Art Director - Visual Storytelling Lead (Remote/Flexible)

Blue Zoo Productions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote options

Career development

London studio

Profit sharing

Job summary

Blue Zoo Productions in London seeks an Art Director to drive the visual direction across the art, asset, lighting and compositing teams. You will translate the director's vision into concrete design, review work and guide the team to deliver high-quality artwork within the production brief.

Reporting to the Production Manager and Line Producer, you will manage timelines and budgets, mentor designers, and may participate in hiring.

Qualifications

• Excellent aesthetic judgement and imaginative design ability.
• Strong communication to translate director’s vision.
• Proven leadership to manage an art department.
• Understanding of animation pipelines and production constraints.
• Experience supervising design teams and mentoring artists.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Cintiq and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Lead artists across art, asset, lighting and compositing teams.
• Articulate director’s vision and provide concise feedback.
• Review design work to ensure alignment with production brief.
• Manage deadlines, budgets and resource planning with Production Manager.
• Mentor the design team and contribute to hiring decisions.

Skills

Aesthetic judgement

Communication skills

Leadership

Understanding animation pipelines

Budget & schedules

Design team supervision

Color theory & lighting

Concept development

Problem solving

Tools

Cintiq

Photoshop

Job description

Blue Zoo Productions in London seeks an Art Director to drive the visual direction across the art, asset, lighting and compositing teams. You will translate the director's vision into concrete design, review work and guide the team to deliver high-quality artwork within the production brief.

Reporting to the Production Manager and Line Producer, you will manage timelines and budgets, mentor designers, and may participate in hiring.