Art Director

Craft Agency Ltd.; Manchester; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Team socials

Team trips

31 days holiday

Résumé du poste

Craft Agency Ltd., an independent brand and design agency, is seeking a Midweight or Senior Creative ready to step up to Art Director, with a strong background in luxury and high-end brands. You’ll lead concept development across branding, packaging, advertising and experience, write compelling decks, present to clients with warmth and personality, and mentor a small team.

After Effects is a bonus. You’ll drive ideation from brief to storyboard, build the narrative behind concepts, and cut reels

Qualifications

• Midweight or Senior Creative with luxury/high-end brand experience.
• Strong branding and packaging portfolio demonstrating thinking beyond finished work.
• Excellent ideation and concept development capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Lead conceptual thinking across brand, packaging, advertising and experience projects from brief to storyboard and client room.
• Sell ideas, write decks, and present with warmth and personality to clients.
• Develop and motivate a small team around you and engage confidently with clients.

Connaissances

Brand ideation

Creative leadership

Presentation skills

Outils

After Effects

Description du poste

This independent brand and design agency builds and reshapes brands for premium names around the world. Its work is culturally sharp and carefully crafted. Creatives here get real freedom, and the global client list and award record reflect the standard that freedom produces.

The Role
Ideas-first, you’ll lead conceptual thinking across brand, packaging, advertising and experience projects, taking briefs from the first spark to storyboard and into the client room.

A big part of the job is selling ideas, as well as having them. You’ll build the narrative behind each concept and write the decks, present them to clients with personality and warmth, and cut sizzle reels in Premiere Pro to help sell work internally. You’ll develop and motivate a small team around you, and be confident and personable when client-facing.

The Package
£40,000 - £50,000
Hybrid working: 2 days WFH each week
31 days holiday & Christmas & New Year closure
Regular team socials and team trips

The Person
You’re a Midweight or Senior Creative ready to step up to Art Director, with a background in luxury and high-end brands. Your portfolio should be strong on branding and packaging and should show how you think, not just the finished work. Ideation matters most here, andAfter Effects skills are a bonus.