Job Overview

We are seeking a Art Director to join our Design team at Mercer. You will be joining us in building Oliver Wyman’s new in-house creative hub in Lisbon.

This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As an Art Director, you’ll focus on developing bold and innovative concepts that form the foundation of impactful campaigns and projects. Working closely with Copywriters and the Creative Director, you’ll craft compelling narratives and visual ideas that push creative boundaries while staying true to our brand identity. Your expertise in conceptual thinking and storytelling will ensure campaigns resonate across editorial, motion, and digital platforms.

This role combines big-picture creative leadership with hands-on collaboration. You'll lead the conceptual development of projects, driving storytelling and partnering with designers, motion artists, and video teams to bring ideas to life. You'll work within our global creative team, influencing the creative output across regions and ensuring your concepts elevate the brand to new heights.

We will count on you to:

Lead the development of creative concepts for global campaigns, ensuring they align with business goals.

Collaborate with writers, designers, and motion teams to craft cohesive and compelling narratives.

Create storyboards, mood boards, and presentations to communicate creative ideas effectively.

Partner with the Design Director and Creative Director to ensure concepts are executed to the highest standards.

Present creative ideas to stakeholders, articulating their strategic impact.

Drive innovation in storytelling and visual direction across platforms.

What makes you stand out?

Proven track record in concept development and creative leadership for global brands.

A portfolio showcasing strong conceptual thinking and impactful storytelling.

Expertise in creating visuals that span editorial, motion, and digital formats.

Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to inspire teams and stakeholders.

Excellence in mentoring and developing creative talent

Ability to work across cultures and time zones in a global team environment.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.