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Art Director

broadhead., Charlotte, NC, USA

Pay: $60,000-$70,000/yr

Job type: Full Time


A symbol of strength + intelligence, the bull has long been a broadhead icon. For us, it symbolizes our strength of conviction, purpose, and a ‘grab the bull-by-the-horns’ work ethic that helps us achieve greatness with each other and for our clients. Intrigued? Join us and become one with the bull.

Position: Art Director

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Job Id: 372

# of Openings: 1

Position Summary
You are a creative storyteller with a strong portfolio of work that demonstrates compelling visual design and advertising experience across all multimedia platforms. Building brands and activating engagement fire you up. You’re a collaborator with your creative partners and agency peers. With a well-developed sense of problem‑solving and the wisdom to see the big picture, your ideas are anchored in great art direction.

Essential Responsibilities

Effectively demonstrates an understanding of client’s audience and marketing strategies and can translate those into compelling creative concepts and executions

Demonstrates creative ideas and concepts in all mediums

Has ability to strongly communicate and present creative ideas to both internal and external clients

Possesses a love of great work and the craft

Strong proficiency in social‑first concept creative

Performs other duties as assigned

Education + Experience

Degree in a related field (i.e., arts, graphic design), or equivalent combination of experience

3+ years of agency and/or client‑side experience, including demonstrated cross‑platform, digital design

Has experience working successfully in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, both as a team member and self‑motivated, individual contributor

Demonstrates professionalism in client communications

Has excellent verbal and written communication skills

Performs well under pressure and tight deadlines

Has excellent people skills, judgment and diplomacy working with team members, clients and vendors

Has an aptitude for detail, and quality orientation

Can complete challenging projects within set budget parameters

Willingness to travel as required

Proficiency in Adobe creative suite

Utilize and embrace AI tools to drive smart, efficient, and bold creative

Why broadhead.
At broadhead, we believe great creative comes from smart strategy, strong collaboration, and people who genuinely care about the work. We're an independent agency with a deep bench of talent and clients who value ideas that work in the real world.

Compensation Details
The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000. Our employees are eligible for a full package of traditional benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. We are a hybrid work company (3 days/week in‑office, 2 days/week remote is a typical week at broadhead) with Paid Time Off, paid holidays, and 401(k) matching. In addition, we provide paid parental leave, performance-based bonuses, and employee stipends. Employees can receive employer contributions to HSAs, FSAs, and Student Loan Debt Repayment benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Important Notice Regarding Job Postings
We are aware of ongoing scams involving fraudulent job postings impersonating legitimate companies. While this has not occurred at broadhead, we want to proactively remind applicants that all legitimate job opportunities are listed exclusively on our official careers page at broadheadco.com/careers.

Additionally, all communication regarding job applications will come from authorized email addresses ending in @broadheadco.com or @echo.newtonsoftware.com.

What’s it like to work at broadhead?
We measure our success in three categories: the growth of our people, the growth of client satisfaction, and the growth of business. When we accomplish all three, we can’t help but succeed as an agency.

At broadhead, you can expect to work with a talented, collaborative team in a three-day hybrid culture — in‑office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We run fast, and you can expect to be both challenged and recognized.

Our Values.
Client-Centric.
We believe the success of clients fuels our success.

Team-Centric.
We support each other; we drive each other; we succeed together; we fail together; we leave egos at the door.

Evolutionary.
We never stand still. We challenge the status quo; committed to testing, learning + improving everything we do.

Direct.
We see the shortest path between challenge and resolutions to be a direct one. Honest, direct conversation leads to greater work + relationships.

Ethical, accountable + transparent.
We operate with the highest expectations of our people + clients. Be good people. Be honest + honorable in everything we do.

Stipend ($150/month for transportation, HSA, etc.)

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Work from home (WFH) (2 days per week)

Book club

Donut Fridays

Cupcakes, occasionally

Virtually unlimited coffee, tea and soda (aka pop)

Innovation lab (3D printers + VR)

Sustainability task force

Bull Society (how we support local communities)

Quarterly Bull Award (how we recognize great work)Passing of the Horns (how we give props)

Annual all-staff summer symposium

Holiday party

Casual dress code (sneakers, yes; spurs, no)

Stand-up desks (Did you know? They elevate your work.)

Tons of puns

Tons of catered food and fun

Every professional development opportunity under the sun

Hundreds of industry awards and counting

143 employees and counting

3 offices across 2 time zones

1 great place to be greater

If you're reading this, we’re impressed.
We appreciate your attention to detail — and your efforts to keep the ancient art of reading words on a website alive. Let’s chat.

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