Senior Art Director, Creative Development

Job Description:
Senior Art Director, Creative Development
Role Summary
We are hiring a Chicago-based Senior Art Director to support shopper marketing, retail marketing, point-of-sale creative, and commerce activations for a leading global beverage alcohol company. This role is designed for a highly conceptual, hands-on creative leader who creates and executes impactful work across retail, shopper, experiential, and omnichannel touchpoints. The Senior Art Director will partner with Creative Directors, Strategy, Account, and Production teams to bring ideas to life while providing day-to-day creative guidance to designers and junior creatives.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop creative concepts for shopper marketing, retail activation, POS, and commerce marketing programs.
· Create compelling visual solutions for in-store campaigns, seasonal promotions, displays, merchandising, and sampling initiatives.
· Translate shopper insights, brand strategies, and retail objectives into engaging creative executions.
· Lead projects from concept through execution while ensuring quality, consistency, and brand alignment.
· Collaborate closely with account, strategy, production, and experiential teams.
· Contribute hands-on design and art direction across physical and digital commerce touchpoints.
· Present creative work internally and to clients with confidence and clarity.
· Mentor junior designers and support a collaborative creative culture.
Qualifications
· 5+ years of experience in advertising, shopper marketing, retail marketing, commerce marketing, or integrated agency environments.
· Strong experience developing and art directing shopper marketing, retail, POS, and activation campaigns.
· Beverage alcohol experience preferred; CPG experience highly relevant.
· Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and execution across retail, shopper, experiential, and integrated campaigns.
· Experience creating work for both retail environments and digital commerce channels.
· Excellent visual design, storytelling, presentation, and communication skills.
· Experience mentoring junior creatives or leading projects, without primary responsibility for managing large creative teams.
· Must be located in Chicago (preferred) or New York for weekly onsite collaboration in our Dentsu offices
Preferred Experience
· Retail or shopper marketing agency experience.
· Experience supporting beverage alcohol or consumer packaged goods brands.
Additional Information:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $72,000–$96,000. Placement within the range is based on experience, skills, and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits available with this position include:
Medical, vision, and dental insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401(k)
Flexible paid time off
At least 15 paid holidays per year
Paid sick and safe leave
Paid parental leave
Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.
How to apply
We review applications on a rolling basis. If your portfolio shows work made with intention — where you can point to choices, not just outcomes — we’d like to see it. Click “Apply” at the top of this posting to get started. #LI-RB1 #LI-Hybrid
Location:
Chicago
Brand:
Dentsu Creative
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
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