Ads Marketing Art Director

Cella is hiring a hands-on Ads Marketing Art Director to define the visual and conceptual expression of the Ads business. This role operates across teams and geographies to shape campaigns, event experiences, brand systems, and creative standards across Ads Marketing, with no people-management responsibilities. Based in Los Angeles, the work blends big-picture creative thinking with direct craft, from concept through final execution.

Role overview

In this contract position, you will lead art direction and help turn Ads positioning into distinctive visual worlds for sales materials, presentations, events, marketing, and PR. You will also raise creative ambition through strong creative POV, thoughtful critique, and high-quality execution, acting as an internal guardian of brand integrity across touchpoints as the business scales.

Responsibilities

• Lead art direction and visual concepting for the Ads brand.
• Translate positioning into big ideas and distinctive visual systems for sales materials, presentations, events, marketing, and PR.
• Concept and art direct campaigns, event experiences, and brand moments from first idea to final execution.
• Provide hands-on craft across layout, typography, imagery, motion, and design systems.
• Raise the bar on creative and creative ambition through strong creative POV, critique, and excellent craft.
• Partner with Ads Marketing to differentiate presence at tentpole events (examples include Upfront, Cannes, CES, and more) by developing event concepts and visual worlds.
• Support how Cella tells its Ads story by turning complex business solutions into simple, compelling visual narratives (including creative briefs, concept decks, event concepts, presentations, and more).
• Bridge what the Ads business is building with why it matters to advertisers, revisiting and sharpening the narrative as the offering evolves.
• Use a global-first mindset to uncover globally resonant insights, translate Ads positioning and the core narrative, and help scale tentpole events to non-US markets.
• Ensure visual and conceptual integrity across multiple touchpoints as the business scales.
• Shape what elements should be shared between consumer-facing and B2B brand relationships.
• Collaborate with and direct internal producers, designers, and external agencies and production partners to bring work to life, without people-management responsibilities.

Requirements

• 8 to 12 years of experience as an Art Director, Senior Art Director, or Associate Creative Director, working in-house at a brand or at an ad/creative agency.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual, idea-led visual work plus executional craft.
• Proven experience developing and art directing brand campaigns, identities, or visual systems.
• Some B2B brand and marketing experience is required.
• Executive-level presentation and storytelling comfort, including presenting concepts to senior leaders and the C-suite.
• Strong visual communication skills and a clear, confident creative POV, including the ability to explain the “why.”
• Clear and articulate writing, comfortable crafting narrative and points of view despite ambiguity or uncertainty.
• Experience collaborating with global stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
• Confidence using research, insights, and analytics to inform strategic and creative decisions.
• Belief in great creative thinking as a way to solve business issues.
• Experience building impactful and scalable creative programs and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and drive results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design and presentation tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Keynote.
• Experiential and live-event experience is a plus; familiarity with CTV/OTT/streaming is a plus.
• Global travel required 15% of the time.

Location, type, duration, and compensation

• Location: Los Angeles, CA (hybrid, 3 days/week onsite)
• Job type: Contract (W2)
• Duration: Through end of January 2027
• Pay: $100–$130/hour, depending on experience

Benefits

• Medical
• Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• Life insurance offerings
• Short-term disability
• 401K plan (benefits based on eligibility)

Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma
• Keynote

Personality attributes

• Passionate and curious about creativity, brands, marketing (including B2B), and entertainment.
• Conceptual thinker with a strong visual eye and forward-looking perspective.
• Extremely organized and effective communicator, thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a broader team.
• Confident without ego.
• Able to quickly organize, clarify, and communicate complex ideas simply and compellingly.
• High intellectual curiosity with strong judgment in ambiguity.
• Can thrive in Cella’s company culture.