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About us
At Monigle, we humanize brands to move people. As the largest independent brand-focused agency in the country, the quality of our work starts and ends with the people doing it — their passion, curiosity, and refusal to settle for good enough.
Our Advertising team is small, agile, and genuinely passionate about what creativity can do to earn attention, shape behavior, and influence culture. We see the entire funnel as our playground, and our work reflects our optimism and agility. We're smart, strategic, and scrappy — showing up for each other and for our colleagues across the agency to make every day a little better and more inspiring than the day before.
The Role
We're looking for a Creative Director, Art Director who is more than a talented visual thinker — you're a strategic force, a master of craft and a dynamic presence who can sell ideas through imagery, design, and visual storytelling that captures both imagination and heart.
The Details
- You have some experience in a leadership role or are ready to make the leap into the next phase of your amazing career. Either way, you're a team player who can translate a brief into a distinctive visual language and see that vision through with the highest degree of creativity and quality.
- You're a positivity magnet, someone who rallies teams and excites clients with equal parts artistic conviction and collaborative generosity.
- You're a performance-driven pro who can create at any altitude — being as comfortable on a shoot with clients as you are perfecting the details on the smallest of activation tactics.
- You'll report to our Executive Creative Director and partner closely with our Creative Director, Copy. Together, you're the creative engine of the growing department — leading the work, building business, and contributing to our dynamic culture.
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Lead the work. Own the visual concept and art direction on major campaigns from brief through production. Establish the aesthetic language, make the craft decisions, and push the work past the expected — across media and throughout the funnel.
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Create across media. Performance-driven creativity is our rocket fuel for solving problems. You have perspective on how to earn attention and spark engagement at the outset of every project.
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Partner and elevate. Here, we are each other's people. You'll collaborate with strategy, digital, visual designers, verbalist, client services, studio artists, and production to ensure creative integrity across every handoff and every touchpoint is a seamless exchange.
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Move with purpose. You're nimble by nature, and equally comfortable in a fast-turn social brief and multi-layered brand launch. You show up where needed and respect timelines without letting them flatten the work.
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Use AI as a creative accelerator. Neither a crutch nor a novelty, we embrace AI tools as part of how you explore, visualize, and pressure-test ideas. We want someone who's already figured out how to make them serve the work, and who isn't afraid to push into new territory.
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Contribute to new business. Help concept and pitch ideas that win.
Your Experience
- 7+ years of creative experience in advertising, with a portfolio that demonstrates genuine conceptual range and strong, distinctive visual thinking across formats.
- Exceptional creative taste, and a demonstrated passion and point of view for every facet of the work.
- Hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and AI creative tools (Gemini, MidJourney, Firefly, Runway, or equivalent).
- Proven fluency in today's media landscape: how visual content behaves across platforms, how performance creative works, how channels can shape ideas.
- Experience working in health and wellness, financial services and destination brands a plus.
- The presence to present and represent the work, our group and our agency with conviction.
- We are also hiring for CD, Copy, so we are open to interviewing teams.
Lastly…
We can't wait to meet you!
Salary range: $135,000 - $165,000
Final salary will be determined based on seniority, merit, geographic location, education, training and experience – reach out to us to learn more.
Our people take care of us, so we take care of our people. Enjoy:
- Ample paid time off to recharge and reset
- 401K: traditional and Roth options, plus employer match
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental and life insurance premiums for employees
- Optional vision, life, short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity leave
If you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, but feel you have something unique to contribute to Monigle, we'd love to hear from you. Please do apply and tell us more about you in your cover letter.
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Creative Director, Art Direction at Monigle
About us
At Monigle, we humanize brands to move people. As the largest independent brand-focused agency in the country, the quality of our work starts and ends with the people doing it — their passion, curiosity, and refusal to settle for good enough.
Our Advertising team is small, agile, and genuinely passionate about what creativity can do to earn attention, shape behavior, and influence culture. We see the entire funnel as our playground, and our work reflects our optimism and agility. We're smart, strategic, and scrappy — showing up for each other and for our colleagues across the agency to make every day a little better and more inspiring than the day before.
The Role
We're looking for a Creative Director, Art Director who is more than a talented visual thinker — you're a strategic force, a master of craft and a dynamic presence who can sell ideas through imagery, design, and visual storytelling that captures both imagination and heart.
The Details
- You have some experience in a leadership role or are ready to make the leap into the next phase of your amazing career. Either way, you're a team player who can translate a brief into a distinctive visual language and see that vision through with the highest degree of creativity and quality.
- You're a positivity magnet, someone who rallies teams and excites clients with equal parts artistic conviction and collaborative generosity.
- You're a performance-driven pro who can create at any altitude — being as comfortable on a shoot with clients as you are perfecting the details on the smallest of activation tactics.
- You'll report to our Executive Creative Director and partner closely with our Creative Director, Copy. Together, you're the creative engine of the growing department — leading the work, building business, and contributing to our dynamic culture.
-
Lead the work. Own the visual concept and art direction on major campaigns from brief through production. Establish the aesthetic language, make the craft decisions, and push the work past the expected — across media and throughout the funnel.
-
Create across media. Performance-driven creativity is our rocket fuel for solving problems. You have perspective on how to earn attention and spark engagement at the outset of every project.
-
Partner and elevate. Here, we are each other's people. You'll collaborate with strategy, digital, visual designers, verbalist, client services, studio artists, and production to ensure creative integrity across every handoff and every touchpoint is a seamless exchange.
-
Move with purpose. You're nimble by nature, and equally comfortable in a fast-turn social brief and multi-layered brand launch. You show up where needed and respect timelines without letting them flatten the work.
-
Use AI as a creative accelerator. Neither a crutch nor a novelty, we embrace AI tools as part of how you explore, visualize, and pressure-test ideas. We want someone who's already figured out how to make them serve the work, and who isn't afraid to push into new territory.
-
Contribute to new business. Help concept and pitch ideas that win.
Your Experience
- 7+ years of creative experience in advertising, with a portfolio that demonstrates genuine conceptual range and strong, distinctive visual thinking across formats.
- Exceptional creative taste, and a demonstrated passion and point of view for every facet of the work.
- Hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and AI creative tools (Gemini, MidJourney, Firefly, Runway, or equivalent).
- Proven fluency in today's media landscape: how visual content behaves across platforms, how performance creative works, how channels can shape ideas.
- Experience working in health and wellness, financial services and destination brands a plus.
- The presence to present and represent the work, our group and our agency with conviction.
- We are also hiring for CD, Copy, so we are open to interviewing teams.
Lastly…
We can't wait to meet you!
Salary range: $135,000 - $165,000
Final salary will be determined based on seniority, merit, geographic location, education, training and experience – reach out to us to learn more.
Our people take care of us, so we take care of our people. Enjoy:
- Ample paid time off to recharge and reset
- 401K: traditional and Roth options, plus employer match
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental and life insurance premiums for employees
- Optional vision, life, short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity leave
If you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, but feel you have something unique to contribute to Monigle, we'd love to hear from you. Please do apply and tell us more about you in your cover letter.
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Creative Designer
Build a portfolio that proves specialty occupation
USCIS scrutinizes Creative Designer petitions because the role can seem generalist. Structure your portfolio to show work that required your specific degree field, not just visual output. Include project briefs that name the discipline.
Check employer LCA history before applying
Search the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a prospective employer has filed Labor Condition Applications for design roles before. An employer with no LCA history for your occupation code will face a steeper learning curve sponsoring you.
Target studios registered with E-Verify first
E-Verify enrollment is required for federal contractors and STEM OPT employers, but many design-forward agencies enroll voluntarily. Prioritizing E-Verify-registered employers signals sponsorship readiness and cuts pre-filing administrative delays for your petition.
Use Migrate Mate to filter H-1B sponsoring employers
Filter your Creative Designer job search on Migrate Mate by employers with verified DOL LCA filing history for design occupations. This surfaces companies that have already navigated the specialty occupation argument for your role.
Negotiate an offer before the March registration window
H-1B cap registration opens in March and USCIS selects registrations by lottery. Have a signed offer letter and confirmed start date ready before registration opens so your employer can submit on time without scrambling.
Confirm your O*NET job zone before the petition is filed
The O*NET profile for Creative Designers classifies the role at Job Zone 3 or 4 depending on specialization. Your employer's attorney needs the correct SOC code and job zone to argue specialty occupation status convincingly in the I-129 petition.
H-1B Visa Creative Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Creative Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like graphic design, visual communication, or interaction design. Employers need to document that the role is complex enough to require that specific degree, not just any bachelor's degree. Roles that accept any field of study as a substitute are harder to approve.
Which employers typically sponsor H-1B visas for Creative Designers?
Advertising agencies, in-house brand teams at tech companies, entertainment studios, and UX-focused product companies are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for design roles. You can identify which employers have active LCA filing history for design occupations by browsing Creative Designer listings on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified sponsorship records.
Can I switch Creative Designer jobs while on H-1B status?
Yes, H-1B portability under AC21 lets you change employers after your petition has been pending for 180 days, as long as the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. Your new employer must file a new H-1B petition before you start. Design roles within the same SOC code generally satisfy the similarity requirement.
What documentation should I prepare to support my H-1B petition as a Creative Designer?
Your employer's attorney will need your academic transcripts, degree certificates, and a portfolio that demonstrates the work required your specific degree field. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator is typically required. Job duties should be written to reflect the specialized nature of the role, not generic design tasks.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Creative Designer role becomes remote or changes significantly?
Material changes to your job duties, location, or employer entity require an amended H-1B petition filed with USCIS before the changes take effect. Moving to a new worksite in a different metropolitan area also triggers a new Labor Condition Application with DOL. Failing to amend for material changes puts your status at risk during any future renewal or visa stamping.