Situation is a marketing agency for unforgettable experiences like WICKED on Broadway, The Lion King, The Metropolitan Opera, and The Empire State Building. Are you a creative leader with a passion for arts and entertainment? As an Art Director (AD), you’ll guide a talented design team to produce bold, high-quality work across digital and print. From eye-catching key art and title treatments to cohesive brand identities, you’ll shape visual storytelling for top clients in the industry.
With a deep appreciation for entertainment and pop culture, the AD champions creativity, consistency, and collaboration. You’re equally skilled at leading teams, navigating feedback, and delivering exceptional results that meet client goals.
Our office is located in midtown Manhattan and we are currently working in-office three days per week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
What You'll Do:
- Lead & Inspire: Motivate your team to produce exceptional, cross-channel creative work.
- Craft Visuals: Develop impactful key art, title treatments, and cohesive branding across digital and print.
- Streamline Processes: Create workflows, guidelines, and systems to ensure efficiency.
- Collaborate & Execute: Partner with photographers, freelancers, and vendors to bring ideas to life.
- Stay Ahead: Monitor design trends and pop culture to keep work fresh and relevant.
- Present & Deliver: Confidently share creative concepts with teams and clients, turning feedback into results.
Who You Are:
- A creative problem-solver with a sharp eye for design and storytelling.
- Skilled in crafting key art, title treatments, and branding that stands out.
- Organized, collaborative, and ready to lead a team to success.
- Passionate about arts, entertainment, and the influence of pop culture on design.
- 6+ years of similar experience at a creative agency or television network
- A portfolio showcasing polished, well-thought design in lead and hands-on roles
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign)
- Eagle-eye for details like spotting alignment issues and inconsistencies
- Strong sense of typography
- Dynamic and confident presentation skills to pitch ideas clearly and effectively
- Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced creative environment
- A deep understanding of how technical factors affect designing for the digital space
- Troubleshoot and problem solve efficiently, intelligently, and with positivity
We offer a competitive base salary and a range of benefits and perks:
- Salary range: $95,000 - $110,000 per year, commensurate with experience
- Health care plan (medical, dental, and vision)
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off package that includes vacation, sick, “life happens” days, birthdays, summer Fridays and public holidays
- Paid family leave
- Cold brew coffee, snacks and fresh fruit
- Wellness resources
- Special access to New York City’s arts and entertainment scene
We have been honored for our commitment to our team with workplace awards from Crain’s, Best Companies Group, Cynopsis, Digiday, and Fortune.
Our Company
We are Situation, a digital-first agency that builds and drives passionate communities to meaningful action. We partner with live experience-based brands like WICKED on Broadway, MJ on Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, and Cirque du Soleil.
Situation is part of Situation Group, a digital-first collective of award-winning advertising agencies.
Top Skills
What We Do
Situation is an award-winning agency built for live entertainment brands and championing the power of shared experiences around the world.
With 20+ years of award-winning work, Situation is designed to meet the challenges and opportunities facing the live events industry today. We offer full marketing and creative services for experience-based brands: live entertainment, attractions, theater, sports, arts and culture institutions, and more.
Are you looking for a partner to support your end-to-end consumer experience? Whether we’re full-service or full-specialist, our preferred way of working is the one that sets our clients up to win.
Want to join our team of experience champions? We are always on the hunt for new team members who share our core values: innovation, collaboration, and commitment. We’re dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and creating a diverse staff, reflective of the experiences we champion and audiences we build.
Situation is part of Situation Group, a global collective that supports life-changing impact—partnering with brand experiences that promote understanding, connection, community, and growth.
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