Art Director

The Growth Foundation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand in Greater London is seeking a skilled Art Director to manage visual assets and maintain brand identity. The role demands over 6 years of experience in art direction, particularly in the beauty industry. Responsibilities include overseeing creative direction, managing a design team, and executing photoshoots. Applicants should possess a strong portfolio and expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Join a team that celebrates innovative beauty solutions and a customer-first approach.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of art direction and visual design experience.
• Strong portfolio across campaign development and shoots.
• Expertise in studio and lifestyle shoots.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual identity across all formats.
• Lead the development of art direction decks.
• Oversee asset adaptation across various channels.

Skills

Art direction experience

Visual design expertise

Strong leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Project management

Job description

About the Company

Step into the vibrant world of Wonderskin, a beauty brand that's truly redefining industry standards through relentless innovation and cutting-edge technology. We're not just creating cosmetics; we're developing high-performance, long-wear solutions that empower individuals and seamlessly integrate into their lives. With our online sales reaching over £10M+ per month, it's clear our disruptive products are resonating globally. If you're passionate about being at the forefront of beauty breakthroughs and contributing to a brand celebrated for its rapid growth and forward-thinking approach, you'll find an exciting challenge here.

At Wonderskin, we've built a passionate and loyal community around our game-changing products, like our viral Wonder Blading technology, which contributed to over 700 million collective views across social media. Our focus is always on the customer, creating beauty solutions that deliver real results and make a genuine difference in their daily routines. This customer-first approach, combined with a network of over 10,000 live affiliate relationships, fuels our significant reach and impact in the market.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and commercially minded Art Director to work in close partnership with the Creative Director, with a primary focus on the artistic execution and production of all visual assets across the business.

The Art Director will own the development, execution, and quality control of Wonderskin’s visual output, ensuring consistency, craft, and excellence across campaigns, photoshoots, packaging, digital assets, social content, CRM, growth marketing, and retail environments. The Art Director will lead and manage a team of designers within packaging, social and CRM, and growth-focused digital design, guiding day-to-day execution and elevating visual standards across all deliverables.

Roles & responsibilities...

Creative Direction & Brand Stewardship

• Own and evolve the visual identity of Wonderskin across all formats and channels.
• Translate brand strategy and product narratives into compelling creative concepts and frameworks.
• Ensure consistency and cohesion of the brand world as the company expands globally.
• Champion premium creative standards while enabling speed and scalability.

Campaign & Asset Development

• Work alongside creative director to strengthen and evolve the visual identity of Wonderskin across social media, campaigns, product launches.
• Develop art direction decks, storyboards, and creative narratives used across teams.
• Partner with Growth and Social to ensure creative is performance-ready while maintaining brand integrity.
• Oversee asset adaptation across paid, CRM, website, marketplace, retail, PR, and influencer channels.

Photoshoots, Video Shoots & Production Oversight

• Lead end-to-end direction for studio and lifestyle shoots, including casting, lighting direction, styling, and shot composition.
• Manage the production process including shot lists, briefings, pre-production planning, and on-set creative leadership.
• Oversee post-production including retouching, colour grading, motion adaptation, and final delivery.
• Build a trusted network of photographers, videographers, stylists, and freelancers.

Design & Creative Execution

• Guide designers in producing high-quality creative across digital and print formats.
• Maintain and evolve brand guidelines to new creative directions.
• Ensure all assets adhere to visual, tonal, and brand-experience standards.
• Contribute to packaging development, retail displays, and OOH creative where relevant.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Brand, Campaign, Product Development, Social, Paid Media, CRM, and E-commerce to ensure creative alignment and efficiency.
• Support the creation of toolkits and playbooks for internal and external creative partners.
• Provide constructive, solution-oriented creative feedback across the organisation.

Insight & Performance

• Use insights from paid and organic performance to inform creative iterations.
• Identify opportunities through competitive reviews, trend monitoring, and cultural analysis.
• Champion a test-and-learn approach to creative development.

About you

• Proven beauty industry experience is essential>6+ years of art direction, creative direction, and visual design experience.
• Strong portfolio showcasing leadership across campaign development, photoshoots, video direction, digital assets, and integrated brand work.
• Deep expertise in directing studio and lifestyle shoots end-to-end.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and creative production tools.
• Experience delivering creative for DTC, social, paid media, retail, packaging, and partnerships.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.

We would love to respond to every application however due to the volume of applications we receive this isn't always possible. If you have not heard within 2 weeks of applying, please assume on this occasion that your application has not been shortlisted. We may retain your CV to contact you about future employment opportunities that are being managed by The Growth Foundation Talent.

The Growth Foundation Talent is deeply committed to building a diverse & inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.