Brand Art Director Job at The Trade Desk in New York

Position Overview

Brand Art Director based in New York City to join our Creative team. A conceptual, collaborative, curious art director who works across a diverse range of global creative and design initiatives. You think in brand systems, scaling visual identity, connecting design decisions across touchpoints, and delivering cohesive, high‑quality work.

What You’ll Do

• Shape and scale The Trade Desk’s visual brand identity — creating work that sets the standards and raises the bar across every channel and format we show up in.
• Partner with our Brand, Product Marketing, Digital, Social and Events teams to create brand‑consistent creative across campaigns, programs, and initiatives.
• Own the creative for a high volume of events, campaigns, and programs — from large‑scale global experiences and industry conferences to product and education initiatives like Edge Academy. Concept, art‑direct, and execute across environmental design, digital advertising, social, video, and web.
• Ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints — contributing to the development, documentation, and stewardship of our visual identity and brand system.
• Collaborate independently and with the creative director, art directors, copywriters, designers, editors, and producers.

Who You Are

• 6‑10 years of experience focused on developing creative work at an agency or in‑house for an established global B2B or B2C brand, with at least 2 of those years leading or concepting projects and working with senior leadership.
• Brand thinker with a range — portfolio leads with identity and systems work, but you’re equally comfortable executing across campaigns, events, social, and digital.
• Confident presenting your work and rationale to stakeholders — can walk a room through creative decisions, hold a point of view under pressure, and advocate for the work without being precious about it.
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma, with working knowledge of or active curiosity about AI tools.
• Strong design eye — typography, composition, hierarchy, color — with taste that shows in everything you make.
• Organized, reliable, and talented — deliver on time, listen well, and help the people around you. Adapt without drama when creative direction shifts or scope changes.
• Experience in motion graphics, on‑set art direction, and/or working with web developers is a plus.

Portfolio

Please provide a link to your portfolio in your application (will not be considered without a portfolio website).

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $77,600—$142,200 USD. The actual amount may differ based on non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become the Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock‑based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.

Benefits include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401(k) plan and company match, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well‑being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full‑time employees up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase Stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock‑based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Accommodations

Please reach out to us at accommodations@thetradedesk.com to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process. When you contact us, please include your preferred contact details and specify the nature of your accommodation request or questions. Any information you share will be handled confidentially and will not impact our hiring decisions.