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About the Role

GDP is a creative marketing agency that combines strategy, design, and journalism to help brands clarify complexity. We are seeking a conceptual and collaborative Senior Art Director passionate about advertising, design, and visual storytelling to develop and execute integrated campaigns for leading technology brands across various channels.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with copywriters to develop and execute integrated advertising campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and brand channels.
• Contribute to campaign development from initial concept through final execution, bringing strong visual thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Design and art direct campaign assets across various formats, including social media, presentations, digital experiences, live events, and video.
• Present work internally and to clients, clearly articulating the creative rationale.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors to refine concepts and ensure a high standard of creative excellence.
• Work closely with strategists, writers, designers, and producers to deliver thoughtful, compelling, and production-ready creative.
• Direct photographers, illustrators, motion designers, and production partners.
• Support campaign extensions and adaptations across channels while maintaining creative integrity and consistency.
• Contribute to communications systems for GDP across owned, social, and live-event platforms.
• Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate ideation, generate reference materials, prototype quickly, and explore new creative possibilities.
• Stay curious about emerging trends in advertising, design, technology, and culture.

Requirements

• 4–8 years of experience in an advertising, branding, or marketing agency environment.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and exceptional visual craft across multiple channels.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns in partnership with copywriters.
• Strong design fundamentals, including typography, composition, photography, and visual storytelling.
• Experience presenting work to clients and participating in creative discussions with confidence and professionalism.
• Highly collaborative, resourceful, and comfortable working in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience translating complex or technical subject matter into clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant ideas.
• Demonstrated fluency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).
• Experience with motion design tools such as After Effects is a plus.
• Experience with AI creative tools, including image generation platforms and AI-assisted workflows, is preferred.
• An interest in technology, innovation, and B2B storytelling is a plus.

Skills

• Figma
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• After Effects
• AI creative tools
• Image generation platforms
• AI-assisted workflows

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• $110,000–$140,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k Company Contribution
• FSA/HSA
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid holidays + holiday week (Christmas–New Year closure)
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly utility reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Collaborative San Francisco office in easily accessible location
• Bi-weekly team lunches and cultural celebrations
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability

About the Company

• GDP is a creative marketing agency purpose-built for complex times, combining strategy, design, and journalism.
• We help organizations clarify complexity and communicate their ideas and ideals in clear and compelling ways.
• Our team of journalists, strategists, and designers turns complexity into clarity.