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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 in Creative Director
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for Creative Directors. A degree in graphic design, advertising, or visual communications maps cleanly to the role. A general business or liberal arts degree without a strong design component will likely trigger an RFE.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Creative Director roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation code. Past LCA activity signals an employer understands the H-1B process and has counsel ready to file.
Use O*NET to anchor your specialty occupation case
O*NET classifies Creative Directors under a specific SOC code with defined degree requirements. Reference this occupational profile when preparing documentation for your employer's attorney, it strengthens the specialty occupation argument USCIS evaluates.
Negotiate who covers premium processing fees
Many creative agencies are small employers unfamiliar with H-1B costs. Before accepting an offer, clarify in writing whether the employer covers the I-129 filing fee and premium processing, or whether those costs shift to you, USCIS allows employers to pass certain fees.
Build a portfolio that doubles as evidence
Your work samples aren't just for interviews. Employers filing your H-1B petition may need them to demonstrate the complexity and specialized nature of the role. Curate projects that show senior-level creative direction, not execution, before the petition is drafted.
Account for the 60-day grace period when switching jobs
If a sponsoring employer conducts layoffs or you resign, you have 60 days to secure a new H-1B transfer. Creative Director searches take longer than average, so start networking before your current role ends, not after.
H-1B Visa Creative Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Creative Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS requires that the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. For Creative Directors, degrees in graphic design, visual communications, advertising, or fine arts typically satisfy this. Roles where any degree is accepted regardless of field are at higher risk of an RFE, so the job description needs to specify the field requirement explicitly.
Which types of employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Creative Directors?
Advertising agencies, in-house brand teams at consumer companies, entertainment studios, and technology firms with large marketing departments are the most active sponsors. Employers already enrolled in E-Verify are required to be for STEM OPT hires and federal contractors, which signals existing familiarity with work authorization processes. You can browse verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate by occupation and filing history.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Creative Director H-1B petitions?
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for the Creative Director occupation in the specific metro area where you'll work. The wage level depends on experience and the complexity of duties, ranging from Level I through Level IV. You can look up applicable wage floors using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer, so you know whether a proposed salary meets the legal threshold.
Can a Creative Director role at a small agency or startup be H-1B sponsored?
Yes, but small employers face additional scrutiny. USCIS looks at whether the position is a genuine full-time specialty occupation role, not a generalist hire dressed up as a director title. The job description should detail the scope of work, reporting structure, and degree requirement. Small agencies without prior H-1B filing experience will need immigration counsel to draft the petition correctly the first time.
What happens to my H-1B status if my sponsoring employer eliminates my Creative Director role?
You enter a 60-day grace period from the date your employment ends, during which you can transfer your H-1B to a new employer without leaving the country, as long as the new employer files a transfer petition before the grace period expires. Creative Director searches can run longer than 60 days, so a proactive job search before any termination is the practical strategy for maintaining status continuity.