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Senior Art Director, Interactive

United States, Redmond Employment contract 119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 15, 2026
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Microsoft Consumer Marketing is seeking a self-motivated, forward-thinking Senior Art Director, Interactive to help shape the next generation of consumer storytelling across Windows, Surface, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and future consumer-facing experiences. We are looking for a Senior Art Director, Interactive with a portfolio of highly conceptual, award-winning work for major brands. Someone who can transform strategy into powerful visual ideas, memorable campaigns, and breakthrough digital experiences. This candidate combines world-class art direction with interactive design experience and understands how to build work that moves seamlessly across web, experiential, and emerging platforms. We are seeking a conceptual creative leader with deep experience in brand storytelling, visual communication, and interactive creative. The successful candidate will bring a clear point of view, impeccable craft, and the ability to independently develop and execute ideas from concept through launch. Reporting into Consumer Marketing creative leadership, this individual will operate at the center of a highly matrixed organization, partnering across Product Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Engineering, and agency teams to create impactful interactive website experiences that elevate Microsoft's brands and drive business outcomes. This candidate is a digital-first Art Director who excels at translating brand strategy into world-class interactive experiences. They are equally comfortable creating a visual identity, designing a launch site, shaping motion and interaction principles, or developing immersive storytelling experiences that live on the web. They understand both the creative and technical realities of digital execution and can independently take work from concept through launch with minimal oversight. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Job Responsibility

  • 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 our 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).
  • Master's Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Art Direction, Fine Arts, Digital Media, or related field AND 6+ 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 8+ years experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences for leading consumer or product brands OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience designing and shipping interactive web experiences for leading consumer or product brands).
  • 8+ years of experience in art direction, creative design, interactive design, or related disciplines.
  • The ability to provide a 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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