Y Combinator Conceptual Art Director
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Description
Superside is looking for a talented Conceptual Art Director with a passion for Generative AI to create bold, high-performing digital campaigns for top global brands. In this role, you’ll partner with copywriters, strategists and creatives to deliver concept-driven ideas across social media, web, video, and more—bringing big ideas to life with strong art direction and design execution.
You’ll thrive in a collaborative, globally distributed team and contribute to work that’s not only creatively exciting but also strategically sharp. This is a role for someone who can think big, execute beautifully, and bring a deep understanding of design to everything they do.
What You'll Do
- Partner with copywriters and strategists to develop compelling creative campaigns across digital-first channels (social, web, video) with the ability to stretch into ATL (TV, print, OOH).
- Lead art direction for creative campaigns and video concepts, providing visual direction from ideation through final execution.
- Design or direct the creation of digital assets, mood boards, layouts, and visual frameworks that bring brand narratives to life.
- Integrate AI-assisted assets into workflows while maintaining brand integrity and emotional impact.
- Contribute to brand storytelling by developing concept-led brand systems and integrated creative ideas.
- Build and present creative decks that clearly communicate concepts and strategy to customers.
- Collaborate closely with Creative Leads, Project Managers, and other creatives across time zones.
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously, consistently delivering on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.
- Help push creative boundaries, championing fresh ideas and evolving Superside’s conceptual capabilities.
- Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to understand goals and deliver work that drives results.
- Contribute to a culture of excellence, experimentation, and continuous creative growth.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- 5+ years of experience in concept-driven roles within creative agencies or fast-paced in-house teams.
- A strong portfolio showcasing concept-first thinking and excellent art direction across digital platforms.
- Proficient in using AI tools as part of a thoughtful and intentional creative workflow.
- Passion for creativity and a strong eye for design, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence presenting ideas to customers and internal teams.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with experience juggling multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Growth mindset and curiosity, always seeking new tools, trends, and ways to improve your craft.
- Familiarity with digital marketing and performance creative principles.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with diverse teams and perspectives.
Why Join us?
Superside's vision is to create equal opportunities globally by accelerating the world’s transition to online work. With that in mind, we're building a fully remote company that attracts people where they are.
Remote-first. Customer-led.
Remote isn’t just a perk; it’s how we deliver better for customers. We are fully committing to our customers by hiring top talent and collaborating seamlessly across time zones.
Global team, local impact.
Join a community of 60+ nationalities working across time zones, cultures, and disciplines, all aligned on doing great work for great brands.
High performance, low ego.
Work in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where feedback is direct, growth is constant, and kindness leads collaboration.
Impact meets opportunity.
We’re in the sweet spot — big enough to be stable, small enough for you to shape what’s next. Your ideas will matter here.
Grow fast. Lead well.
You’ll gain mentorship, take on real responsibility, and grow your career while helping us disrupt a global industry.
About Superside
Superside is the leading AI-powered creative company that quickly and cost-effectively enhances in-house functions. We help over 500 ambitious brands get great creative concepts done at scale. Built to be an extension
of in-house teams, we unbottleneck marketing and creative teams so they can move faster and drive more reliable creative performance.
Superside is a fully remote company with over 700 team members working across 60+ countries and 13 timezones.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We’re an equal-opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Skills
As published by lever · 15 questions · 6 written answers
Basics
Resume/CV, Full name, Email, Phone, Current location, Current company, LinkedIn URL, Twitter URL, GitHub URL, Portfolio URL, Other website, What is your age range?, I identify my ethnicity asSelect all that apply, What gender do you identify as?, Do you identify as a person with any form of disability? Whether visible or not visible.
Short answers (1)
- Please share a link to your portfolio. Please make sure it has AI work in it.
Pick from a list (8)
- English is our working language internally. We brief, discuss and present technical ideas/work in English. How would you rate your own English capabilities?
- Where will you be working from?
- Do you have a valid work permit to work in the country where you plan to work from?
- Do you have any relatives (blood or in law) who work at Superside, or are currently in the interviewing process with Superside? Please note that friends and previous colleagues are not considered relatives
- Have we met at one of these events? optional
- Do you have experience with, or a strong interest in, node-based generation tools like ComfyUI and Weavy?
- What is your proficiency level in Figma?
- Which areas of design do you regularly work in? optional
Written answers (6)
- If yes, please mention their name, and the relationship you have with them (e.g., spouse, brother) optional
- Can you give a brief summary of your experience working with Digital Campaigns? optional
- Do you have any experience working with strategists or strategy?
- Do you have any experience working with branding?
- List ALL the AI tools you use frequently (name + version/model if known). For each, give one sentence summary of what it’s best for.
- Do you have creative experience with Tech or Cybersecurity brands? optional