Freelance Art Director, UI

3 Weeks ago • 8-10 Years • UI Art

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Freelance Art Director, you will be responsible for the conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables, including concept creation, marketing strategy implementation, and interactive design solutions. You will balance creative thinking with interpersonal skills, championing creative concepts to clients and project teams. You will also mentor a team of designers, copywriters, information architects, content analysts, audio designers, and production specialists, driven by a passion for design and visual communication. Your role involves delivering interactive project art direction from concept to final delivery, developing innovative and on-strategy designs, solving problems conceptually, and presenting design rationale. You will communicate effectively with creatives and product managers, managing interactive designers and art directing photographers and illustrators.
Must have:
  • Accountable for visual creative direction conception and execution.
  • Review creative work with senior staff for feedback and alignment.
  • Deliver art direction for interactive projects from concept to delivery.
  • Develop innovative and on-strategy designs and experiences.
  • Solve problems conceptually with the interactive team.
  • Present and articulate design rationale.
  • Communicate effectively with creatives and product managers.
  • Manage interactive designers and art direct creatives.
  • Drive for pixel-perfect design and visual communication.
  • 8-10+ years of interactive visual design experience for web, mobile, app.
  • Digital portfolio showcasing end-to-end concepts and launch.
  • Examples of design process and concepts.
  • Collaborative work style and comfortable mentoring.
  • Knowledge of bringing out the best in cross-functional teams.
  • Experience setting design pace on projects.
  • Experience leading teams of designers and specialists.

Job Details

As a Freelance Art Director, the conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables is on your shoulders—including creating and communicating concepts, implementing marketing strategies, and developing interactive design solutions. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, you champion creative concepts to clients and project teams alike. There’s a line between creative expression and commercial reality—but you’ve got that covered. You want to keep learning, but you want leadership experience, too. Good news—you’ll have mentorship from a Creative Director to help you grow, and you’ll lead a team of designers, copywriters, information architects, content analysts, audio designers, and production specialists to excellence. Most importantly, you are driven by a passion for design and visual communication.


You will:

  • Be accountable for successful conception and execution of visual creative direction.
  • Regularly review creative work with the group’s senior creative staff to get feedback on direction, and to ensure the work is aligned with other activities in the group.
  • Deliver the art direction of an interactive project, from concept to iterations to final development and delivery.
  • Develop innovative and on-strategy designs and experiences that meet the objectives of the assignment.
  • Solve problems conceptually in collaboration with the broader interactive team, including writers, UX designers, creative technologists, and developers.
  • Present and articulate design rationale.
  • Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with other creatives and product managers, fostering trust and respect.
  • Manage the work of interactive designers and art direct photographers and illustrators as necessary.


You have:

  • A drive for pixel-perfect design and visual communication.
  • 8-10+ years of agency and/or in-house experience specializing in interactive visual design for web, mobile, app.
  • A digital portfolio that showcases your end to end concepts through final designs and launch.
  • Numerous examples expressing your design process and concepts – hand sketches, digital comps, rapid prototyping, 3D rendering, wireframes, iterations, etc.
  • A collaborative work style and you're comfortable mentoring in a group environment.
  • Knowledge on how to bring out the best in the cross-functional team; digital design, copy, ux, and development.
  • Insight and experience setting design pace on projects; from casting vision, to communicating and delegating the details, and solving the work in a deep and meaningful way.
  • Experience leading a team of designers, production specialists and writers to creative excellence.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. 

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About The Company

Critical Mass is a team of 1,800 inspired folks based in 12 offices around the world, providing full-service digital capabilities for the greatest brands on Earth. Our secret sauce is our uncompromising design standards, our relentless focus on customers, and an ability to put powerful new technologies to work for our clients.


We work with the best—Apple, Nike, Mars Wrigley, Nissan, Diageo, Airbnb, BMW, BNY Mellon, Johnson & Johnson, and many more—brands who strive for connected digital ecosystems and unparalleled experiences. We help them get there by gaining deep insight into their consumers and orchestrating data, AI, design, media, and tech stacks around human stories.


We’re a global agency founded in Canada, but digital is our home. If you know us, then you know we’re a special, quirky place that attracts big talent and tiny egos. (We actually give out a “so f-n nice” award—lots of them). But just because we’re friendly doesn’t mean we’re not a force to be reckoned with. We’re driven. Relentless. And we live our values. We’re Critical Mass, but our friends call us CM. Please call us CM!

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