Senior Art Director

Company Description

Saatchi X turns shoppers into buyers.

We’re a team of makers and dreamers, turning strategic ideas into flawless retail executions. We collaborate closely with our clients to elevate the expected and embrace the new, the next, and the complex. Nothing is impossible—If you can shop it, we can do it.

Check out our work at saatchix.com

Overview

A teacher, owner, & master of their craft — perfecting their soft skills and developing their business skills.

Responsibilities

• Understands the agency’s vision and how their work contributes to the bigger picture
• Manages their time efficiently, enters it accurately, and ensures their direct reports do the same
• Understand the business behind their craft (revenue, PC ratio, SOW and estimated hours, etc.)
• Leads Track 4 Adaptation work/approves D&D art, and owns project self-sufficiently
• Helps create and craft all tracks of work as required
• Able to think independently and connect the work back to the strategy and brief
• Engages in brainstorms and brings big ideas to the table
• Able to think independently and solve challenges without waiting for others to provide detailed direction
• Presents effectively internally and externally to clients as needed
• Understands and uses our SSX shopper principles and frameworks
• An understudy to the ACD—learning the business, leadership, storytelling, and managerial duties
• Assists the ACD to build effective client presentation decks that tell a compelling, strategic story
• Partners with the ACD to delegate tasks to the team
• Uses internal creative reviews for presentation practice and may present to client (aligned with CD)
• May backfill the ACD on T3 work (aligned with CD)
• Attends Creative kickoffs and able to cover cross-functional team status meetings, communicating direction and next steps with the team (as needed)
• Manages their revision orders and completes them in a timely manner with an attention to detail
• Makes sure all their work goes through proofing, that the files are built properly, and transferred on time
• Drops the creative work into the PPT presentation deck ahead of review, and helps design the deck so that it and our work shines
• A master at their craft who ensures the design and art direction are top notch
• Stays on top of graphic design and industry trends and brings inspiration and art direction ideas to the team
• Knowledgeable and efficient in the Adobe Suite, PowerPoint, and AI tools such as ChatGPT and Adobe Firefly
• Detail-oriented, organized, and efficient with file building and asset creation
• Partners with copywriters on concepting, the Multimedia Team, D&D, and able to direct the ADs and Assoc. ADs to push the work to be its best
• A pro at understanding designated books of business: knowing the brands’ equity and style guide, competitive brand activities, shopper mindset, and unique retailer needs.
• Teaches more junior creatives, also helping on-board and train
• Provides construct, actionable feedback to others
• Has consistent 1:1s with their manger and proactively sets goals for their own growth
• May have a direct report in which they are responsible managing and growing
• Conducting 1:1s, growth conversations, approving time entry, and PDO
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or portfolio school certificate or equivalent experience is required.
• 5-7 year of experience
• Portfolio required
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly)
• Motion/video editing skills are a plus (e.g., Adobe After Effects)
• Strong presentation and communication skills
  
  

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
  
  

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $79,990 - $104,025 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/03/2025.