Senior Art Director

Apex Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading digital advertising agency is looking for a Senior Art Director with over 10 years of experience in the field. The role involves leading innovative campaigns for global brands, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver successful advertising solutions. Candidates should possess a strong online portfolio showcasing their ability in digital advertising and creative direction. This position is a hybrid contract role based in London, requiring a proactive and innovative mindset to drive impactful campaigns.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as Sr. Art Director in advertising agencies or in-house.
• Strong portfolio showcasing award-winning work in digital advertising.
• Experience supervising creative teams and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovative ad campaigns and experiences for global brands.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Manage multiple projects within budget and deadlines.

Skills

Art direction

Digital advertising

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Innovation

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

InVision

Job description

Role Name

Senior Art Director

Location

London, UK

Hybrid

3 days per week to office

Type

Contract - Inside IR35

Duration

3 month contract

Start Date

ASAP (1st week of January)

Basic qualifications

• Sr. Art Director experience at advertising agencies and / or as an in-house creative (min. 10 years’ experience)
• An online creative portfolio demonstrating award winning conceptual thinking skillset, as well as strong expertise in digital advertising, art direction and design.
• In-depth understanding of industry design tools (Ex. Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, InVision) and a basic understanding of UX design.
• Exceptional presentation skills and interactive storytelling ability.
• Strong organisation and collaboration skills.
• Excellent in craft and a critical project owner.
• Insight and data-driven; obsessed with measurable impact of a campaign.
• A fascination with innovation and technology.
• Self-starter, proactive with strong ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, and multi-task.
• Able to supervise and guide cross functional creative teams, ensuring alignment, quality, and consistency throughout the work.

Must Haves

• 10 years or more experience in digital advertising (Creative Agencies)
• Art Director Background + Award-Winning Portfolio (Cross-Vertical Clients)
• Tech Environment (Big Tech)

Key job responsibilities

• Concept, art direction, design, oversee and execute innovative ad campaigns and experiences for global brands.
• Partner with copywriters, designers, program managers, developers strategists and producers to create customer-focused solutions that deliver on advertiser objectives.
• Independently lead and supervise campaigns from brief to execution and collaborate with internal teams, clients and external agency partners.
• Obsessed with understanding customers and making work that delivers both innovation and results.
• Present ideas and concepts to clients, agencies and internally.
• Proven ability to ideate for film, print, digital, out-of-home, experiential and social.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once within budget and deadlines.
• Be proactive in developing new products and ideas on behalf of the customer.

A day in the life

• Partnering with a variety of brands, media and creative agencies to work on innovative campaigns for Tech, FCMG, fashion and luxury brands • Supervising creatives and production partners to keep the creative vision sharp and ensure the work meets the highest bar from start to finish.
• From designing brand experience from documentary films in Prime Video to Alexa branded experiences, you will always strive to create a never been done before ideas.
• Presenting a campaign to brand clients and their partners in creative and media agencies.
• Reviewing edits and work in progress with your partners, collect and respond to feedback in order to meet the highest creative standards.
• Work with your team on proactive projects and initiatives and bring them to life.

Preferred qualifications

• Proven track record of executing projects successfully with teammates in different time zones.
• Experience working with different regions.
• Strong mentorship skills.