Creative Director at Art&Graft

Creative Boom Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Flexible working policy

Cycle to Work scheme

Team breakfasts every Monday

Work From Anywhere Week (5 days)

Job summary

Art&Graft, based in our London studio, seeks a senior leader to drive creative output across our motion design and design directions. You will share responsibility for mentoring and managing the Creative Team while maintaining high standards of work and client communication.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, mentoring, and collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team to align creative output with business goals and client needs.

Qualifications

• Senior leader with strong interpersonal skills to inspire and foster collaboration.
• Experience in high-performing creative environments with design and motion for brands.
• Proven ability to mentor, develop careers and align creative with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality motion design projects for a global client base.
• Oversee the studio's creative output to maintain high standards.
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to shape the studio's future vision.
• Co-manage the Creative Team and mentor Team Leads.
• Guide presentations and serve as a senior creative voice in client meetings.
• Advise on project scheduling with Production Team to meet client requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Design eye

Motion design

Client communication

Project oversight

Job description

The role

A senior leadership role across all of Art&Graft’s creative output. Working alongside our other Creative Directors, you will share responsibility for the Creative Team, blending high-level project oversight with dedicated mentoring and management.

Day-to-day responsibilities include searching for strategic insights, helping shape conceptual thinking, design and motion direction, client communication, leading meetings, mentoring and 1:1 sessions.

We are looking for a leader from a high-performing creative environment who brings a keen design eye alongside a deep understanding of conceptual sprints, motion languages, 2D and 3D animation pipelines, and toolkits.

The Art&Graft team is the foundation of our varied, conceptually driven portfolio. In this role, you will encourage their ongoing skills and career development, ensuring we expand our horizons and remain adaptable to any brief.

We believe the best work comes from long-term, trusting partnerships, and you will play a key role in building and nurturing these client relationships. Overseeing projects with beauty and intent, that always work beautifully.

This is a full-time creative role based in our London studio.

Who you are

• A natural leader with strong interpersonal skills, you know how to inspire, motivate, and foster a highly collaborative team environment.
• Flexible, humble, and proactive, you bring a positive can-do attitude and the ability to always find a way forward.
• Drawing on extensive industry experience of design and motion for brands, you use your strong aesthetic and technical know-how to set the benchmark for quality.
• Highly capable of driving projects forward, you know how to get the best from a talented creative team.
• A role model who can actively help set and maintain a positive, thriving creative culture within the studio.
• Adaptable and style-agnostic, your creative direction skills can flex to suit our incredibly diverse project briefs.
• Accountable and organized, you manage multiple priorities effectively and take full ownership to ensure on-time delivery.
• Business-minded by nature, you ensure all creative ambitions align perfectly with the broader strategic goals and commercial needs of the studio.
• Dedicated to continuous personal development, you proactively keep up with the latest industry trends, tools, and software.
• Deeply thoughtful about the big picture, you understand how your team’s work fits into the wider realities of the business as a whole.
• Calm under pressure, you maintain focus and composure during challenging situations to ensure smooth deliveries and keep team morale high.
• Enthusiastic about mentorship, you commit to guiding the ongoing growth of your team members, strengthening their skills, and building their confidence.

What you'll do

Creative excellence

• Be part of a global team of talented and versatile artists in our London studio.
• Deliver high-quality motion design projects, on a range of briefs, for progressive brands around the world.

Guidance & oversight

• Oversee the studio’s creative output to ensure all projects consistently raise the bar and meet our high standards.
• Collaborate with the team to produce exceptional and intentional work while continually exploring new techniques and creative challenges.
• Partner with the Senior Leadership Team to set the studio’s future creative vision, align with business needs, and identify areas for growth.

Management, mentoring & development

• Co-manage the Creative Team by mentoring Team Leads and providing constructive guidance to all members when needed.
• Support team development by identifying skill gaps, writing job descriptions, conducting bi-annual appraisals, and interviewing candidates.

Client communication

• Cultivate lasting client partnerships that reinforce Art&Graft’s reputation as a top-tier professional creative studio.
• Guide the team in preparing presentation decks and serve as a senior creative voice in all client meetings.

Production input

• Advise Team Leads and the Production Team on project scheduling to ensure alignment with client requirements.

Art&Graft's voice

• Champion internal initiatives like Masterclasses and Spark Sessions to broaden the team’s creative horizons and help attract new projects.
• Act as an external ambassador for the studio by speaking at industry events, joining panels, and reviewing portfolios.
• Maintain quality control over Art&Graft’s external communications on all platforms to reflect our high standards.

Ethos & benefits

We believe in the power of co-creation and work closely with global brands and in-house creative teams from our Bankside studio in London.

Working at Art&Graft offers the opportunity to make a real impact within a growing studio with a strong, supportive culture.

Benefits include:

• Fair pay and company pension contribution.
• Transparent salary brackets.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Holiday loyalty reward scheme.
• Flexible working policy.
• Additional time off between Christmas & New Year.
• Optional Work From Home Fridays.
• Work From Anywhere Week (5 days per year working anywhere).
• Team breakfasts every Monday.
• A wonderful work environment in our beautiful Bankside studio (close to the Tate Modern and Borough Market).
• Open team dialogue.
• Continuous learning, career planning and bi-annual appraisals.
• Regular team skillshares, masterclasses & mentoring.
• Individual Development Allowance for events, courses and training.
• Regular In The Making studio talks.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Regular team away days and studio socials.
• Better Bankside access for free courses and local discounts.
• A friendly, close-knit and supportive team.

We are committed to creating a truly inclusive culture to not only make Art&Graft a better place to work but to foster an environment where everyone experiences a sense of belonging and career progression.