MATTE PROJECTS
AssociateCreativeDirector,Art
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“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.
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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