Art Director / Sr. Designer

Our client, a global leader in technology, is at the forefront of innovation, constantly pushing boundaries to create impactful solutions. Through their dedicated education technology division, they are committed to empowering learners and educators worldwide with cutting-edge tools and resources.

Art Director / Senior Designer

Location: Onsite - Dallas, TX

Business Unit: Education Technology (ET)

Position Overview

Our client's Education Technology team is seeking a versatile, well-rounded Art Director / Senior Designer to lead and execute creative strategy across all brand touchpoints.

This position requires a true hybrid creative-a traditional Art Director who is equally passionate about print, digital, and environmental design. You will be responsible for delivering conceptually strong, visually cohesive, and strategically aligned design across print, marketing channels, and web/interactive platforms. The ideal candidate brings a holistic design approach, seamlessly moving from a print brochure or social campaign to a responsive landing page.

Core Responsibilities

• Print Collateral: Lead the concept, layout, and production of high-quality print materials, including brochures, catalogs, promotional literature, and direct mail.
• Environmental & Event Design: Design large-scale event materials, trade show exhibit graphics, signage, and retail point-of-purchase displays.
• Campaign Assets: Execute cross-channel marketing campaigns including email templates, social media assets, and digital static/rich media advertisements.
• Internal Branding: Create high-end, brand-aligned PowerPoint presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

• Digital Interfaces: Design visually compelling, responsive, and user-friendly layouts for websites and interactive digital interfaces.
• Design Systems: Maintain and scale digital component libraries and templates to ensure visual consistency across web properties.
• Developer Collaboration: Translate wireframes into polished UI designs, partnering closely with front-end developers to ensure pixel-perfect implementation.
• Digital Best Practices: Apply visual hierarchy, typography, and color theory to digital spaces while ensuring accessibility alignment (WCAG).

• Brand Stewardship: Develop, evolve, and apply consistent visual standards across all creative assets to maintain a unified ET brand identity.
• Strategic Translation: Turn complex marketing goals into cohesive, elegant design solutions that reflect the ET brand voice and values.
• Art Direction: Oversee the visual execution of layout, typography, color theory, imagery, and interaction patterns across all media.
• Content Creation: Direct or support brand-aligned photography, video assets, photo editing, and retouching.

• Cross-Functional Teamwork: Brainstorm and collaborate daily with copywriters, marketing program managers, and external vendors to deliver high-quality work on time.
• Project Management: Independently manage workload, schedules, and deadlines across multiple concurrent digital and print workstreams.
• Production Readiness: Conduct rigorous quality control on all deliverables for accuracy, brand consistency, and print/digital production readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5+ years of professional design experience across both print and digital mediums, with a strong background in traditional art direction.
• Portfolio: A diverse portfolio demonstrating high-quality corporate visual execution across print layouts (brochures, signage, packaging) and responsive web design.
• Software Proficiency: Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign are critical; XD/Figma for digital workflows).
• Production Knowledge: Solid understanding of both print production processes (pre-press, color proofing) and digital constraints (HTML/CSS, responsive design).
• Accessibility: Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
• Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal communication, professional presentation skills, and the ability to handle constructive feedback and iterate quickly.

• Experience designing for K-12, higher education, or corporate learning environments.
• Motion graphics, video editing, or micro-interaction design skills.
• Experience with photoshoots (art directing or capturing photography).

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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