Art Director and Senior Copywriter (On-site, NYC)
Position Summary & Responsibilities
Who are we?
MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.
About this role:
MATTE is seeking a multidisciplinary Art Director / Senior Copywriter who can develop strong ideas and bring them to life through both language and visual storytelling.
This role is for a conceptual creative who thinks beyond a single medium. You will help shape campaigns, brand platforms, experiences, films, content, and digital work—from the first strategic thought through final execution. You should be equally comfortable writing a headline, developing a campaign platform, constructing a visual world, building a presentation, and articulating the thinking behind the work.
The ideal candidate has a distinct creative point of view, a strong understanding of culture, and the ability to translate strategy into ideas that feel original, relevant, and executable. You are a skilled writer with sharp visual instincts—or an art director whose command of language is central to your creative process.
Responsibilities
Concept Development
- Develop original creative concepts across integrated campaigns, brand platforms, experiential activations, content, film, social, and digital.
- Translate strategic insights into clear, culturally relevant creative ideas.
- Build creative territories that can extend across multiple channels and audience touchpoints.
- Contribute ideas throughout the pitch, development, production, and execution process.
- Push beyond the expected to find ideas that feel distinctive to the brand and meaningful to its audience.
- Partner closely with creative directors, strategists, designers, producers, and account teams.
Copywriting and Brand Voice
- Write campaign platforms, headlines, manifestos, scripts, n
Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights
Scrutinizing elite aesthetic taste, relentless execution under chaotic creative timelines, and the ability to balance high art with commercial viability.
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