Art Director

About the Role

We are seeking an art director who embodies bold creativity and exquisite craftsmanship to lead the visual direction of integrated advertising campaigns. This role champions conceptual innovation, seamless execution, and the mentorship of creative teams to elevate overall output quality.

Company Overview

INNOCEAN Worldwide Canada, a globally recognized marketing and communications agency headquartered in Toronto, operates across 16 countries. The agency is dedicated to crafting unforgettable customer experiences and delivering tailored marketing strategies that drive growth at local, national, and international levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Originating imaginative visual concepts for diverse mediums including print, digital, social media, web, and integrated campaigns.
• Interpreting client briefs, business goals, and target audience insights to create visually persuasive solutions.
• Partnering closely with copywriters, designers, and cross-disciplinary teams to conceive well-integrated creative concepts.
• Collaborating with account teams to address client business challenges through visual narratives.
• Overseeing the design and art direction of varied assets such as retail materials, digital advertisements, websites, social content, and brand visuals.
• Effectively presenting creative concepts and visual strategies to both clients and internal teams.
• Managing projects end-to-end, including conceptual stages, on-location shoots, and production processes.
• Ensuring timely, budget-conscious, and high-quality delivery of creative work.
• Keeping informed about current design trends, emerging digital platforms, and new visual formats.

Qualifications & Experience

• Five to eight years of experience in copywriting within agency or similar creative environments.
• Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or equivalent professional experience in agency settings.
• Strong expertise in art direction and design for integrated marketing campaigns.
• Capability to develop and implement visually distinctive ideas across multiple media channels.
• Deep knowledge of layout principles, typography, composition, and the art of visual storytelling.
• Proficiency in design software such as the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience working across digital platforms, social media formats, and web environments.
• Understanding of production workflows for print, digital, and combined media projects.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to foster team collaboration.
• Experience mentoring junior creative personnel.
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to perform well under pressure while managing budgets effectively.
• Meticulous attention to detail and dedication to delivering quality work.

Why Work at INNOCEAN Canada

• Recognized as a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years, including accolades for youth engagement, inclusivity, and as a top workplace for women.
• Flexible hybrid working model with two days onsite during winter and three days during summer at a collaborative downtown Toronto office.
• Generous paid time off, including an end-of-year winter break and additional milestone celebration days.
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits, wellness spending accounts, retirement savings plans, confidential counselling, and paid personal days.
• Access to learning and development funds combined with day-to-day coaching and mentorship to support professional growth.

Additional Information

This is an actively approved vacancy. The recruitment process may be assisted by AI tools for application review, but hiring decisions remain fully human. INNOCEAN Canada promotes equal opportunity employment, values diversity and inclusion, and accommodates disability-related needs during recruitment. Applicants with creative partners are welcome to apply together, but solo applicants are equally encouraged.