Art Director

DecisionPoint seeks a Senior Art Director to lead the creative vision, visual identity, and storytelling direction for a wide portfolio of content supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role sets the visual standards for enterprise-wide digital, print, multimedia, and campaign materials, ensuring consistency, brand alignment, and impactful visual communication. 

The Art Director oversees creative conceptualization, design execution, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-quality, user-centered creative products. This position serves as the senior creative authority guiding visual strategy, brand governance, and content innovation across all communication channels. 

This position is fully remote. 

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid. 

The Art Director will: 

• Lead the development and evolution of the enterprise visual identity, brand platform, and creative direction. 

• Oversee concept creation, storyboarding, design planning, and visual storytelling for digital and print materials. 

• Direct creative teams in producing graphics, campaign assets, multimedia, and integrated visual products. 

• Ensure consistency of brand voice and visual design across all communication channels and content types. 

• Collaborate with UX, multimedia, marketing, and communications teams to unify creative approaches. 

• Review and approve design deliverables, ensuring adherence to accessibility, quality, and brand standards. 

• Guide development of templates, component libraries, creative toolkits, and visual governance artifacts. 

• Translate complex strategic and technical requirements into compelling visual narratives. 

• Oversee vendor or subcontractor creative output to ensure alignment with enterprise expectations. 

• Support high-priority campaigns, leadership communications, and mission-critical design needs. 

• Analyze creative performance metrics and incorporate insights into continuous creative improvement. 

Clearance Requirement 

Candidate must possess a Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust (from any federal agency) or an active Secret clearance or higher. 

Education (Required) 

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, Digital Media, or a related creative discipline. 

Experience (Required) 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in creative direction, art direction, or enterprise-level visual design leadership. 

• Demonstrated success leading visual strategy across digital, print, and multimedia platforms. 

• Experience producing unified visual systems, brand standards, and enterprise design frameworks. 

• Experience supervising or mentoring creative and design staff. 

• Experience supporting communications strategies or mission-driven content environments. 

Technical Knowledge (Required) 

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects). 

• Deep understanding of visual hierarchy, layout, color theory, typography, and accessibility (508/WCAG). 

• Experience with design systems, component libraries, and brand governance. 

• Ability to translate abstract concepts and strategic inputs into compelling visual communication. 

Technical Knowledge (Preferred) 

• Familiarity with UX/UI principles, prototyping tools, and user-centered design practices. 

• Experience with video, animation, and multimedia workflows. 

• Experience in federal or DoD mission environments. 

Certifications (Preferred) 

• UX/UI or visual design certifications 

• Creative direction or branding certifications 

• ITIL v4 Foundation 

Skills 

• Strong creative leadership and ability to define visual strategy. 

• Exceptional communication skills for interacting with stakeholders and design teams. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive high-quality creative execution. 

• Strong attention to detail, brand consistency, and design rigor. 

• Ability to guide, mentor, and elevate multidisciplinary creative teams. 

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.