Art Director/ Sr Graphic Designer

PETERARNELL is an award-winning multidisciplinary design office founded and led by Peter Arnell. For more than 45 years, we have worked across industries with startups and Fortune 500 companies to create and transform brands, products, communications, digital experiences, and environments.
We believe great design is the product of intelligence, passion, exceptional judgment, and personal commitment.
Art Director / Senior Designer We are seeking an exceptional Art Director / Senior Designer to join our graphic design team.
We are looking for a highly sophisticated conceptual thinker and designer with exceptional visual judgment, taste, and craft. Candidates must be able to understand high-level creative direction quickly, contribute original ideas, and translate concepts into beautifully resolved work across brand identity, communications, presentations, digital products, websites, apps, and experiences.
This is a highly hands-on role. The ideal candidate combines conceptual strength with exceptional execution and can work with speed, precision, and focus in an extremely fast-paced, demanding creative environment.
Responsibilities Develop and execute sophisticated creative concepts across a broad range of projects and clients
Translate high-level creative direction into fully realized design systems and applications
Contribute original concepts, visual ideas, and creative solutions
Design across identity, print, presentations, campaigns, websites, apps, digital products, and experiences
Take projects from initial concept through refinement and final production
Maintain exceptional standards of typography, composition, detail, and craft
Manage multiple projects and rapidly shifting priorities without compromising creative quality
Collaborate closely with Peter Arnell, Creative Directors, senior leadership, and multidisciplinary teams
Incorporate emerging technologies and AI tools into creative development and execution
Qualifications 7–10+ years of professional design experience , ideally at an Art Director or equivalent senior level
An exceptional portfolio demonstrating sophisticated conceptual thinking, visual judgment, and design craft
Expert command of branding, typography, composition, identity systems, and visual storytelling
Strong experience across both print and digital design , including web, app, and UX/UI
Ability to generate strong concepts as well as execute established creative direction at an exceptional level
Exceptional speed, attention to detail, organization, and ability to perform under pressure
Proactive, highly motivated, resourceful, resilient, and collaborative
Strong communication and presentation skills

Technical Requirements Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite — Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Advanced proficiency in Figma
Strong understanding of UX/UI, digital design systems, and web/app design
Strong proficiency with current AI creative tools and workflows
Motion, animation, and prototyping capabilities are a plus
Employment The position will begin with a one-month trial period, with the intention of transitioning to a full-time role.

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