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About the Role

We are looking for a Creative Director to lead the evolution of Artsy and Artnet’s brands and visual identities at a pivotal moment for both companies. This role will help define how both brands show up across every touchpoint. This role requires a leader who can think across the full spectrum of brand strategy and building—from brand architecture and positioning to visual identity, campaign development, and activation—ensuring Artsy and Artnet’s brand is expressed consistently and thoughtfully across every touchpoint. You will work closely across Growth Marketing, Content, Product, and Executive Leadership. The Creative Director will play a central role in connecting brand strategy, visual identity, and creative execution across the business. You’ll report to our VP of Marketing and Content and lead a small but high-impact creative function. This team helps define how Artsy and Artnet show up in the world — visually, strategically, and culturally. This role is a combination of strategy, craft, and systems. This is an opportunity to have an outsized impact on how the leading brands in the art world express themselves to collectors, galleries, artists, and the broader cultural community.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of Artsy and Artnet’s brand and visual identity across all customer touchpoints, ensuring consistency, clarity, and creative distinction
Develop scalable creative systems and design frameworks that enable efficient execution across channels and teams
Shape and articulate Artsy and Artnet’s broader brand strategy, including positioning, storytelling, and visual expression
Partner closely with Product, Growth Marketing, and Content teams to bring the brand to life in cohesive and collaborative ways
Lead a small creative team, setting clear direction and priorities, establishing effective ways of working, thoughtfully planning resources, and ensuring high-quality execution
Build scalable creative systems, design frameworks, and AI-enabled workflows so the team and the wider org move with clarity, brand unity, and speed
Grow a small team of 1-2 brand designers while directing contractors, freelancers, and creative partners, and working closely with Product Design
Work with cross-functional partners, to concept and plan the execution of integrated campaigns and programs across a wide range of media and platforms: digital, print, video, social and content
Craft concepts and partner closely with Product & Product Design to execute across all mediums and audiences including our websites, app, emails, ad campaigns, video and audio, IRL, and more

Requirements

This is a hybrid role based in NYC and requires 3 days a week in the office
You have significant experience leading brand and visual identity work for consumer-facing companies, agencies, or culturally relevant brands
Have worked both in-house and at agencies or brand studios—you’ve seen multiple brands and owned outcomes inside a team
Understand and lead on the “why” not just the “what”
Think in systems: you can take intuitive creative judgment and turn it into direction and frameworks others can execute against, without flattening the craft
Are genuinely AI-native — you’re already building AI tools, automation, and modular production into how creative gets made
You have led brand-building initiatives across the full brand lifecycle—from defining brand architecture and strategic positioning to developing visual identity systems and bringing them to life through digital and physical/experiential campaigns, content, and activations
You are an excellent communicator who can influence cross-functional partners, align stakeholders, and bring teams along through clear creative direction and storytelling
You are currently authorized to live and work in the United States

Skills

Brand strategy
Visual identity
Campaign development
Brand architecture
Positioning
Creative direction
Cultural fluency
Photography direction
Design direction
Collaboration
Systems thinking
AI-native workflows
Communication
Influencing
Storytelling
Integrated campaign planning
Digital media
Print media
Video production
Social media
Content creation
Product design collaboration

Location

NYC
New York City

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Significant experience leading brand and visual identity work
Experience working both in-house and at agencies or brand studios
Experience leading brand-building initiatives across the full brand lifecycle
Experience developing multiple buzz-worthy experiential or environmental campaigns

Salary/Compensations

$175,000-$220,000 annually

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
Flexible time off
Comprehensive healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, parental leave, short- and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program featuring free mental health support, 401k, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), financial wellness support & resources, and more
Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture
Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more

About the Company

Artsy and Artnet have joined forces, bringing together the art world’s two most important online destinations under shared leadership and vision.
Both brands will continue to embrace their proven strengths: Artnet as the definitive destination for trusted journalism, transactional data, auctions, and market intelligence; Artsy as the leader in discovering and buying art through personalized recommendations, editorial storytelling, and a seamless collecting experience across web and mobile.
Together, Artsy and Artnet attract over 7 million monthly visitors across 190+ countries and reach over 9 million followers across social channels.
Artsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy.
For the Love of Art: We show relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, gallerists, and the art market. We take action to make the art world more fair and welcoming.
Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy’s shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes.
Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.
Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves.
Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection.

Equal Opportunity

Artsy is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.