Associate Art Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Act as an executional leader integrated within a division, enhancing the quality, speed, and unity of design and motion deliverables.

• Oversee Design and Edit Leads across various accounts within the division.

• Conduct quality assurance and direct high-priority assets to ensure performance, refinement, platform alignment, and brand consistency.

• Collaborate with the Creative Team Lead and Art Director on visual direction, divisional planning, systems, tools, and operational implementations.

• Facilitate internal reviews, deliver constructive feedback, and guide Leads in creative quality assurance, technical execution, project pacing, escalation protocols, and bandwidth management.

• Enhance the skills of creatives on emerging design, motion, and tool best practices while mentoring Leads towards AAD readiness.

• Identify production bottlenecks and execute improvements in the creative process.

• Incorporate AI and scalable systems where relevant, including the utilization of Power Digital's Nova ecosystem.

• Lead production for top-tier accounts and work closely with Strategy, Content, and Project Management teams to address challenges.

• Convert messaging frameworks into creative systems across various channels.

• Engage in concepting sessions, offering insights on feasibility, execution planning, and modular asset development.

• Utilize AI technologies to enhance and refine business operations.

• Achieve KPIs such as managing 5–8 accounts, maintaining RPE and capacity benchmarks, keeping churn below 10%, delivering assets within an average of 5 business days, securing a 90%+ first-review approval rate, sustaining 90%+ annual direct-report retention, and implementing at least one workflow improvement each quarter.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in visual design and/or video editing, preferably in an agency setting.

• Strong proficiency in Adobe CC, Figma, and platform-specific formats such as Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing and mentoring creative teams.

• Solid understanding of digital marketing, content strategy, and performance-driven creative work.

• Ability to give, receive, and act on feedback promptly and effectively.

• Enthusiasm for scalable design systems and innovative operational practices.

• Advanced proficiency in both spoken and written English is essential.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary with commission opportunities.

• Medical bonus included.

• 15 paid vacation days (PTO) annually.

• Up to 4 hours per quarter of paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) for philanthropic activities.

• Flexible work environment: full-remote, in-office, or hybrid options available.

• A one-time Work From Home (WFH) stipend of 400,000 COP automatically added to your first paycheck.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 17 observed Colombian national holidays plus 2 mental health recharge days each year.

• Legal benefits including Prima and Cesantías.

• Paid social security contributions.

• Unlimited opportunities for career growth and leadership within a rapidly expanding firm.

• Continuous employee development programs for both personal and professional advancement (Hedgehog and Vital 5s).

• Quarterly awards featuring prize money and recognition for exceptional performance.

• Opportunities to participate in company diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.