Art Director

What matters to you? Do you want a job that lets you fight for those things?

Good jobs let you apply your skills. Great jobs feed your sense of purpose.

The thing that defines GMMB isn't what we do—it's our why. We want to make a difference in the world. And we're pretty good at doing good.

Come join the sharp, passionate people at GMMB who bring deep expertise on the issues we care about, from education, health, and climate, to democracy, economic mobility, and social justice. We work with candidates and organizations committed to what matters, because change doesn't just happen on election day. It happens every day.

• GMMB has a hybrid work schedule with at least three days in office presence.
• Ideally, this position will be based in Seattle, WA, however we are open to candidates located in the Washington, DC area.
• Salary range - $70,000 - $85,000.
  
  

You Are... An Art Director Who Can...

• Work closely with copywriters, digital strategists, account staff, and others to develop campaign concepts for purpose-driven clients.
• Translate strategy, audience insights, and complex issues into ideas that are clear, compelling, and actionable.
• Create ideas that can live across a wide variety of media including video, print, interactive, social, out-of-home, and in-person activations.
• Develop mood boards, visual treatments, storyboards, social concepts, activation ideas, pitch visuals, presentation decks, and other materials that help sell and shape the work.
• Clearly explain creative ideas, and the strategic thinking behind them, internally and to clients.
• Work with designers and production partners to bring ideas to life, providing clear direction while respecting the craft and expertise of the broader creative team.
  
  

You have…

• 5 years of experience in art direction, design, or integrated campaign development, preferably in an agency or in-house creative department.
• A portfolio that shows strong conceptual thinking, visual craft, and the ability to turn strategy into compelling creative.
• Experience developing campaign concepts across multiple channels
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign). Familiarity with motion, prototyping, or Ai tools a bonus.
• A creative who is a strong conceptual thinker who can generate campaign ideas, not just make things look good.
• A creative who brings care, judgment, and cultural awareness to purpose-driven work, understanding that our campaigns often touch nuanced issues, real communities, and sensitive subject matter.
  
  

GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: GMMB is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at GMMB are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, age, sex, national origin, ethnicity, mental or physical disability, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or military status or other categories defined by applicable local, state and federal statutes in the locations where we operate. GMMB encourages applicants of all ages. GMMB will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

GMMB values the importance of inclusion and impact. Our success depends on fostering a truly inclusive culture where everyone is welcomed, and where their talents and ideas are channeled into our work. While providing this information is strictly voluntary, we encourage all applicants to provide demographic information. This information, as stated in our EEO statement, will not be used to make employment related decisions. This information will only be shared with qualified and limited personnel who build policies and programs that help make GMMB an inclusive firm.

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