Lead Art Director

About this role

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values -driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

We are proud of:

• The work we do and the innovation we drive

• Our values of share, care a nd dare

• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy

• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration

The role

As a Lead Art Director you are passionate about experience innovation and eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You bring 8 YEARS of experience, a growth mindset and a drive to make a lasting impact.

The Lead Art Director is an accomplished art director and visual designer with exceptional craft and expertise across advertising, interaction design, brand experience, and AI-enabled design practices. Working within Valtech's Creative Practices discipline across the Americas, this role is primarily responsible for creating compelling, high-quality ads and concepts, and secondarily designing digital experiences that bring brands to life while solving meaningful client and user challenges.  

The ideal candidate combines a strong eye for art direction, a high visual aesthetic, and a passion for innovative creativity. They are a proactive conceptual thinker who brings ideas, references, and a clear point of view to the table, equally comfortable creating and art directing advertising concepts and campaigns as they are crafting beautiful interfaces. They are equally comfortable creating and art directing advertising concepts and campaigns, as they are crafting beautiful interfaces .

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo

• A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing

• Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data

• Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting

Role responsibilities

• Create and execute highly polished visual design concepts and campaigns that are consistently on brand and directly aligned with client objectives and business outcomes .  

• Design digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging platforms, including typography, layout, visual systems, interfaces, interaction patterns, branding elements, and component libraries.  

• Translate brand expression into scalable digital experiences and user interfaces that balance creativity, usability, and performance.  

• Craft and present high-fidelity design concepts and creative directions , including references, sketches, storyboards, mood boards, prototypes, and conceptual design explorations.  

• Actively participate in workshops, brainstorming sessions, creative reviews, and design critiques, contributing ideas, inspiration, and innovative solutions .  

• Develop interactive prototypes and motion studies using Figma and other design tools to communicate design intent and user experience behaviors .  

• Create, evolve, and contribute to design systems, component libraries, brand guidelines, style guides, and other artefacts that support consistency and scalability .  

• Apply accessibility best practices and inclusive design principles to ensure experiences are usable by diverse audiences and aligned with recognized standards.  

• Collaborate closely with UX Designers, Strategists, Copywriters, Creative Directors, Developers, and other visual designers throughout the project lifecycle .  

• Partner with development teams to ensure design intent is preserved through implementation.  

• Maintain exceptionally high standards of design quality , presentation, documentation, and client engagement.  

• Stay current with emerging design methodologies, AI-enabled workflows, tools, and technologies, proactively identifying opportunities to improve the team’s capabilities and processes .  

• Support and mentor Junior Designers through constructive feedback, collaboration, and best-practice sharing.  

• Build and sustain strong working relationships across teams, disciplines, and client organizations.

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in a leading agency, consultancy, studio, or similar environment designing advertisements and digital experiences.  

• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, art direction, conceptual thinking and brand-led experience design .  

• Deep expertise in visual design, UI design, and digital brand experience across multiple channels and platforms .  

• Experience translating strategic objectives, user needs, and brand narratives into compelling digital experiences.  

• Excellent communication in English , with the ability to engage clients and teams across North America through storytelling, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.  

• Ability to confidently articulate and defend design decisions while remaining open to feedback and collaboration.  

• Strong understanding of interaction design principles, information architecture, and user-centered design methodologies, with experience translating concepts into interactive prototypes that enhance storytelling and usability.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities , work effectively under pressure, and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight timelines.  

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and maintain focus throughout the design process.  

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AI & Emerging Design Practices

• Demonstrated experience using AI-enabled design workflows to improve ideati

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