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Superside is seeking a Conceptual Art Director to develop high-performing, concept-led digital campaigns for global brands. The contractor will partner with copywriters, strategists, creative leads, and project managers to shape campaigns across social, web, video, and selected ATL formats. Core work includes art direction, visual systems, creative presentations, AI-assisted asset workflows, and hands-on design execution. The role requires at least five years of agency or fast-paced in-house experience, a strong portfolio, and the ability to manage multiple remote projects across time zones. Success depends on strategic creative thinking, polished visual storytelling, customer-facing presentation skills, and reliable independent delivery.
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I begin by clarifying the audience, business objective, brand guardrails, and channel requirements. I then identify a central creative tension or insight, develop a few distinct territories, and show how the strongest territory can translate consistently into social, web, video, and supporting assets. This ensures the work is both strategically grounded and adaptable in execution.
I use AI to accelerate exploration, ideation, references, and selected asset-development tasks, but I keep human judgment responsible for concept, composition, craft, and final quality. I establish clear visual criteria and brand rules before using outputs, then refine or rebuild assets as needed to ensure consistency, originality, and emotional relevance.
I prioritize work according to customer impact, launch risk, dependencies, and effort required. I create clear milestones for concept approval, production, review, and delivery; communicate risks early; and protect focused time for the most creatively demanding work. This approach keeps stakeholders aligned while allowing me to maintain a high quality bar.
I frame each idea around the agreed objective and explain the strategic reasoning before discussing visual details. I present the concept, audience relevance, channel application, and expected impact in a concise narrative, then invite feedback against those criteria. When opinions differ, I separate subjective preferences from objective requirements and propose practical revisions or tests.
A compelling portfolio demonstrates the thinking behind the final work, not only polished visuals. It should show strong ideas translated across formats, a clear individual contribution, sound design craft, and measurable or qualitative outcomes where available. I also value evidence that the creative can work within brand constraints while still producing distinctive, effective campaigns.
Superside is looking for a talented Conceptual Art Director with a passion for Generative AI to create bold, high-performing digital campaigns for top global brands. In this role, you’ll partner with copywriters, strategists and creatives to deliver concept-driven ideas across social media, web, video, and more—bringing big ideas to life with strong art direction and design execution.
You’ll thrive in a collaborative, globally distributed team and contribute to work that’s not only creatively exciting but also strategically sharp. This is a role for someone who can think big, execute beautifully, and bring a deep understanding of design to everything they do.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with copywriters and strategists to develop compelling creative campaigns across digital-first channels (social, web, video) with the ability to stretch into ATL (TV, print, OOH).
- Lead art direction for creative campaigns and video concepts, providing visual direction from ideation through final execution.
- Design or direct the creation of digital assets, mood boards, layouts, and visual frameworks that bring brand narratives to life.
- Integrate AI-assisted assets into workflows while maintaining brand integrity and emotional impact.
- Contribute to brand storytelling by developing concept-led brand systems and integrated creative ideas.
- Build and present creative decks that clearly communicate concepts and strategy to customers.
- Collaborate closely with Creative Leads, Project Managers, and other creatives across time zones.
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously, consistently delivering on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.
- Help push creative boundaries, championing fresh ideas and evolving Superside’s conceptual capabilities.
- Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to understand goals and deliver work that drives results.
- Contribute to a culture of excellence, experimentation, and continuous creative growth.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- 5+ years of experience in concept-driven roles within creative agencies or fast-paced in-house teams.
- A strong portfolio showcasing concept-first thinking and excellent art direction across digital platforms.
- Proficient in using AI tools as part of a thoughtful and intentional creative workflow.
- Passion for creativity and a strong eye for design, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence presenting ideas to customers and internal teams.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with experience juggling multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Growth mindset and curiosity, always seeking new tools, trends, and ways to improve your craft.
- Familiarity with digital marketing and performance creative principles.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with diverse teams and perspectives.
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Why Join us?
Superside’s vision is to create equal opportunities globally by accelerating the world’s transition to online work. With that in mind, we’re building a fully remote company that attracts people where they are.
Remote-first. Customer-led.
Remote isn’t just a perk; it’s how we deliver better for customers. We are fully committing to our customers by hiring top talent and collaborating seamlessly across time zones.
Global team, local impact.
Join a community of 60+ nationalities working across time zones, cultures, and disciplines, all aligned on doing great work for great brands.
High performance, low ego.
Work in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where feedback is direct, growth is constant, and kindness leads collaboration.
Impact meets opportunity.
We’re in the sweet spot — big enough to be stable, small enough for you to shape what’s next. Your ideas will matter here.
Grow fast. Lead well.
You’ll gain mentorship, take on real responsibility, and grow your career while helping us disrupt a global industry.
About Superside
Superside is the leading AI-powered creative company that quickly and cost-effectively enhances in-house functions. We help over 500 ambitious brands get great creative concepts done at scale. Built to be an extension
of in-house teams, we unbottleneck marketing and creative teams so they can move faster and drive more reliable creative performance.
Superside is a fully remote company with over 700 team members working across 60+ countries and 13 timezones.
Learn more at superside.com
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We’re an equal-opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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