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Somewhere in Carlsbad is a designer who's outgrown their current sandbox, and BDO built this Art Director role to be the bigger one. At BDO, a contract Art Director earns $153,000 - $223,000, owns meaningful projects, and grows with a team that ships fast.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate dense product specs into visuals a tired commuter grasps instantly
- Pair A/B Testing craft with Flexibility thinking to solve fuzzy creative problems
- Test and optimize creative variations through A/B experiments
- Push impact-driven design directions far enough to feel new, close enough to feel us
- Shape the unboxing moment Carlsbad buyers screenshot and share unprompted
- Keep the steady-handed brand promise intact while every channel demands its own dialect
What You'll Bring
- Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
- Track record that proves you can values-led ship under deadline pressure
- Practical command of Illustration, with bonus points for Adobe InDesign
- The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
Long before creative was fashionable, BDO was already solving it for businesses scattered across CA. We hand new Art Director hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.
We start the conversation at $153,000 - $223,000 and end it with mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to grow without relocating from CA.
Just updated, just confirmed, just waiting on the right applicant.
Go ahead and apply; the worst that happens is BDO learns your name.