Designer / Art Director

Do you think in big ideas and bullet points? Can you take a brand challenge, decode the strategy behind it, and turn it into something people stop to look at? Brighton Agency is looking for a Designer/Art Director who operates at the intersection of strategic thinking and inspired creative, someone who uses AI not as a novelty, but as a core part of how they work.

Brighton’s diverse and deeply experienced team combines the best part of a consulting firm strategic thinking and the best part of an ad agency inspired creative. We help clients think differently about their brand and how to engage their customers. AI is a big part of how we do that, and we want someone who’s already living in that world.

Here’s what you’ll be doing (hint: it’s a lot more than just making things pretty):

• Translate brand strategy and business objectives into visually compelling creative that earns attention and drives results.
• Concept and craft designs across every medium, social, digital, print, video, packaging, and more always with the strategy in mind, not just the aesthetic.
• Partner with Creative Directors, ACDs, and Copywriters to push work from brief to brilliant, asking the hard questions that make the work sharper.
• Adapt your creative approach across different brands and categories, making each feel distinct, cohesive, and rooted in a real insight.
• Use AI tools daily and deliberately to generate concepts faster, explore creative territory, pressure-test ideas, and unlock output that wouldn’t exist otherwise.
• Own projects from kickoff to final file on-brand, on-strategy, and on deadline.
• Stay ahead of what’s next in design, culture, and AI and bring it back to the team.

What You’ll Bring to the Party:

• A bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Visual Arts, or a related field or equivalent experience that proves you’ve got the chops.
• 3–7 years of experience in an ad agency, design studio, or marketing environment enough to think strategically, still hungry to push further.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, XD).
• A killer portfolio that shows range and strategic thinking not just beautiful work, but work that was built to solve something.
• Real, working fluency with AI creative tools we’re an Anthropic-based agency, so comfort with Claude is a must, alongside tools like Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Nano Banana, and whatever else moves fast in this space.
• The instinct to use AI as a creative co-pilot at every stage concepting, iteration, production, and beyond. Not a dabbler. An integrator.
• Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to connect visual decisions back to brand strategy.
• A collaborative mindset, sharp communication skills, and the ability to give and receive feedback like a pro.
• An eye for detail, a love for organized chaos, and the ability to juggle multiple projects without dropping the ball.

Because we’re the agency where strategy meets creativity and where the smartest tools and the sharpest minds work together. If you’re ready to bring both to the table, we want to hear from you.