Assistant Art Director, Beauty

Burberry; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in London is seeking an Assistant Art Director to help shape distinctive creative work across fragrance and makeup. Working with the Beauty Art Direction team, you will contribute to projects from initial research and concept development through to execution and post-production.

This role requires thoughtful ideas, strong visual judgment and a collaborative approach to beauty content across still and moving image, with close collaboration with marketing, production and design teams.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to art direction projects with a portfolio that demonstrates strong creative thinking and visual judgement.
• Exposure to luxury, beauty or fashion environments is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience developing content for still and moving image, or a clear interest in working across both formats.
• Strong presentation, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage several priorities while maintaining quality.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and the ability to translate research into clear, compelling creative proposals.
• A thoughtful, detail-focused and collaborative approach, with curiosity about emerging creative trends and innovations.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of beauty briefs across research, ideation, execution and post-production.
• Create considered, visually compelling concept documents that communicate creative ideas with clarity.
• Collaborate with graphic design, digital, architecture and the wider Beauty team to shape cohesive creative projects.
• Present ideas confidently and constructively to colleagues and senior creative partners.
• Work closely with marketing, project management, production and post-production teams to deliver projects on schedule.
• Explore developments across luxury, beauty, culture and digital innovation to bring relevant thinking to each brief.

Skills

Art direction experience

Strong visual judgement

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Project management

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

The team at Burberry is looking for an Assistant Art Director to help shape distinctive creative work across fragrance and makeup. Working with the Beauty Art Direction team, you will contribute to projects from initial research and concept development through to execution and post-production. This is an opportunity to bring thoughtful ideas, strong visual judgement and a collaborative approach to beauty content across still and moving image.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and delivery of beauty briefs across research, ideation, execution and post-production.
• Create considered, visually compelling concept documents that communicate creative ideas with clarity.
• Collaborate with graphic design, digital, architecture and the wider Beauty team to shape cohesive creative projects.
• Present ideas confidently and constructively to colleagues and senior creative partners.
• Work closely with marketing, project management, production and post-production teams to deliver projects on schedule.
• Explore developments across luxury, beauty, culture and digital innovation to bring relevant thinking to each brief.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Experience contributing to art direction projects, with a portfolio that demonstrates strong creative thinking and visual judgement.
• Exposure to luxury, beauty or fashion environments is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience developing content for still and moving image, or a clear interest in working across both formats.
• Strong presentation, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage several priorities while maintaining quality.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and the ability to translate research into clear, compelling creative proposals.
• A thoughtful, detail-focused and collaborative approach, with curiosity about emerging creative trends and innovations.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.