SALT XC

SALT XC

Art Director

Toronto, Canada · Director

Sponsorship not specified$73k-$90kDetected 7 days ago
Communication

About the role

  • You're not just an Art Director, you're a cultural observer, a visual storyteller, and a creative problem solver.
  • You're energized by the pace of modern creativity and thrive in environments where ideas need to happen now.
  • You care deeply about craft, but you're just as passionate about relevance and impact.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with a writer to bring ideas to life, and work closely with strategists, and producers and your creative director.
  • Lead the visual direction of projects from concept through execution, ensuring high craft and consistency.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to create work that earns attention, drives engagement, and delivers results.
  • We bring together creatives, producers, data analysts, and social experts to deliver ideas that live across everything from social to TV.
  • You'll work alongside a team that's hungry to create award-winning work and redefine what an in-house agency can be.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in an Art Director or conceptually creative role.

Skills

  • A strong portfolio showcasing concept-driven, culturally relevant work across multiple channels.
  • Proven ability to generate original ideas both within and beyond the brief.
  • Deep understanding of social-first thinking and how ideas travel across platforms.
  • Exceptional design sensibility, typography, and visual storytelling skills.
  • Ability to work at speed without compromising craft.
  • A collaborative mindset with strong communication skills.
  • Curiosity about culture, trends, and what people care about right now.
  • Experience working in fast-paced agency or in-house creative environments.
  • Stay ahead of emerging platforms, tools, and creative trends.

Compensation

  • The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $73,000-$90,000.
  • This range represents the expected base salary for this role and does not include other elements of The Kitchen's total rewards program.

Benefits

  • Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs.

Company info

  • Built to move at the speed of culture, we respond to trends and real-world moments as they happen-creating work that transcends platforms, earns attention, and gets people talking.

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