Impact Networking is hiring: Art Director in Chicago

Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer

Impact is hiring an Art Director to join our nationally ranked Best and Brightest workplace! Impact is a leading national managed services provider, specializing in IT & Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation & AI, Integrated Marketing, and Print & Document Management. Our partnerships are defined by thoughtful business strategy, solutions architecture, technology deployment, and ongoing support with a driving focus to bring enterprise-level resources to the SMB and midmarket. We are committed to customer-centric excellence, delivering tailored solutions that enhance client value and drive sustainable growth. Join our team of experts and be part of an innovative culture that puts customers at the heart of everything we do. Founded in 1999, Impact proudly remains privately-held and locally-owned, employing 800+ experts across 20+ US locations. Recognized for rapid growth and innovation, Impact has seen over a 20% annual growth rate, and championed a vibrant, employee-focused culture.

Responsibilities

• Concept and execute creative work across campaign ideas, brand identities, and marketing materials spanning digital, print, social, and video using AI-augmented workflows for ideation, asset generation, and production where they accelerate output without compromising craft or originality.
• Produce and deliver motion graphics and video content across formats including social and digital ads, animated brand assets, brand films, and case study pieces primarily through post-production (editing, animation, effects) with on-set production involvement as needed.
• Develop a deep understanding of client businesses and translate that into creative work that differentiates them in the market, presenting concepts and justifying design decisions by tying them back to business goals.
• Own projects from concept through completion, managing timelines and quality standards across multiple concurrent client engagements while coordinating with cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, account managers, and channel specialists to develop cohesive creative outcomes that support integrated campaign strategies across paid, content, UX, and email channels.
• Continuously integrate AI-powered tools into your creative process experimenting with emerging capabilities for ideation, asset generation, motion assistance, and production efficiency and help define how the creative team adopts AI as workflows evolve.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years of experience with a portfolio demonstrating strong design and conceptual capabilities, brand storytelling, and motion graphics or video work across multiple formats and channels.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Premiere Pro.
• Strong conceptual thinker who can move fluidly between static design, motion, and video a true hybrid creative, not a specialist in just one.
• Ability to present creative work clearly and tie design decisions back to client business objectives.
• Genuine curiosity and familiarity with AI creative tools (Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Higgsfield, or similar) and a habit of experimenting with them. You see AI as something that expands what you can make, not something that replaces how you think.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under pressure while maintaining high quality standards.
• Collaborative, low-ego communicator able to work effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

What Drives Impact Our purpose is people. We empower them to innovate, grow, and succeed. That's how we change the world one person, one company, one community at a time. Behaviors define what our values look like in action. Leaders are expected to model them; teams are expected to live them:

• Innovation: We embrace change because innovation lives outside the comfort zone.
• Passion: We are driven by purpose, fueled by passion, and obsessed with making an impact.
• Honesty: We are fiercely transparent and consistently honest.
• Fun: We fuel work with fun, knowing life's too short for boring.
• Low Ego: We champion ideas over titles, because brilliance knows no rank.
• One Team: We win as a team, we lose as a team, we are one team.

Compensation The typical base salary for this role is $90,000-$104,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skillset, experience and training, licensures and/or certifications, and other organizational needs. Impact may offer applicable incentive compensation plans depending on role and/or department. Full compensation details can be discussed with an Impact Talent Acquisition team member at the start of the interview process.

Benefits Up to 20 days of PTO Up to 7 Paid Sick Days 12+ paid holidays Paid Parental Leave Comprehensive Health, Disability Life, Dental and Vision Plans 401(K) & retirement plans with complimentary financial advisory services Tenure incentives at 5- (Tiffany & Co. Gift Card), 10- (Rolex), and 20- ($20,000 check) year marks Continued education reimbursement On-going training & development opportunities