Lead Art Director

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead Art Director with 8+ years of experience to join Valtech, creating compelling visual design concepts and digital experiences.

About the Company

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.

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, and 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.

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• AI & Emerging Design Practices: Demonstrated experience using AI-enabled design workflows to improve ideation, visual exploration, asset creation, prototyping, content generation, and productivity. Advanced proficiency with Figma and the broader Figma ecosystem, including AI-driven capabilities and plugins. Experience using image generation and other creative AI tools as part of a modern design practice. Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a desire to help evolve how design is practiced within the organization.

Nice to Have

• Experience with advertising and design in the travel and tourism space.
• Experience with luxury hospitality, travel, aviation, or premium consumer brands.
• Experience working with multicultural and distributed teams across regions and time zones.
• Experience leading design-system governance across large, multi-brand organizations.
• Comfortable working independently while proactively seeking input, feedback, and collaboration when needed.

We Offer

• Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
• Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
• Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training, and industry experts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, plus employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process.

Application Process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential.

⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud: Only engage with official Valtech email addresses.

We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know.

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