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A rare opportunity for a seriously talented Senior Art Director to help shape the creative output, culture and future of a fast-growing creative studio. If you're as passionate about craft as you are about ideas, we'd love to hear from you.
Senior Art Director
£80,000-£85,000
Central London (Old Street)
Hybrid, 3 days per week in the studio
Our client is an ambitious creative studio that partners with global brands to create ideas people genuinely want to spend time with. Their work spans integrated campaigns, brand platforms, social-first content, film, experiences and always-on communications. Built around collaboration and exceptional craft, they're creating a studio where great ideas and great execution go hand in hand.
We're looking to find them a Senior Art Director who can develop outstanding creative ideas and bring them to life through exceptional visual thinking and design craft. This is a genuinely hands-on role where you'll concept, design, create key visuals, build treatments and stay closely involved from the first response through to final delivery.
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You'll work alongside Creative Directors, Copywriters, Strategists, Motion Designers and Producers to create integrated campaigns and compelling visual worlds across a wide range of channels and touchpoints.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the visual development of campaigns, content, social-first ideas, brand identities and creative platforms.
- Create key visuals, layouts, presentations, treatments, moodboards and design systems.
- Partner with Copywriters to develop integrated creative responses to briefs.
- Design and craft work personally, rather than simply directing others.
- Art direct photography, film and content shoots from pre-production through to final delivery.
- Present creative ideas confidently to clients and internal teams.
- Manage significant visual workstreams from brief through to delivery.
- Mentor junior creatives and contribute to the wider design culture.
- Help shape the studio's creative standards and visual capabilities.
About You
- Exceptional graphic design and art direction skills.
- Strong portfolio spanning branding, campaigns, social content, film and visual identities.
- Proven experience taking ideas from concept through to execution.
- Strong understanding of typography, composition, colour and visual storytelling.
- Comfortable collaborating with Copywriters and contributing to conceptual thinking.
- Able to lead projects and provide clear direction to creative teams and partners.
- Confident presenting work and building trust with clients.
- Collaborative, proactive and committed to high creative standards.
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Nice to Haves
- Hands-on motion design experience.
- Experience across brand platforms, campaigns, content and experiential work.
- Strong understanding of how ideas connect across owned, earned and paid channels.
This is an opportunity to do some of the best work of your career in a studio that values creativity, collaboration and craft in equal measure. You'll have a genuine voice in shaping the work, the team and the future of the business while creating ambitious, beautifully executed creative work alongside talented people who care deeply about quality.
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