Freelance Social Art Director, Junior to Mid Level
The Role
We are looking for a social first Art Director with a strong visual eye and a passion for creating engaging content across social media, digital channels, and video.
You’ll work across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital touchpoints, developing visual ideas that feel relevant to the platform, audience, and brand. This could include social assets, short form video, digital display, website content, and broader integrated campaign work.
You’ll be comfortable taking a brief and turning it into strong visual concepts, working closely with copywriters, designers, editors, and other members of the creative team to bring ideas to life. You should have a good understanding of what works across different social platforms and be interested in emerging creative tools, including AI assisted tools for visual exploration, mood boarding, and concept development.
This is a fast paced creative environment, so we’re looking for someone who can manage multiple projects, respond well to feedback, and bring fresh visual thinking to the work.
We’re looking for:
Strong design and visual communication skills
A portfolio demonstrating social first creative work, art direction, and digital content
Ability to interpret a brief and translate it into engaging visual ideas and concepts
A strong understanding of social media platforms, visual trends, and platform specific creative best practices
Experience creating or art directing content across channels such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital platforms
An interest in new creative tools and emerging technology, including AI assisted tools for visual ideation and content development
Ability to take feedback from creative leads, clients, and stakeholders and apply it thoughtfully to the work
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Ability to quickly understand a brand, its audience, and its visual identity
Strong attention to detail and consistency across different formats and platforms
Comfortable working with copywriters, designers, editors, videographers, and other creative partners
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast paced creative environment
A genuine interest in social media, digital culture, visual trends, and new ways of creating content
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
T&P is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
This is a freelance opportunity expected to run from October through December 2026. The anticipated rate for this role is up to $700 per day, or approximately $90 per hour. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local cost of labor. Rate is subject to change based on factors such as geographic location and cost of living in the location of hire.
- Department
- Creative
- Location
- New York
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
About T&P
Who are we?
T&P, part of WPP, is one of the world’s leading full service creative and media agencies, connecting talent and tech to drive growth for brands. Formed by the integration of The&Partnership and mSix&Partners, it brings together content and distribution into a single, holistic end-to-end marketing solution. Backed by WPP and WPP Media and combined with the agility of an entrepreneurial Partner-led mindset, the multi-discipline agency spans four continents with 45 offices and over $1.2 billion dollars in billings globally. As an early adopter with the first ever AI-generated TV ad for Lexus in 2018, T&P is focused on harnessing AI across all its outputs with its 1,900 people already trained on WPP’s proprietary AI platform Creative Studio, to deliver enhanced outcomes for clients.
We believe in The Power of &, connecting talent & tech to fuel brand growth. Our teams blend creative, media, experience and technology specialists from across our marketing practices. The performance mindset of these teams optimises to business outcomes in every channel, fueled by the latest innovations in AI.
Ultimately of course, we are our people. They’re the most important part of our business, so we want to make a lasting impression on them in the same way they do on us, by striving to become the most important place in their careers.
That’s why we do our best to build strong communities around them; provide the best possible opportunities for them to develop & grow; and empower them to make a difference to their clients and the world at large. Our strengths often lie in our differences, so we challenge and champion each other and our clients, to be the very best we can be.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visitWPP.com.
T&P, part of WPP, is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.