MATTE PROJECTS

AssociateCreativeDirector,Art

$900–1300k Mexico City, Mexico Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Associate Creative Director, Art at MATTE PROJECTS. Skills: Art Direction, Visual design, Campaign development, Generative AI. Lead concept development across integrated campaigns. Lead concept development across content programs”

What You'll Achieve.

Elevate the work; Elevate the people around you; Improve efficiency without sacrificing quality; Scale content production; Scale localization; Scale campaign extensions

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Conceptual thinking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8–12+ years of experience in Art Direction, Design, or Creative leadership roles, Portfolio showcasing integrated campaigns, content programs, brand platforms, and visual systems, Demonstrated ability to lead creative development from strategy through execution, Experience managing multiple workstreams, Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, Experience leading content campaigns, Experience building systems that scale across channels, Exceptional typography skills, Exceptional composition skills, Exceptional visual storytelling skills, Exceptional conceptual thinking skills, Expert-level proficiency in Figma, Command of Adobe Creative Suite, Demonstrated experience integrating generative AI into professional creative workflows, Experience mentoring and developing creative talent, Confidence presenting work to senior clients and executive stakeholders, Excellent communication skills in English, Ability to thrive in a remote-first environment, Collaborating with teams across North America, Comfort giving and receiving thoughtful, direct creative feedback, Curiosity about emerging technologies, Curiosity about evolving creative workflows, Curiosity about the future of creative production

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Midjourney, Familiarity with Firefly, Familiarity with Runway, Familiarity with Sora, Familiarity with Veo, Familiarity with Stable Diffusion, Familiarity with related creative technologies

What You'll Do.

Lead concept development across integrated campaigns

Lead concept development across content programs

Lead concept development across brand identity systems

Lead concept development across experiential work

Build campaign platforms that scale across social

Build campaign platforms that scale across digital

Build campaign platforms that scale across experiential

Build campaign platforms that scale across OOH

Build campaign platforms that scale across earned channels

Drive visual storytelling across all campaign expressions

Establish creative direction across all campaign expressions

Translate strategic insights into compelling creative ideas

Translate strategic insights into visual systems

Present concepts to clients

Present creative platforms to clients

Present design systems to clients

Present concepts to internal stakeholders

Present creative platforms to internal stakeholders

Present design systems to internal stakeholders

Provide creative leadership throughout production

Provide creative leadership throughout execution

Ensure quality and consistency

Shape creative approaches

Push the quality of work across the studio

Execute high-level design work across digital

Execute high-level design work across print

Execute high-level design work across motion

Execute high-level design work across environmental mediums

Balance hands-on design with creative leadership

Balance hands-on design with creative oversight

Develop content campaigns

Develop always-on programs

Ensure all creative output meets MATTE's standards

Mentor junior creatives

Support junior creatives

Provide thoughtful creative feedback

Foster a collaborative working environment

Help establish best practices across the creative team

Help establish workflows across the creative team

Help establish standards across the creative team

Lead by example through creative judgment

Lead by example through communication

Lead by example through collaboration

Leverage generative AI tools across image workflows

Leverage generative AI tools across video workflows

Leverage generative AI tools across motion workflows

Leverage generative AI tools across voice workflows

Leverage generative AI tools across 3D workflows

Accelerate production

Build AI-assisted creative workflows

Refine AI-assisted creative workflows

Improve efficiency without sacrificing quality

Develop prompt libraries

Develop documentation for AI workflows

Develop best practices for AI workflows

Identify opportunities to use AI to scale content

Identify opportunities to use AI to scale localization

Identify opportunities to use AI to scale campaign

Stay informed on emerging tools

Stay informed on emerging technologies

Stay informed on emerging creative applications

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Creative Directors; Partner with Strategy teams; Partner with Production teams; Partner with Client Services teams; Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; Collaborate with teams across North America

Communication Scope

Presenting work; Client presentations

Full Job Description

Associate Creative Director, Art (Remote - Mexico City) Who are we? MATTE is a 360° creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling, and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, provoke long-term progress, and entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions do the same. Our capabilities span strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, through full-scale production and execution. About the Role: We're looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art who is, first and foremost, an exceptional designer, visual storyteller, and campaign thinker. You have a strong point of view, a portfolio of integrated campaign work you're proud of, and the ability to lead ideas from concept through execution across multiple channels and formats. Beyond creative excellence, you're someone who embraces emerging technology as part of your creative process. You understand how generative AI can accelerate ideation, enhance production, and unlock new creative possibilities while maintaining the level of craft and strategic thinking that great work requires. In this role, you'll lead concept development and visual direction across integrated campaigns, content programs, brand systems, and experiential projects. You'll partner closely with Creative Directors, Strategy, Production, and Client Services teams while helping shape how AI is incorporated into our creative workflows. You'll play a key role in elevating both the work and the people around you. Creative Leadership: Lead concept development across integrated campaigns, content programs, brand identity systems, and experiential work. Build campaign platforms that scale across social, digital, experiential, OOH, and earned channels. Drive visual storytelling and establish creative direction across all campaign expressions. Translate strategic insights int

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