand.
• Develops an understanding of client brand guidelines.
• Shows the ability to deliver on‑brand design solutions across all media.
• Present work with confidence, passion, and crystal clarity.
• Continuously searches for new ideas and innovations to share with the team by staying current on industry and market trends.
• Communicates effectively with internal teams and managers to share progress of work through the project life cycle.

Skills on Resume:

• Motion Graphics (Hard Skills)
• Creative Transformation (Hard Skills)
• Idea Advocacy (Soft Skills)
• Brand Engagement (Soft Skills)
• Brand Guidelines (Hard Skills)
• On-Brand Solutions (Hard Skills)
• Confident Presentation (Soft Skills)

12. Art Director, Canvas Ridge Solutions, Madison, WI

Job Summary:

• Developing concepts within brand architecture
• Contributing to project design and development - creating storyboards/initial graphic concepts/conceiving functional design solutions for both print and digital needs.
• Providing quality assurance of all creative deliverables
• Working with Copywriters to develop creative executions of assigned deliverables
• Work closely with the project manager to schedule all projects
• Perform miscellaneous tasks, as directed by the Creative Director
• Become acquainted with the client’s marketing approach and the marketing environment in which they sell.

Skills on Resume:

• Concept Development (Hard Skills)
• Design Development (Hard Skills)
• Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
• Project Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Task Execution (Soft Skills)
• Marketing Insight (Hard Skills)

13. Art Director, Everglow Visuals, Lafayette, LA

Job Summary:

• Determine how best to represent a concept visually, through innovative, creative ideas
• Decide on appropriate photographs, props and/or other design elements to use on set that are on brand
• Through creative thinking, deliver the brief and elevate projects to engage, inspire the consumer
• Work under the Brand Design Manager and in partnership with Brand Designers, Photographers, Set Designers and other creatives to create consumer‑engaging assets which inspire and engage consumers
• Review and approve designs, artwork, photography and graphics developed by the wider creative team
• Confidently present a creative vision for approval by the Brand Design Manager and Head of Brand Design
• Motivate, direct and organize other artists to articulate creative vision and oversee production
• Balance competing priorities and multiple projects, while meeting strict deadlines in a fast‑paced environment

Skills on Resume:

• Visual Concepting (Hard Skills)
• Set Design Selection (Hard Skills)
• Creative Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Design Review (Hard Skills)
• Vision Presentation (Soft Skills)
• Deadline Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Partner with Brand Creative Director to own global integrated campaigns and seasonal product stories
• Concepts and ex ecutions including photography, catalogs, video and other various digital content
• Direct film shoots, post-production, and editing
• With the Creative Director’s leadership, own photo shoots, both on‑location and in‑studio, including prep, styling, and post‑production
• Present campaign concepts to senior leadership in Creative and Marketing, to determine the scope of projects and deliver the desired storytelling.
• Oversee photo studio to shoot, iterate, and ultimately develop approved concepts.

Skills on Resume:

• Campaign Ownership (Soft Skills)
• Content Concepting (Hard Skills)
• Film Direction (Hard Skills)
• Photo Shoot Management (Hard Skills)
• Styling Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Concept Presentation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Working closely with the Creative Director and founder to drive Pusheen’s high‑level creative vision
• Hands‑on development of style guides, assets, animations, illustrations, marketing materials, and other projects alongside creative team members.
• Ensuring brand consistency across all creative projects
• Overseeing the activities of the art and design team to ensure projects and goals are achieved on schedule
• Doing the above while fostering a positive workplace culture where team members feel supported and able to maintain work‑life balance while also meeting business needs.
• Managing the art team members in all aspects (including hiring, training, rewarding, disciplining, performance reviews, and termination)

Skills on Resume:

• Creative Vision (Soft Skills)
• Style Guide Development (Hard Skills)
• Brand Consistency (Hard Skills)
• Project Oversight (Hard Skills)
• Team Culture (Soft Skills)
• Team Management (Soft Skills)
• Asset Development (Hard Skills)
• Work‑Life Balance (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Design materials for web, including, but not limited to, website assets, social campaigns, landing pages, email campaigns
• Responsible for creating supporting marketing materials such as posters, ads, leave‑behind pamphlets, illustrations, infographics, etc
• Modify existing marketing materials with new/update information for Canadian markets
• Lead and contribute to brainstorming sessions; develop concepts/ideation for net‑new and ongoing campaigns
• Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software
• Maintain brand consistency throughout all marketing projects
• Communicate with the Studio Manager/Project Managers to ensure deadlines of projects are met
• Stay up‑to‑date with industry developments and trends by conducting research and updating tools, watching tutorial videos, etc
• Engage Creative Directors and work in tandem with fellow Art Directors and Copywriters to determine the scope of a project or brief
• Must understand how to work within brand standard guidelines
• Present and approve final designs for review and feedback
• Incorporate feedback from clients and key stakeholders on projects to finalize designs.