Art Director

Job description

ABOUT GMR MARKETING We are  the  Experience Agency Making Unforgettable Stories Born of Humanity NOT JUST EXPERIENTIAL. EXPERIENCE. The lines have blurred. People live in the physical, digital, and social worlds all at once, and your brand experiences should do the same. NOT JUST TELLING. MAKING. The best stories are lived, not heard. Make an immersive world for people to explore so they can experience something they’ll never forget. NOT JUST CONSUMERS. HUMANS. It all starts with the human. If you want to make a lasting impact, look beyond the wallet to understand what motivates and inspires people. You see ideas visually. You understand that great art direction is about more than making something look good. It’s about creating a distinct point of view, building an aesthetic language, and knowing how every image, composition, detail, and decision works together to tell a story. You can take a concept from an early sketch or instinct and turn it into a visual world that people can see, feel, and connect with. You’re not just executing a creative direction. You’re a creative partner who helps shape the idea from the start. You know when to push a concept further, when to challenge what is expected, and how to translate an idea across 2D, 3D, physical, and digital spaces. You can art direct a shoot, build a presentation that brings a concept to life, and give a team the clarity and confidence to see the vision. Your visual thinking helps shape more than individual pieces. It helps shape entire campaigns. You’ll work alongside Creative Directors, Design Directors, and strategists, bringing your perspective to the table and helping establish the aesthetic direction from the beginning. You’ll also mentor emerging talent, sharing your perspective and helping others develop their own visual instincts. You’re curious enough to explore what’s next, confident enough to lead the vision, and thoughtful enough to know that great art direction lives in both the big idea and every detail that brings it to life. A portfolio or work samples are required to be considered for the role. Candidates must be comfortable supporting a tobacco client. REQUIRED SKILLS • Set the visual standard. You’ll shape the aesthetic direction for major projects, establishing the visual language, mood, and point of view that everything else builds from. You know how to take a brief and turn it into a visual world that feels distinctive, considered, and ownable across campaigns and brand touch points. • See the whole picture. You move naturally between 2D, 3D, experiential, digital, and physical spaces, finding the right visual expression for an idea. You understand how individual images, compositions, materials, and details come together to create a larger brand experience. • Make ideas visible. You’re an exceptional visual thinker who can sketch, collage, build mood boards, and use AI imagery to explore ideas quickly. You know how to develop those early explorations into polished presentation materials and visual systems that make a concept clear, compelling, and easy to believe in. • Bring the vision to life. You have experience art directing photoshoots and video production at a high level, from pre-production through final delivery. You understand how to make thoughtful decisions around composition, lighting, styling, casting, location, and production while keeping the larger creative vision intact. • Shape the work, not just the execution. You’ll partner with Creative Directors, Design Directors, and strategists. Sometimes you’ll translate an existing vision. Other times, you’ll help define it. You bring a strong point of view,