Art Director - Marketing & Brand (Contract)

Role Summary:Volley is seeking a Contract Art Director to lead visual strategy and execution for our marketing campaigns across Smart TV platforms and digital channels. You'll shape how millions of players discover our games, creating compelling campaign identities that translate our game worlds into scroll-stopping ads, engaging social content, and cohesive brand moments. This role is perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on craft—you're equally comfortable defining visual direction and rolling up your sleeves to execute alongside designers and contractors.What You'll Do at VolleyLead quarterly marketing campaign development from concept through execution, establishing visual strategies that work across connected TV ads (Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, LG), social media, web properties, and promotional materialsDefine art direction and create style guides for campaign systems including photography direction, color palettes, typography applications, motion principles, and asset templates that designers and contractors can execute fromProduce high-impact creative work including key art concepts, storyboards for video content, ad mockups, and design exploration that sets the visual bar for campaignsDirect and provide feedback to graphic designers, motion designers, and external contractors (photographers, video editors, production studios) to ensure campaign quality and brand consistencyCollaborate with growth/marketing team to translate campaign briefs and performance goals into visual strategies that drive player acquisition and engagementPartner with Visual Development Artists and Game UI/UX Designers to ensure marketing creative authentically represents game experiences while optimizing for platform-specific performanceManage campaign asset production including photo sourcing, AI-assisted editing workflows, template creation, and deliverable organization for platform-specific requirementsBuild scalable campaign systems and reusable toolkits that enable efficient asset production across multiple titles and quarterly initiativesLeverage AI tools strategically throughout the creative process to accelerate exploration, asset creation, and iteration while maintaining artistic qualityPresent creative concepts and rationale to stakeholders, incorporating feedback while advocating for design decisions that serve both creative excellence and business goalsWe're Excited About You Because You Have5+ years in art direction or senior design roles at creative agencies or in-house marketing teams, with portfolio demonstrating campaign leadership and brand workStrong understanding of performance marketing creative, including what makes ads work on connected TV platforms, social feeds, and digital channelsExpertise across the full creative spectrum from strategic concepting to hands-on execution—you can define the vision and also jump into Photoshop to show what you meanExperience directing creative teams and external partners, providing clear feedback that elevates work while respecting collaborators' expertiseProficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and comfort learning new tools as neededStrategic thinking about visual systems and scalability—you build toolkits and templates that make teams more efficient, not just one-off executionsComfort with fast iteration cycles and changing priorities that come with startup pace and performance-driven marketingStrong presentation and communication skills for articulating creative rationale and collaborating across functionsBonus PointsExperience with gaming, entertainment, or family-friendly brand marketingFamiliarity with connected TV advertising platforms and technical requirementsMotion design skills or strong ability to art-direct motion designers and video editorsExperience using AI tools (Midjourney, Photoshop AI, etc.) as part of creative workflowsBackground creating marketing creative from established game IP or visual sty ... (truncated, view full listing at source)