Bespoke Art Director - Wallpaper

Future Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist media company in Greater London is seeking a Bespoke Art Director to lead creative direction across various platforms. The role demands a strong portfolio and significant experience in editorial design and art direction. You'll work closely with various teams, ensuring that every bespoke project meets high creative standards. This is a hybrid role, offering flexible work with great perks, such as uncapped leave and profit-sharing bonuses.

Benefits

Uncapped leave

Profit-sharing bonuses

Referral rewards

Well-being support

Share purchase opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Art Director in editorial or luxury media.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating editorial design and bespoke storytelling.
• Deep understanding of print design and typography.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision for bespoke projects across multiple platforms.
• Oversee high-quality design and art direction.
• Manage multiple bespoke projects while maintaining quality and deadlines.

Skills

Art Direction

Editorial Design

Project Management

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Job description

What you'll be doing:

The Bespoke Art Director at Wallpaper*Magazine leads the creative direction of bespoke and branded content projects, delivering visually distinctive, culturally relevant work that aligns with Wallpaper*'s editorial authority and design-led ethos. Reporting to the Bespoke Advertising Director, this role sits at the intersection of the editorial and commercial teams, ensuring every bespoke project meets the magazine's uncompromising creative standards. Multidisciplinary and multi-platform in approach, the role sees the development of innovative work across print, digital, social and events.

Creative Direction & Collaboration

Lead the creative vision for Wallpaper* Bespoke projects across print, digital, social, and experiential platforms. Working closely with the Bespoke Director, copywriters, editorial, commercial, and production teams, you'll develop original, design-led concepts that align partner objectives with Wallpaper*'s distinctive editorial voice. You will confidently present ideas to stakeholders, collaborate with internal Future teams when required, and work with a network of writers, photographers, stylists, and external creatives.

Design Execution & Innovation

Oversee and execute high-quality design and art direction across print and digital features, special editions, and interactive storytelling formats. You'll ensure exceptional attention to detail in typography, layout, imagery, and motion, while pushing creative boundaries through culturally intelligent, innovative design. Staying ahead of trends in design, fashion, architecture, and visual culture, you'll elevate brand partnerships without compromising editorial integrity.

Project Management & Commercial Support

Manage multiple bespoke projects end to end, maintaining creative excellence while meeting deadlines and budgets. You'll oversee final artwork approvals and production workflows, ensuring consistent quality across all outputs. In addition, you'll create compelling design-led marketing collateral—such as media packs, brand decks, issue flyers, and event invitations—to support the commercial team and international representatives.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve:

• Significant experience as an Art Director within editorial, luxury media, or high-end branded content.
• Strong portfolio showcasing editorial design, art direction, and bespoke storytelling.
• Deep understanding of print design and typography, with fluency in digital-first content.
• Understanding of print press and the systems/processes in place for magazine publishing
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with motion or interactive tools is a plus.
• Confident communicator with experience presenting to senior stakeholders and clients.

Strong grasp of contemporary culture, design, architecture, and global creative trends.

What's in it for you:

This is a Hybrid role from our London Paddington Office, working three days from the office, two from home

… Plus more great perks, which include:

• Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
• Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan

Who are we…

We're Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are.

Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table — it's about making sure the table has room for everyone.

Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future.

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