Senior Art Director, Interactive

What you'll do

• Lead the development of highly conceptual creative ideas and visual storytelling systems across digital channels
• Translate strategic business objectives into compelling creative platforms, campaigns, launch experiences, and brand moments
• Develop breakthrough concepts that create emotional connection, cultural relevance, and business impact
• Create and present creative work to senior stakeholders, clearly articulating strategic rationale and creative intent
• Raise the overall level of craft, ambition, and originality across every project
• Lead the visual design and art direction of websites, launch experiences, interactive storytelling platforms, and digital campaigns
• Design immersive digital experiences that blend narrative, motion, imagery, typography, and interaction into cohesive brand stories
• Develop visual systems that scale across multiple channels while maintaining a distinctive and recognizable creative point of view
• Collaborate closely with developers and production partners to ensure exceptional execution and performance
• Create prototypes, design explorations, and experience concepts that bring ideas to life quickly and effectively
• Partner with creative, strategy, product marketing, and agency teams to define and evolve storytelling across Microsoft's consumer portfolio
• Help shape integrated campaigns spanning film, web, social, experiential, retail, and emerging media
• Ensure creative consistency and excellence across customer touchpoints while adapting ideas appropriately for each channel
• Contribute to the evolution of Microsoft's visual language and consumer-facing creative standards
• Leverage emerging technologies, AI tools, and new creative workflows to accelerate ideation, production, and execution
• Explore new formats, interaction models, and storytelling techniques that help Microsoft connect with modern audiences
• Identify opportunities to elevate creative quality while improving efficiency and scalability
• Embody Microsoft’s Culture and Values

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Art Direction, Fine Arts, Digital Media, or related field AND 4+ years experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences for leading consumer or product brands
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Art Direction, Fine Arts, Digital Media, or related creative field AND 5+ years experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences for leading consumer or product brands
• OR equivalent professional experience (e.g., demonstrated success concepting, designing, and launching award-winning interactive experiences, digital campaigns, and websites for leading consumer brands)
• Preferred: Master's Degree AND 6+ years experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences
• 8+ years of experience in art direction, creative design, interactive design, or related disciplines
• Portfolio of relevant work for review
• Experience developing original campaign ideas, visual territories, and storytelling systems across multiple channels
• Experience creating websites, launch experiences, editorial storytelling, and immersive digital moments
• Experience presenting creative work and strategic rationale to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Experience with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and modern creative workflows
• Experience with front-end web capabilities and digital production processes
• Experience working with globally recognized consumer brands or leading creative agencies
• Experience leading integrated campaigns spanning digital, film, social, experiential, and emerging platforms
• Experience with motion design, animation, and interactive storytelling principles
• Experience collaborating with developers to bring ambitious creative concepts to life
• Experience utilizing AI-powered creative tools to enhance ideation, design exploration, and production workflows

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