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Senior Art Director (Contract)

Spin Master, New York, NY, USA

Pay: $55/hr

Job type: Contract


Senior Art Director

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?
At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that's why we want you!
What will you work on?
We are seeking a Senior Art Director for a full-time contract to lead creative development and execution for our Plush Category across hero campaigns, digital content, e-commerce, social media, and photography. Reporting to the Creative Director, this role requires strategic planning aligned with broader brand objectives, big creative thinking, and the ability to work independently.
Opportunity for the role to be converted to full-time regular.
How will you create impact?
Understand brand positioning and business goals to develop integrated campaigns and activations that support long-term strategy. Lead visual and creative development from concept through execution across digital, print, social media, and video platforms.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including brand marketing, strategists, product design, and leadership to ensure creative work aligns with business objectives and brand standards.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines. Present concepts and strategies to internal stakeholders with clear rationale tied to brand goals.
Plan and art direct photo and video shoots, including pre-production planning, on-set direction, and post-production oversight.
Work independently while providing mentorship to junior team members.
What are your skills and experience?
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and comfortable managing multiple projects
Skilled at delivering a high volume of creative output
Tapped into cultural trends in design, social media, music, television, film, etc.
Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively work with all stakeholders
Prior experience working with creative ad agencies is preferred.
The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in New York is $55/hr to $60/hr [Per Hour]. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc.
This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.
What you can expect from us:
Growth and Career Opportunities
Flexible Work Hours
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
Comprehensive Benefits
Other Fun Perks!
What's it like to work here?
Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn't for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.
Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.