Seattle , Washington
|Onsite
|Contract
Seattle, Washington
|Onsite
|Contract
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative Art Director to shape compelling visuals for events, experiences, and brand campaigns in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will help turn ideas into impactful creative work that connects with audiences across print, digital, web, social, and experiential touchpoints.
Responsibilities
- Develop original creative concepts and execute polished visual work for events, experiences, and related campaigns.
- Partner closely with copywriters, designers, program managers, developers, strategists, and producers to bring customer-focused ideas to life.
- Lead creative workstreams independently while collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
- Translate briefs, insights, and business goals into thoughtful design solutions from concept through launch.
- Create assets and deliverables across a range of formats, including video, presentation design, UI-related visuals, event signage, and swag.
- Present creative ideas and concepts clearly to internal stakeholders.
- Manage multiple projects at once while balancing deadlines, priorities, and quality standards.
- Use customer insights and data to help shape campaign strategy, look and feel, and design direction.
Skills
- Professional experience as a conceptual creative or art director in an agency or in-house environment.
- Strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, art direction, branding, and design work.
- Advanced hands-on skills with Adobe Creative Cloud tools, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Experience using Figma and PowerPoint in a creative workflow.
- Motion design experience with tools such as After Effects or Premiere Pro.
- Strong understanding of UX design and the ability to apply it to creative problem-solving.
- Excellent presentation, storytelling, and communication skills.
- Strong organization, collaboration, and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and stay detail-oriented under pressure.
- A data-informed mindset with an interest in measuring creative impact.
Preferred Skills
- Experience creating work for brand and event-driven projects.
- Familiarity with designing for print, digital, web, experiential, and social channels.
- Experience working across teams in different time zones.
- Prior experience supporting large-scale or complex creative programs.
- Portfolio examples that demonstrate strong storytelling and end-to-end creative execution.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles of Horizontal. We’re committed to creating a welcoming environment where people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences can thrive, contribute, and do their best work.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.
Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at www.horizontaltalent.com/job-board. Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $38 - $74 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
Horizontal is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or participate in the interview process, click here to request accommodation assistance.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.