Associate Design Director/Visual Storyteller

Company description Martin Retail Group is a leading force in local retail marketing, specializing in strategic, turn-key solutions for global automotive brands. Since our founding in 1977, we've grown to 400+ team members across the United States, representing thousands of dealerships and placing over $1B of media annually – all focused on helping our clients sell more cars and trucks. We pride ourselves on being more than a traditional "ad agency," delivering targeted results. We're also backed by the incredible resources of Publicis Groupe, offering unparalleled world-class technology and capabilities. If you're looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic, specialized field, explore a career with us. Overview The Associate Design Director/Visual Storyteller is a visual storyteller and creative communications partner responsible for transforming complex business priorities into clear, compelling executive and dealer-facing communications. This role leads the development of high-quality presentations and strategic visual communications while also supporting video, broadcast and other leadership content. The ideal candidate combines exceptional design craft with strong storytelling instincts, business curiosity and the confidence to work directly with senior executives and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities Take a lead role in the development of high-quality executive presentations, leadership communications and strategic visual storytelling. Lead presentation design strategy and execution, owning projects from initial narrative and concept through final delivery. Partner with account, communications and client teams to shape the story, translating business priorities, complex ideas and data into clear, persuasive communications. Understand the client’s business objectives and broader business climate to develop communications that support brand, sales and retail priorities. Create and support communications across multiple formats, including executive decks, dealer presentations, video, broadcast and other leadership-facing content. Support video content from concept and script development through production and edit, providing creative input and helping ensure the final product delivers against the intended story. Support live and virtual leadership broadcasts and dealer communications, including presentation development, show flow, visual assets and production coordination. Serve as a hands-on creative partner who can move fluidly between shaping the narrative and executing polished final materials. Foster a collaborative environment with the content team, sharing knowledge and working together to develop polished, persuasive and visually compelling content. Facilitate clear communication and confidently present creative concepts, design rationale and storytelling approaches to stakeholders. Manage and prioritize multiple fast-moving projects while maintaining creative quality and meeting tight deadlines. Maintain a high level of visual and narrative consistency across the broader communications ecosystem. Leverage emerging creative technologies and AI-assisted tools to improve creative output and efficiency. Qualifications Professional design experience, ideally within an agency, in-house communications team or other fast-paced creative environment. Robust portfolio showcasing exceptional presentation design, layout and visual storytelling skills; experience with video, motion or multimedia storytelling is strongly preferred. Advanced proficiency in design tools used to create, refine and elevate presentation and communications materials. Strong understanding of visual storytelling, content design systems and best practices for executive and client-facing communications. Demonstrated ability to take complex or sometimes incomplete business inputs and help develop a clear, compelling narrative. Experience supporting video and/or broadcast content, with the ability to effectively partner with editors, producers and production resources. Awareness of industry trends, presentation design best practices, emerging technologies and evolving creative tools. Experience interacting directly with clients and senior leaders, with the confidence to assertively and tactfully manage challenging feedback and fast-turn requests. Collaborative, responsive and comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders. Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint. Additional information Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-MM5 Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $133,300.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/2/2026.