Art Director Art Director

About This Role

Driving a strong, bold, and inspiring creative vision is at the heart of this Art Director role, working within a major brand experience design player in a leading international communication group. The position involves taking an active role in strategic pitches and major accounts, focusing on conceptual thinking and brand identity systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex brand challenges into simple, impactful, and emotionally compelling creative concepts
• Design the global visual backbone of a brand (typography, grid, visual language, 3D, motion) natively built to adapt across all touchpoints
• Develop cross-disciplinary art directions that feed into branding, global campaigns, digital, events, and retail
• Pitch out-of-the-box ideas without self-imposed limits, bringing a fresh visual approach aligned with the highest international standards

Requirements

• 3 to 8 years of Art Direction experience in branding agencies, international design studios, or top-tier creative agencies
• Proven track record in creating comprehensive Brand Identity Systems and 360° conceptual thinking
• A strong visual universe backed by international references (prior experience in agencies/studios abroad, e.g., Amsterdam, London, New York, is highly valued)
• You prefer presenting a strong, unique concept that generates excitement over a safe, predictable option
• Fluent English mandatory

Nice to have:

• French

About the Company

Aquent is looking for exceptional talent on behalf of one of the major brand experience design players within a leading international communication group. At the intersection of brand strategy, conceptual thinking, and experience design, their client crafts visual ecosystems for major global accounts. To continuously elevate its standards and consolidate its leadership, the agency is embarking on a new drive for creative ambition and looking to onboard talents capable of reinventing branding codes.