Associate Creative Director, Art

Associate Creative Director, Art (Remote - Mexico City)

Who are we?

MATTE is a 360° creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling, and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, provoke long-term progress, and entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions do the same.

Our capabilities span strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, through full-scale production and execution.

About the Role:

We're looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art who is, first and foremost, an exceptional designer, visual storyteller, and campaign thinker. You have a strong point of view, a portfolio of integrated campaign work you're proud of, and the ability to lead ideas from concept through execution across multiple channels and formats.

Beyond creative excellence, you're someone who embraces emerging technology as part of your creative process. You understand how generative AI can accelerate ideation, enhance production, and unlock new creative possibilities while maintaining the level of craft and strategic thinking that great work requires.

In this role, you'll lead concept development and visual direction across integrated campaigns, content programs, brand systems, and experiential projects. You'll partner closely with Creative Directors, Strategy, Production, and Client Services teams while helping shape how AI is incorporated into our creative workflows. You'll play a key role in elevating both the work and the people around you.

Creative Leadership:

• Lead concept development across integrated campaigns, content programs, brand identity systems, and experiential work.

• Build campaign platforms that scale across social, digital, experiential, OOH, and earned channels.

• Drive visual storytelling and establish creative direction across all campaign expressions.

• Translate strategic insights into compelling creative ideas and visual systems.

• Present concepts, creative platforms, and design systems to clients and internal stakeholders.

• Provide creative leadership throughout production and execution to ensure quality and consistency.

• Partner with Creative Directors to shape creative approaches and push the quality of work across the studio.

Design & Execution:

• Execute high-level design work across digital, print, motion, and environmental mediums.

• Balance hands-on design with creative leadership and oversight.

• Develop content campaigns and always-on programs that maintain a high level of craft and conceptual rigor.

• Ensure all creative output meets MATTE's standards for design excellence and cultural relevance.

Team Leadership:

• Mentor and support designers and junior creatives.

• Provide thoughtful creative feedback and foster a collaborative working environment.

• Help establish best practices, workflows, and standards across the creative team.

• Lead by example through strong creative judgment, communication, and collaboration.

AI & Emerging Technology

• Leverage generative AI tools across image, video, motion, voice, and 3D workflows to accelerate ideation and production.

• Build and refine AI-assisted creative workflows that improve efficiency without sacrificing quality.

• Develop prompt libraries, documentation, and best practices for broader team adoption.

• Identify opportunities to use AI to scale content production, localization, and campaign extensions.

• Stay informed on emerging tools, technologies, and creative applications that can advance the studio's capabilities.

What We're Looking For:

• 8–12+ years of experience in Art Direction, Design, or Creative leadership roles within agencies, studios, or in-house creative teams.

• A portfolio showcasing strong integrated campaigns, content programs, brand platforms, and visual systems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead creative development from strategy through execution.

• Experience managing multiple workstreams and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong experience leading content campaigns and building systems that scale across channels.

• Exceptional typography, composition, visual storytelling, and conceptual thinking skills.

• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including design systems, components, variables, and scalable workflows.

• Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects.

• Demonstrated experience integrating generative AI into professional creative workflows.

• Familiarity with tools such as Midjourney, Firefly, Runway, Sora, Veo, Stable Diffusion, and related creative technologies.

• Strong prompting instincts and the judgment to know when AI enhances a process and when traditional approaches are more effective.

• Experience mentoring and developing creative talent.

• Confidence presenting work to senior clients and executive stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

• Ability to thrive in a remote-first environment while collaborating with teams across North America.

• A collaborative, low-ego working style—you make the people around you better.

• Comfort giving and receiving thoughtful, direct creative feedback.

• Curiosity about emerging technologies, evolving creative workflows, and the future of creative production.

Compensation:

MXN $900,000 – $1,300,000 annually, based on experience, qualifications, and portfolio strength.

Benefits:

• Private health insurance

• Paid vacation and statutory holidays in accordance with Mexican labor law

• Vacation premium

• MATTE Recharge days and company-wide holiday closures

• Parental leave benefits

Equal Opportunity

Everyone is welcome at MATTE. We're passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where differences are celebrated.

MATTE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.