Upstart
Art Director, Brand Social
$139K–$192K
United States +2 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Location
- United States
Remote
Remote - Experience
- 7+ years; experience in art direction, design, or a related creative discipline.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Creates culturally relevant, platform-native organic social art direction and contributes creative direction to broader brand campaigns.
What you'll do
- Lead organic social art direction, maintaining cultural relevance, platform fluency, and brand consistency.
- Concept and execute social work with Social leadership, from initial ideas through final assets.
- Contribute to brand campaigns and direct photo or video production on commercial and campaign sets.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in art direction, design, or a related creative discipline.
- Experience creating organic social content, including trend-responsive and always-on creative.
- On-set production experience across photo or video.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
Nice to have
- Ability to concept directly with social or community teams and translate cultural trends into on-brand creative.
- Experience with AI-assisted tools throughout the creative process, from ideation through execution.
Pay
$138,600 — $192,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
AI focus
AI-assisted tools may be used throughout the creative process, from ideation through execution.
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