[Remote] Art Director, Commerce Media

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tinuiti is the largest independent full-funnel marketing agency in the U.S., managing $4 billion in digital media. The Art Director, Commerce Media will set the strategic creative direction for commerce design across major platforms, lead high-stakes design work, and mentor team members while ensuring alignment with performance data and creative strategy.ResponsibilitiesSet the strategic creative direction for how we design across Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Chewy, and emerging commerce platforms — defining the point of view, not just executing against itLead the highest-stakes commerce design work across our top accounts, from A+ Content and Brand Stores to DPIs, video, and Commerce Media creativeKnow commerce creative systems thoroughly — and know exactly when and how to break it, bend it, or push past defaults to do work the platform hasn't seen beforeTranslate Amazon, Walmart, and marketplace performance data into sharper creative decisions, and use it to defend, refine, or kill ideas with convictionDesign with a sharp awareness of search and SEO best practices for e-commerce — understanding how creative interacts with discoverability, indexing, keyword strategy, and emerging surfaces like Amazon's Rufus and AI-driven shopping assistantsArticulate the *why* behind every design choice — through the lens of the shopper, the platform, the brand, and the business outcome. Be able to articulate this internally and with clientsConsult with retail operations, performance, and strategy teams as the senior creative voice on commerce; partner across functions to make the work smarterServe as the creative lead on new business pitches and client engagements - building the narrative, leading the room, and helping close the commerce work that defines our practiceMentor design, copy and other studio team members across the commerce team, raising craft, rationale, and judgment across the boardDevelop frameworks, POVs, and thought leadership that position Tinuiti as the definitive voice in commerce creativeStay ahead of platform changes, beta features, and module rollouts — and turn them into client opportunity before competitors catch onPresent at the highest levels with confidence, clarity, and a point of view clients rememberSkillsYou have 8+ years of design experience, with significant time designing for Amazon and at least one other major commerce platformYou're a recognized as an expert in the Commerce Creative ecosystem — A+ / Premium A+, Stores, DPIs, video, Sponsored Brands — and you understand the data behind what actually performsYou have a track record of work that reframed what a platform could do, not just work that followed the spec sheetYou can lead senior client conversations and pitch rooms, presenting and defending creative thinking at an executive levelYou're fluent in commerce performance data and use it to make creative sharper, not saferYou can articulate strategy as confidently as you can design — the why matters as much as the whatYou're comfortable operating across creative, retail operations, performance, and sales, and translating between themYou've worked in an agency or with retail or commerce brands at scaleYou have a portfolio that proves all of the aboveBenefitsUnlimited PTOHealthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, Flex Spending AccountsRetirement: Match up to 4% of your contributions at 100%Perks and Wellness: Fringe, Forma, Unlimited Telemedicine and Teletherapy available at no cost, Thankful giving, EquityParental Leave: Birthing parents receive 16 weeks of leave with 100% pay (partners 12 weeks) after the birth or adoption of a child.Learning and Development: On-demand learning, mentorship program, leadership and management development programs and resourcesCompany OverviewTinuiti is a data-driven digital marketing agency specializing in full-service online marketing. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://tinuiti.com/.