02 Studio and creative management

• Oversee the quality and consistency of creative output across studio projects.
• Review work internally before delivery, to creative and technical standards.
• Help manage day-to-day studio workflow alongside directors and project leads.
• Support prioritisation of workloads and deadlines across active projects.
• Maintain brand consistency and attention to detail across all client work.

03 Team support and collaboration

• Provide art direction, guidance and feedback to designers, freelancers and collaborators.
• Support a collaborative and organised studio environment.
• Contribute to the development of internal creative processes and workflows.
• Assist with onboarding and raising presenting to clients where required.

04 Essential criteria

• Significant experience in graphic design and creative production, typically 10 years or more.
• Proven experience building a brand platform and executing it consistently over time.
• Art direction experience across campaigns, film, animation or photography, from concept to finished asset.
• Experience building a consistent brand platform.
• The ability to manage multiple projects, plan workloads and see work through to delivery.
• Proven experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and relevant creative software.
• The ability to look at the same thing as everyone else and come up with something new.

05 Desirable criteria

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience in Design, Advertising, art direction or a related field.
• Knowledge of modern design tools and methodologies, design systems and Asana (or equivalent).
• Experience providing guidance and feedback to junior designers, freelancers or collaborators.
• Experience of quality control, or reviewing others' work before client delivery.
• Experience contributing to internal creative processes or workflow improvement.

Purpose of the role

This role strengthens our internal creative management capacity by introducing dedicated oversight of studio quality control, workflow coordination and creative consistency. It supports business growth while ensuring a high standard of creative delivery across all projects and clients.

Working here

30 hours a week, worked across four days. Which four is up to you, and you can spread the hours differently if that suits you better, including as half days. Set hours per day, and you choose when. Life happens on the other side of that, and we'll support you when things come up.

We are a Living Wage accredited employer and we are carbon negative. A small team doing work we're proud to put our name to.

How to apply

Send your CV and a portfolio or link to your work to info@thoughtboxes.co.uk by Friday 4 September 2026. A covering note is welcome but not required. If there is one piece of work you would want us to look at first, say which and why.

Adjustments, and how we recruit

If you need us to do anything differently so that you can apply or attend an interview, tell us at info@thoughtboxes.co.uk and we will make the adjustment. It plays no part in how your application is assessed. We are happy to provide this advert or the role description in another format on request.

Every application is scored against the essential and desirable criteria above by the same panel, using the same scale.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. Thought Boxes is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of religious belief, political opinion, racial group, age, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, disability, or whether or not they have dependants.

This post is part-funded by Invest NI. As a condition of that funding, we must provide Invest NI with a copy of the CV or application form of the person appointed. No other application is shared with the funder.