Art Director Job at GS&F in Nashville

Founded in 1978, GS&F is an award-winning, fully integrated marketing and communications agency. GS&F delivers proven results for clients providing experienced marketing, creative, interactive, media, public relations and production specialists under one roof. Our client roster includes major regional, national and global clients. A fiercely independent agency, GS&F takes an audience-first approach to determine the path to each client’s most dramatic business potential. We expose the truth and create an experience around it with this approach. Most importantly, GS&F is a fully employed-owned company. As a team member, you become an owner in the company. Who we are looking for: Our team is made up of makers, strategists, creatives, analysts, and big thinkers who believe great ideas can come from anywhere. If you’re a conceptual thinker and big idea generator who loves turning insights into compelling visual storytelling, we want to meet you. We’re looking for an Art Director with 3–5 years of experience who combines strong design craft with strategic thinking. In this role, you’ll partner closely with copywriters, strategists, and account teams to develop and execute creative ideas across print, digital, social, broadcast, and experiential channels. You should be comfortable presenting work to clients, articulating the thinking behind your ideas, and collaborating across disciplines to bring campaigns to life from concept through production. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute creative concepts across print, digital, social, OOH, broadcast, and web Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, designers, and account teams to create integrated campaigns Participate in brainstorms and contribute original creative concepts while building on ideas from other team members. Design layouts, brand assets, campaign visuals, and basic digital wireframes Help oversee production including photo shoots, video, audio recordings, and press proofing Ability to prepare production-ready files and collaborate with production teams to ensure accurate execution of creative work. Manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment Present creative work internally and with clients Stay current on industry trends, emerging platforms, social behaviors, and creative technology to inspire new ideas. Qualifications 3–5 years of art direction or design experience, ideally within an advertising or design agency A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and work across Print, Digital, Social, OOH, and Broadcast Experience developing creative ideas across multiple mediums, including campaign concepts, brand identity, and digital marketing assets Confidence presenting creative ideas to clients and internal teams Strong collaboration and time-management skills Technical Skills Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) Familiarity with PowerPoint, Keynote, and Word Basic understanding of HTML/CSS and web design principles Experience with motion design/animation tools and AI image or video generation platforms (e.g., After Effects, Runway, Firefly, etc.) Additional Information Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: There is power in celebrating who we are. GS&F is committed to embracing and welcoming past, current and future employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and other characteristics that make our employees unique. After all, diversity feeds the best friendships because what makes you, you…makes us, us. Because of this commitment and our commitment to improve, we have set important DE&I milestones and goals for our agency. To that end, you may be asked a question about your gender, ethnicity, disability or veteran status as you submit your online application. Rest assured we don’t have the ability to track your responses to these questions back to you and it’s never considered as part of your candidacy for a position at GS&F. If we say we want to improve, we simply want to know we are actually improving. Location: Given the nature of this role our preference is for someone to ultimately relocate and/or live in the Nashville community within the first 90 days. Benefits 401K match Employee ownership Short-term and long-term disability coverage Life insurance Generous PTO Professional development opportunities and growth-oriented tools #J-18808-Ljbffr