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As an Art Director at Lumina Corps, you will work with federal public health and science agencies, nonprofits, and a multi-disciplinary internal team to lead creative strategies and visual storytelling to support meaningful campaigns and programs. The ideal candidate is a skilled designer with experience in digital design, a deep understanding of government communications, and a strong portfolio supporting mission-driven work. Strong preference for candidates in the DMV area.
What You'll Do:
Creative Strategy and Concept Development:
- Collaborate with communications strategists and other team members to develop the concepts, design, and creative strategies that align with client objectives and resonate with target audiences.
- Lead the visual execution of government-focused campaigns, from concept development to overseeing print, digital, video, and social media assets, ensuring all deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
- Provide creative direction and oversight to designers, freelancers, and other collaborators.
Design Execution:
- Design and art direct a wide range of deliverables, including campaign materials, data visualizations, social media content, websites, digital solutions and UX/UI, reports, print collateral, and video and animation.
- Translate complex scientific and health information into clear, engaging, and accessible visual communications for diverse audiences.
- Ensure all work meets Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards, plain language principles, and applicable federal and client brand guidelines.
Client Collaboration and Presentation:
- Present and explain creative concepts and design rationale to clients verbally and in writing.
- Develop strong relationships with clients and colleagues by leading with a customer-focused, collaborative approach.
- Incorporate client and stakeholder feedback while maintaining creative integrity and strategic intent.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Contributes visual thinking to strategic planning, audience research, and message and materials testing.
- Work closely with project managers and designers to adhere to timelines and scopes, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
Brand and Message Consistency: Ensure all creative work aligns with client guidelines, and complies with public sector regulations.
Business Development: Participate and contribute to business development planning and pursuits.
Education and Experience
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in graphic design, web design, human-computer interaction, communication, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive creative experience, including complex campaigns. Experience with federal public health programs, agencies, or similar contexts.
- Portfolio: Extensive portfolio demonstrating successful campaigns across digital and traditional media, preferably with examples of government, public health, social services, or other public sector work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
- Multifaceted Campaign Expertise: Experience in planning and executing creative strategy for campaigns, leading designers and guiding managers, collaborating with other team members, and providing expertise in best practices for various platforms and formats for creative execution.
- Digital Design Proficiency: Expertise in digital design tools and platforms, including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and other web/mobile design tools.
- Responsive and Interactive Design: Knowledge of responsive design principles, interactive media, and UX/UI best practices.
- Visual Storytelling: Ability to create engaging visual narratives that support campaign messaging across digital and traditional media.
- Client Relations Skills: Demonstrated experience working directly with clients and offering strategic guidance.
- Knowledge of Section 508 Compliance: Familiarity with accessibility standards, inclusivity guidelines, and other standards in public sector visual and digital communications.
- Professional Qualities: Ability to work across multi-disciplinary internal teams, excellent attention to detail, multitasking, prioritizing, and independent working abilities.
- Mindset: A positive, solutions-oriented attitude, adaptable to various tasks.
Core Values
All employees are expected to uphold these values in their everyday work and interactions with colleagues and clients:
- Illuminate new ideas
- Serve the big purpose
- Communicate with understanding
- Commit to quality
- Own your part
- Embrace inclusivity
Lumina Corps is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.
As an Art Director at Lumina Corps, you will work with federal public health and science agencies, nonprofits, and a multi-disciplinary internal team to lead creative strategies and visual storytelling to support meaningful campaigns and programs. The ideal candidate is a skilled designer with experience in digital design, a deep understanding of government communications, and a strong portfolio supporting mission-driven work. Strong preference for candidates in the DMV area.
What You'll Do:
Creative Strategy and Concept Development:
- Collaborate with communications strategists and other team members to develop the concepts, design, and creative strategies that align with client objectives and resonate with target audiences.
- Lead the visual execution of government-focused campaigns, from concept development to overseeing print, digital, video, and social media assets, ensuring all deliverables meet quality standards and project goals.
- Provide creative direction and oversight to designers, freelancers, and other collaborators.
Design Execution:
- Design and art direct a wide range of deliverables, including campaign materials, data visualizations, social media content, websites, digital solutions and UX/UI, reports, print collateral, and video and animation.
- Translate complex scientific and health information into clear, engaging, and accessible visual communications for diverse audiences.
- Ensure all work meets Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards, plain language principles, and applicable federal and client brand guidelines.
Client Collaboration and Presentation:
- Present and explain creative concepts and design rationale to clients verbally and in writing.
- Develop strong relationships with clients and colleagues by leading with a customer-focused, collaborative approach.
- Incorporate client and stakeholder feedback while maintaining creative integrity and strategic intent.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Contributes visual thinking to strategic planning, audience research, and message and materials testing.
- Work closely with project managers and designers to adhere to timelines and scopes, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
Brand and Message Consistency: Ensure all creative work aligns with client guidelines, and complies with public sector regulations.
Business Development: Participate and contribute to business development planning and pursuits.
Education and Experience
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in graphic design, web design, human-computer interaction, communication, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive creative experience, including complex campaigns. Experience with federal public health programs, agencies, or similar contexts.
- Portfolio: Extensive portfolio demonstrating successful campaigns across digital and traditional media, preferably with examples of government, public health, social services, or other public sector work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
- Multifaceted Campaign Expertise: Experience in planning and executing creative strategy for campaigns, leading designers and guiding managers, collaborating with other team members, and providing expertise in best practices for various platforms and formats for creative execution.
- Digital Design Proficiency: Expertise in digital design tools and platforms, including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and other web/mobile design tools.
- Responsive and Interactive Design: Knowledge of responsive design principles, interactive media, and UX/UI best practices.
- Visual Storytelling: Ability to create engaging visual narratives that support campaign messaging across digital and traditional media.
- Client Relations Skills: Demonstrated experience working directly with clients and offering strategic guidance.
- Knowledge of Section 508 Compliance: Familiarity with accessibility standards, inclusivity guidelines, and other standards in public sector visual and digital communications.
- Professional Qualities: Ability to work across multi-disciplinary internal teams, excellent attention to detail, multitasking, prioritizing, and independent working abilities.
- Mindset: A positive, solutions-oriented attitude, adaptable to various tasks.
Core Values
All employees are expected to uphold these values in their everyday work and interactions with colleagues and clients:
- Illuminate new ideas
- Serve the big purpose
- Communicate with understanding
- Commit to quality
- Own your part
- Embrace inclusivity
Lumina Corps is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior art director jobs.
- Seven or more years of art direction or visual design experience in an agency or in-house setting
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Demonstrated ability to concept and execute integrated campaigns across digital and print channels
- Experience leading and mentoring junior designers or creative team members
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to sell creative work to clients or internal stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, fine arts, or a related field
Tips for Your Senior Art Director Job Search
Tailor your portfolio for the industry
Hiring managers for senior art director roles scan portfolios before resumes. Curate your work so the first three to five pieces reflect the exact output of the team you're applying to, whether that's integrated campaigns, editorial layouts, or digital brand systems.
Quantify creative impact on your resume
Generic descriptions of projects won't separate you at the senior level. Tie each role to a business outcome: a rebrand that lifted brand recognition, a campaign that drove measurable engagement, or a design system that reduced production time across a team.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior art director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by creative discipline
Senior art director roles vary widely, from broadcast and motion to print and UX. Search specifically for your discipline in the job title or description so you aren't spending time on roles where your portfolio won't translate to the team's core output.
Prepare a case study walk-through for interviews
Most senior art director interviews include a portfolio review where you narrate creative decisions aloud. Practice explaining the brief, your conceptual approach, and how you directed other creatives or stakeholders to land on the final execution.
Negotiate scope before negotiating title
At the senior art director level, budget authority, team size, and vendor relationships matter as much as your title. Ask directly how many direct reports the role carries and what the production budget looks like before accepting any offer.
Senior Art Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior art directors?
The most active employers for senior art directors right now are Paramount, Real Chemistry, and VML, and the most openings are in New York, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Industries with consistent demand include advertising agencies, consumer brands, entertainment studios, and publishing houses.
How many senior art director jobs are remote?
About 83% of senior art director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though availability shifts depending on the employer type. In-house brand and digital marketing roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while agency positions and those requiring hands-on production or client-facing work are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a senior art director?
Most senior art directors move up from art director or senior designer roles after building a strong body of campaign or brand work and demonstrating they can lead other creatives. You'll need a portfolio that shows conceptual range, not just execution, plus experience owning a project from brief to final delivery and directing photographers, illustrators, or junior designers along the way.
Can you get hired as a senior art director without years of experience?
It's uncommon to land a senior art director role without substantive experience, but a standout portfolio of independently directed projects or freelance campaigns can sometimes substitute for years of traditional employment. Employers care most about evidence that you can develop a concept, direct a team, and deliver polished work under a real brief, so independent projects that show that full arc carry real weight.
What does the senior art director interview process look like?
Most senior art director interviews include an initial screening call, a portfolio review where you walk through your work and explain your creative decisions, and at least one round with creative leadership or a broader team. Some employers also assign a creative brief or concept exercise to assess how you think under structured conditions before making a final decision.
Where can I find and apply to senior art director jobs?
You can find and apply to senior art director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and creative discipline, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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