MERGE
We bring together the minds and passions of creative pioneers, tech innovators, and data explorers to help ambitious clients solve business challenges and rise to the top. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, Nationwide, and Morgan Stanley. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.
Promote Health, Wellness & Happiness
We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.
Emerge to the Top of Your Career
At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.
As a Creative Director - Art, you will… Work at a critical junction where brand strategy meets visual execution within a full-service advertising agency. This senior position is essential for maintaining client relationships, ensuring brand integrity, and driving measurable results through compelling creative campaigns. You will work with your Copy CD partner to ideate concepts, build brands, and execute layout designs for a variety of communications, both print and digital. You will create solutions that will have a business impact on our clients as well as a health impact on people. You will consistently create and inspire others to create award-winning, unexpected creative solutions for your clients.
What you'll do
Develop ideas for how brands and organizations can make a meaningful difference
You will not only be overseeing creative work and providing constructive, actionable feedback, but also being a working member of the team
Deliver presentations to clients, account and creative leads
Gain thorough knowledge of brand goals, positioning, market and competitors.
Continually develop practices and processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking with your direct reports
Collaborate with the editorial team to complete and present work on time
Remain current on industry trends, technology, and AI tools
Have opportunities to lead new business pitches from insight-gathering to strategic/message development, concept creation, and preparation/presentation to clients
What we're looking for
10-15 years of Art Direction experience within an advertising agency or creative department
Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Graphic Design, Visual Arts and/or equivalent experience
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
An online portfolio showcasing your expertise in responsive web design, mobile apps, banner ads, and complex digital advertising campaigns. Your portfolio isn’t just a showcase; it's a testament to your creative prowess
Excellent presentation skills
Strong attention to detail
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At MERGE, we’re committed to fostering an environment where our team members can thrive in both their careers and personal lives, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to succeed.
MERGE believes in transparency and equity. In accordance with state regulations, we’re proud to include salary ranges in our job postings to ensure fair compensation practices.
The salary range for this role is
$127,000 - $152,000 , based on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
MERGE is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, Lifestyle Spending Account, Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance, Flexible Time off & Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
And here’s how we live our values at MERGE
Ability.
Mastering our craft
Agility.
Delivering with a growth mindset
Humility.
Collaborating for shared success
MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!
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Promote Health, Wellness & Happiness
We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.
Emerge to the Top of Your Career
At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.
As a Creative Director - Art, you will… Work at a critical junction where brand strategy meets visual execution within a full-service advertising agency. This senior position is essential for maintaining client relationships, ensuring brand integrity, and driving measurable results through compelling creative campaigns. You will work with your Copy CD partner to ideate concepts, build brands, and execute layout designs for a variety of communications, both print and digital. You will create solutions that will have a business impact on our clients as well as a health impact on people. You will consistently create and inspire others to create award-winning, unexpected creative solutions for your clients.
What you'll do
Develop ideas for how brands and organizations can make a meaningful difference
You will not only be overseeing creative work and providing constructive, actionable feedback, but also being a working member of the team
Deliver presentations to clients, account and creative leads
Gain thorough knowledge of brand goals, positioning, market and competitors.
Continually develop practices and processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking with your direct reports
Collaborate with the editorial team to complete and present work on time
Remain current on industry trends, technology, and AI tools
Have opportunities to lead new business pitches from insight-gathering to strategic/message development, concept creation, and preparation/presentation to clients
What we're looking for
10-15 years of Art Direction experience within an advertising agency or creative department
Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Graphic Design, Visual Arts and/or equivalent experience
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
An online portfolio showcasing your expertise in responsive web design, mobile apps, banner ads, and complex digital advertising campaigns. Your portfolio isn’t just a showcase; it's a testament to your creative prowess
Excellent presentation skills
Strong attention to detail
#LI-NT1
#LI-HYBRID
At MERGE, we’re committed to fostering an environment where our team members can thrive in both their careers and personal lives, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to succeed.
MERGE believes in transparency and equity. In accordance with state regulations, we’re proud to include salary ranges in our job postings to ensure fair compensation practices.
The salary range for this role is
$127,000 - $152,000 , based on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
MERGE is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, Lifestyle Spending Account, Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance, Flexible Time off & Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
And here’s how we live our values at MERGE
Ability.
Mastering our craft
Agility.
Delivering with a growth mindset
Humility.
Collaborating for shared success
MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!
Apply for this job
Interested in building your career at MERGE? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.
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Please provide the URL to your portfolio site and if it's password protected, don't forget to provide the password.
LinkedIn Profile *
What verticals do you have experience working with? *
Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? * Select...
Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status, OPT, OPT STEM, F-1)? * Select...
What is your desired salary? *
How did you hear about us? * Select...
If you selected other, please specify.
If you were referred, who were you referred by?
This role is based in our Chicago office, aligning with MERGE's hybrid work model. Are you able to come into the Chicago office two times a week? * Select...
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.
As set forth in MERGE’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
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Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
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