Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Art Director in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas.

The ideal candidate will be a progressive and ambitious leader with strong experience in designing successful and holistic approaches across multiple mediums including web, social, video, and print. This is a great opportunity to join a team that both executes, and provides, creative direction on a wide breadth of exciting endeavors and prides themselves in identifying trends and opportunities ahead of the competition.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.jobs.

• Responsible for identifying and pursuing the latest advancements in creative
• Visualize early concepts and ideas to showcase potential creative solutions across all touchpoints
• Liaison to business technology
• Works cross-functionally enterprise wide as a bridge between field and national to ensure all creative needs are understood in search of future focused solutions including AR, AI, and VR.
• Brainstorm and learn new tools, methods, and approaches from concept through implementation
• Works to create disruptive and innovative solutions to staple products
• Identify vendors, suppliers, and contractors for each facet of innovative projects
• You’re experienced in taking feedback, guiding clients to appropriate innovative solutions and gathering the requirements to develop on point projects
• You have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and know how to read a room
• Bring innovative ideas and vision to life across a wide scope of unique projects
• Collaborate and be able to ideate and construct ideas within a team-based design environment
• Assist the team in envisioning, designing and building the next generation of impactful digital experiences
• Work both independently and with others in a fast-paced environment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design, Experience Design, Brand Design, or Graphic Design required.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on creative brand design experience (e.g., strategic brand development)
• Extraordinary design taste
• Proven expertise in a breadth of UI and UX skill sets
• Proven success in visual design and communications design, creating and working in design systems for all kinds of digital touchpoints
• Up to date on the latest design, emerging technologies, and business trends
• Needs to have expert level knowledge of PowerPoint, Figma, the entire Adobe creative suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro) at a minimum; other software knowledge to support up and coming innovative design solutions is preferred
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work in an ambiguous and dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
• Effectively collaborate across functions to deliver on project plans
• Drive for results, able to influence and accomplish tasks through formal and informal channels
• Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external stakeholders across all levels.
• Design experience in the gaming industry, or working with AI, AR, VR is a plus

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs;  eligibility for an incentive program is based on the type of position. 
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

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