Art Director

The Marketing Practice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B agency in Greater London is searching for an Art Director to elevate their visual work. The ideal candidate will possess over 7 years of design-based experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. This role involves leading creative projects, working with a diverse team, and delivering innovative concepts that resonate with clients. If you are a collaborative team player with a passion for creativity, we encourage you to apply. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO and private healthcare.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare and dental insurance

Financial health support

Parental leave - 12 Weeks Full Pay

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a design-based creative role.
• A portfolio showing your thinking and craft.
• In-depth experience with Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative projects from ideation to execution.
• Craft bold, original concepts across B2B communications.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Creative direction

B2B marketing

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Welcome to tmp.

We're not just an agency; we're the trendsetters in the integrated era of B2B, armed with a global team of 300+ B2B specialists ready to unlock your potential. Our clients include the biggest names in the tech universe. We're talking partnerships with the trailblazers and the disruptors - working with them across the entire funnel to achieve the kind of growth that turns heads and wins awards. We thrive on identifying, recruiting, and nurturing talents and you're next on our list!

What we are looking for:

Welooking for an Art Directorto join our creative team and raise the bar for our visualideas.

That person will be a solid all-rounder whoisfascinated byideas,can tell visual stories, and articulate them clearly and enthusiastically.You’llbe able tooriginate a concept,express it elegantlyandestablishdesign frameworks that can be followed by more junior members of the team.

We want someone who can get the best out of a creative brief andthink beyond traditional B2B assets; someone who will deliver excellent work, consistently and to deadline.You own projects end-to-end, build client relationships andinspire theteam,working with passion,flairand intuition.Youdon’twait to be asked - you shape the direction, drive the work, and bring others with you.

The tmp Creative team is made up of artworkers, designers, and writers with lots of different but complementary skills and experience. Every voice is valid, we review and critique one another’s work, and everyone is encouraged to share their ideas. Because we believe that great ideas can (and should) come from anyone in our team, and this isa very importantpart of the role.

Don’tworry if there are a few things youhaven’ttried yet, no-one joins tmp fully formed -we'realways learning, because every client challenge is different.

What you will do:

• You will work day-to-day, side-by-side with a multidisciplinary team (ACDs, CDs, designers, strategists, media specialists).
• Lead creative projectsfrom ideation to execution.Holdclient relationships from a creative standpoint - presenting work, leading conversations, and offeringcreativeinput.
• Be able to distil(sometimes very) complex informationinto simple benefits.
• Craft bold, original concepts — and deliver them across a range of B2B communications; from brand awareness campaigns to account-based marketing.
• Own your ideas and advocate forthem, with a willingness to flex asrequired
• Generate ideas that:
• Are surprising and differentiating while still being relevant for the target audience
• Express the client proposition
• Areeasy tounderstandand simply expressed
• Interact thoughtfully and playfully with copy
• Provide art direction that:
• Uses wit,intelligenceand lateral thinking
• Takes complex businessofferingsand translatesthem into feelings
• Is distinctive,invitingand easy to understand
• Isappropriate tothe audience, the medium and conforms to brand requirements
• Isconsidered, consistent and free from errors
• You may occasionally be asked to support withquality-checking the work of your design peers.

Who you are:

• You’reinterested intechnology,the role itplays in everydaylifeandyouhave an opinion on AI
• You appreciate the importance of processes and systems and will understand that sometimes we must bend the process to meet the needs of the work and our people
• You’llsee the bigger picture and want to use your talent to build with creativity, not just deliver onwhat’sin front of you.
• You’rea team player and see collaboration as a superpower

What you'll bring:

• 7+ years’experience in adesign-based creative role (Agency experience preferred but not essential)
• A portfolio of work that shows your thinking and craft (whichwe will treat withdiscretion).
• An eye for detail - you sethigh standardsforyour workand expect the same of others.
• Experience of working in B2B marketing is great, but B2C works too.
• A collaborative spirit and the confidence to own the room - with colleagues and clients alike.
• The ability to simplify the complex and make it impactful.
• Comfort switching between campaign thinking and day-to-day content - and doing both well.
• A keen sense of how creativity shows up across different platforms - and what makes ideas stick.
• In-depth experience with Adobe Creative Suite

• Generous holiday allowance (Plentiful PTO)
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
• Private healthcare and dental insurance
• Group income protection
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Access towell-beingcoaching orcounsellingsessions once a week
• Financial health support
• Parental leave - 12 Weeks Full Pay for Primary Carers and anadditional50% pay for 12 moreweeks.
• Use our portal to access discounts and cashback at plenty of retailers. You can also sign up for our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Sustainable Future Giving. We want to help create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tacking our impact,and helping to reduce emissions.

A note on applying

Not sure you tick every box? Apply anyway. Research shows some people hold back unless they meet 100% of the requirements. We do not want that to be you.

At tmp, we hire for potential, mindset, and character as much as experience. If you are excited about the role but your background is not a perfect match, we would still love to hear from you. You might be exactly what we are looking for, either for this role or another.

We are committed to building a diverse team because diversity fuels creativity and better results for everyone. We encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you need any accommodations during the process, just let us know.