Associate Creative Director, Art

Associate Creative Director, ArtAt Big Spaceship, we're explorers, not settlers. We partner with ambitious brands ready to venture into new territory, push creative boundaries, and lead rather than follow.We're a full-service creative shop built for brands that want to break new ground. Our diverse team of entrepreneurial spirits, creative minds, and makers brings bold ideas to life for some of the world's most innovative and culturally connected brands. If you thrive on exploration, creative risk-taking, and charting new paths, you belong here.We are seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art to lead and elevate creative for a portfolio of high-profile clients across luxury, travel, and financial services. This role will play a critical leadership position on major integrated campaigns, with significant upfront concept development, partnership work, activations, social, and production.The ideal candidate brings a refined design sensibility, strong conceptual thinking, and the ability to turn strategic opportunities into distinctive, culturally relevant creative. You should be equally comfortable developing big ideas and getting hands-on in the work, from early concepts through production and launch. Experience working with luxury, travel, financial services, sports, or other highly visible consumer brands is valuable.Our clients are collaborative and engaged, but projects can involve multiple layers of approval and, in some cases, conservative brand environments or significant business constraints. We're looking for someone who knows how to navigate those realities without letting them compromise the ambition of the work — someone who keeps pushing, finds smart creative solutions, and can advocate for great ideas with confidence and diplomacy.This is a hands-on creative leadership role. You should have strong conceptual chops, be comfortable on set, understand the importance of social and digital-first thinking, and bring a low-ego approach to collaboration. You'll work closely with your creative partner and cross-functional teams to develop work that is strategically sound, beautifully crafted, and built to make an impact.Roles + Responsibilities:Lead concept development and art direction for major integrated, 360 campaignsDevelop bold, strategically grounded ideas across campaigns, partnerships, activations, social, digital, and experientialBring a refined visual point of view and high level of craft to every stage of the creative processBe hands-on in the work, from initial concepts and visual exploration through production and executionPresent creative work to clients with confidence, clearly articulating the rationale, vision, and opportunity behind the workPartner closely with your creative counterpart, strategy, account, production, and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive creative executionHelp develop creative for high-profile brand partnerships, including sports and cultural activationsLead creative through production, including participating in and providing direction on shootsCreate work that translates effectively across campaign touchpoints, with a strong understanding of social and digital channelsNavigate complex client environments, approval processes, brand guidelines, and business constraints while continuing to push the work forwardIntegrate AI tools into the creative process to enhance ideation, design, and production workflowsOperate autonomously, managing timelines and deliverables while maintaining creative qualityIdentify and solve complex creative challenges with thoughtful, design-forward solutionsFoster a collaborative, low-ego creative environment and contribute to the growth of the broader creative team