Senior Art Directors (and creative teams) – fancy a move to beautiful New Zealand-!

Speckled Frog; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative creative agency is seeking a Senior Art Director with a passion for storytelling and visual design. This role offers the chance to work on exciting brand campaigns and digital projects, collaborating with talented professionals in a vibrant environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio showcasing their creative flair and experience in leading projects from concept to execution. If you're ready for a new adventure in New Zealand, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career while embracing a new culture.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in creative agencies.
• Strong art direction skills from concept to rollout.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative projects and bring brand ideas to life.
• Collaborate with writers and producers on various campaigns.

Skills

Visual Thinking

Storytelling

Client-facing Presentations

Art Direction

Collaboration

Experience with AI Tools

Creative Concept Development

Tools

Figma

Canva

Google Slides

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Art Director to work at an excellent creative agency in the beautiful, creative hotspot that is Auckland, New Zealand. They are part of a growing indie network and have a great reputation for combining real creative flair with future facing strategic and business brains.

The role is for a talented, grown-up Senior Art Director to lead creative projects, sell big ideas, concept, design and bring brand and platform ideas to life, working alongside a highly experienced Senior Copywriter who has worked at some of the best agencies in the world and knows the New Zealand marketplace really well.

You’ll be working on a mix of brand, campaign and digital work from pitch to production on some of NZ’s best loved brands from sectors such as FMCG, travel, banking and telcos.

This Agency would be interested in meeting London / UK trained and experienced Senior Art Directors who would be up for a move down to Auckland.

Alternatively, if you are working as part of a (less senior) creative team who would like to relocate to New Zealand together, then we would also like to hear from you.

Senior Art Director Requirements:-

• A brilliant visual thinker and storyteller who pushes for fresh, culturally sharp work
• An inspiring folio full of campaign work, social ideas, and brand platforms
• Confident in client-facing presentations and shoot settings
• Strong art direction craft—from concept to shoot, layout to rollout
• Collaborates well with writers, producers, and other creative partners
• Proactive, ego-free, curious, and fun to work with
• 8–10+ years' experience working in respected creative agencies across multiple channels including digital and AV
• Experience working with AI tools (e.g., MidJourney, ChatGPT)
• Familiar with Figma, Canva, Google Slides and standard Adobe tools

If all of this sounds like you and you are an experienced Senior Art Director who would relish the opportunity to relocate to New Zealand for a few years (or longer!) in order to put your skills to use at a great agency in an exciting new culture, then please apply today.

And if you are working as part of a (less senior) creative team who would like to relocate to New Zealand together, then please also get in touch.

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