Associate Art Director

Join Kargo, a leading ad tech company, as an Associate Art Director. In this role, you will elevate Kargo's brand expression across various platforms, own the craft and consistency of Kargo's visual identity, and partner with the Design Director to translate strategy into design work. You will be responsible for raising the creative bar on sales and marketing collateral, anchoring the visual identity of flagship events, building a scalable creative operations rhythm, expanding Kargo's social and sizzle output, and codifying and evolving the brand system. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of design experience, strong project management instincts, and expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.

• Elevate Kargo's brand expression across various platforms, ensuring consistency and quality in visual identity.
• Lead the creative process for flagship events, producing work that earns recognition within the industry.
• Establish a scalable creative operations rhythm, improving the intake and prioritization of design requests.
• Ability to concept and execute across formats — branding systems, presentations, event environments, social, and video
• Portfolio demonstrating mastery across typography, layout, photography, illustration, and composition, with strong motion/animation work
• 6+ years of design experience at a media company, ad agency, in-house brand, or comparable creative environment
• Strong project management instincts: juggling multiple workstreams, setting priorities, and communicating status without being asked
• Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma
• Fluency in Google Suite, PowerPoint, and Asana for day-to-day production and collaboration
• Background in ad tech, media, or B2B brands selling into marketers and agencies
• Experience designing for live events, experiential activations, or large-format environments (e.g., drone shows, booth design, signage)
• Sweats the details others miss — kerning, hierarchy, motion timing — and pushes work past "good enough"
• Brings a point of view on design trends and culture, and translates it into Kargo's voice rather than chasing aesthetic fads
• Proactively flags risks, dependencies, and timeline slippage before they become fire drills
• Comes to brainstorms with bold ideas and the conviction to defend them, then sees them through production without losing fidelity
• Translates business asks from sales, events, and marketing partners into creative direction without needing perfect briefs
• Coaches non-designers on what good looks like, raising the quality of work across the org
• Manages a high volume of concurrent requests — from a Cannes activation to a same-day sales deck — without dropping balls
• Stays positive and collaborative when priorities shift, deadlines tighten, or feedback comes in late