Art Director

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth, ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture, and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion.

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Public Storage is the nation’s leading self-storage provider, recognized for its iconic orange doors and commitment to delivering simple, reliable solutions to millions of customers across the country. We are expanding our creative team to enhance our consistent and engaging visual brand presence.

Public Storage is seeking a skilled, detail-driven Art Director to help elevate and evolve our visual brand across social, digital, and marketing channels. Reporting to the Creative Director for Brand & Social, this role blends high-quality execution with system thinking and cross-channel versatility. You’ll bring ideas to life through thoughtful design, maintain visual consistency across touchpoints, and support the development of an updated brand system. This is a hands-on creative role—ideal for someone who enjoys crafting beautiful, polished work while contributing to broader brand direction. This is not a people-management role, but you may guide junior designers, freelancers, and content creators on a project basis.

Key Responsibilities 

Brand Stewardship & Visual Systems 

• Ensure all creative follows and elevates the visual identity across channels. 

• Maintain and refine typographic standards, spacing systems, layout rules, color usage, and imagery. 

• Help evolve and operationalize brand guidelines, templates, and design systems. 

• Partner with the Creative Director to ensure all work feels cohesive, modern, and distinctly Public Storage. 

Social Content Execution  

• Design high-quality static, motion, and mixed-media assets for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube. 

• Adapt creative across formats and platforms while maintaining consistency and clarity. 

• Translate creative direction into polished social content that is clean, engaging, and audience centric. 

• Support rapid production cycles without sacrificing craft. 

Cross-Functional Creative Support 

• Design across a wide range of needs: landing pages, digital ads, emails, print collateral, and marketing assets. 

• Work closely with Marketing, Digital, PR, Customer Care, and Field teams to support enterprise initiatives. 

• Ensure all creative aligns with brand standards and campaign objectives. 

Concept Development & Collaboration 

• Contribute visual ideation, moodboards, and early-stage concepting for campaigns and social initiatives. 

• Collaborate with copywriters, producers, and cross-functional partners to execute integrated creative. 

• Bring fresh thinking, strong aesthetic judgment, and a problem-solving mindset to creative discussions. 

Creative Operations & Systems 

• Support the creation and maintenance of templates, asset libraries, and documentation. 

• Help identify workflow improvements that increase speed, efficiency, and consistency. 

• Uphold quality control across final outputs, ensuring accuracy and readiness for delivery. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Visual Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

• 6+ years of professional experience in design or art direction across digital, social, and brand environments. 

• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual systems, clean layouts, social content, and multi-format design. 

• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite + Figma (or similar collaborative design tools). 

• Deep understanding of social-first design, platform formats, and emerging visual trends. 

• Strong typography, composition, and layout fundamentals. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines. 

• Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting work and rationale. 

Preferred 

• Experience working in consumer brands, multi-location retail, or service-driven businesses. 

• Familiarity with motion graphics, lightweight animation, or video editing. 

• Experience supporting brand system development or design system implementation. 

• Exposure to influencer, UGC, or content-creator workflows. 

• Bilingual or multicultural design experience is a plus. 

Workplace

One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month.

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.**