Art Director - 12 Month FTC

THG Ingenuity; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency is seeking a talented Art Director to oversee brand content quality and manage client relationships. The role involves directing photography shoots, collaborating with teams, and ensuring high creative standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in fashion and e-commerce, with expert skills in Adobe Creative Cloud and a keen eye for detail.

Qualifications

• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.
• Strong background in fashion and e-commerce art direction.

Responsibilities

• Direct liaison with client creative and ensure brand content quality.
• Lead photography wash-ups to drive alignment and best practices.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Visual Storytelling

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Capture One Pro

Microsoft Office

Job description

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.

Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble.

THG Studios

We are a highly ambitious, multiple award winning and fast-growing Creative and Production Agency. We are proud of what we have achieved, and we are a trusted creative and content partner of global aspirational brands such as Disney, Sky, Nestle and many more. We offer a combination of Creative, Production, Strategy services and complete end to end Project Management and Account Management which our clients rely on to deliver exceptional outputs.

Role

We are seeking a talented, motivated and energetic Art Director. This is a client facing role so the ability to build rapport and establish positive relationships with clients is essential. This role will be the client’s eyes and ears to ensure all brand content is delivered to the highest creative quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct liaison with client creative – must be brand guardian in THG Studios
• Build briefs out collaborating with client and crew for all production requirements (including, lighting, propping, set-build, styling)
• Direct and QC on PDP / enhanced photography / lifestyle photography
• Work in partnership with Client Creative + team to ensure cross-functional seasonal imagery concepting, and most efficient capture of needed specs.
• Regularly leads photography wash-ups to drive alignment and best practices
• Part of 2 stage QC process on PDP (using Creative Force)
• Direct models on shoots – in studio
• Especially expert in directing and motivating child models
• Ensure on-brand photography execution to strict client guidelines
• Constantly looks at ways to drive innovation and newness within the creative direction of photography
• Full time / 5 days in THG Studios
• Must work well with lifestyle photographer and crew
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint for presentations.
• Proficiency in Capture One Pro – essential for image processing and editing.
• Experience in Creative Force preferred (training available).
• Strong background in fashion, e-commerce, and campaign art direction, particularly high-pace product shoots.
• Ability to build and maintain style guides to ensure consistency across creative assets.
• Experience managing client expectations and delivering high-quality work within fast-paced photography workflows.
• Proven ability to direct models of all ages on set – CRB checked, safeguarding children qualification preferred.
• Excellent collaboration skills, working closely with photographers, stylists, producers, and clients.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve effectively on set.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams, ensuring smooth workflow execution and creative excellence.
• A keen eye for detail and strong visual storytelling skills.
  
  

THG Ingenuity is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG Ingenuity is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG Ingenuity please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.