Art Director / Senior Designer

[Important] Our Style(s): Y2K Designers Republic + 80s airbrush 3D + subtle retro Scanimate + 90s cyberpunk... If your portfolio focuses on flat minimalism, corporate startup branding, or purely web/UI work, this is not the right fit.

Intro:

Providence-based creative studio seeks a production-heavy Art Director — someone who lives in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects. This is not a “deck-making” director role — you’ll be in the trenches producing world-class visuals while also guiding outside artists when needed. You must be equally comfortable designing static assets and building polished motion pieces yourself.

Core Function:

• Take concepts, AI outputs, and subcontractor work and refine them to pixel-perfect, print-ready, and broadcast-ready assets.

• Build motion graphics in After Effects to the same high standard as your static work — from title sequences to show packages to kinetic type.

• Match and extend an established visual language: Y2K Designer’s Republic + 80s airbrush 3D + subtle retro-vaporwave/Scanimate + 90s cyberpunk.

• Direct/hire outside motion artists, illustrators, or other specialists when required.

• Be physically in the Providence studio full-time (six days/week as standard).

• Relocation required (US work authorization required).

Key Traits:

• Master finisher — obsessive about kerning, color correction, resolution, type hierarchy, layout precision.

• Hands-on — fluent in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects; 3D is a plus.

• Speed + quality — execute quickly without sacrificing polish.

• Aesthetic discipline — thrives within a fixed style DNA but can improvise when needed.

• Resourceful — has a personal network of other high-level creatives to call on.

• Thick-skinned — comfortable with high-pace, high-pressure feedback cycles.

Compensation & Terms:

• $200K/year — paid equivalent amount as a freelancer for the first 90-day probationary period.

• $10K relocation stipend upon start.

• $15K signing bonus paid after successful completion of the probationary period.

• 31 days PTO annually (vacation, sick days, holidays) once full-time status begins.

• Full benefits package (health, dental, vision) upon full-time conversion.

Work Schedule:

• Standard schedule: six days/week on-site in Providence.