A leading independent fashion and culture studio is looking for a Senior Creative / Art Director to join their team.

Our client is a pioneering, culture-driven creative studio that specialises in fashion, luxury and lifestyle communications who partner with the world’s most ambitious brands and agencies to produce brave, progressive creative for a global community of advocates. Their clients include world-renowned music, fashion, tech and lifestyle brands. 

As a Senior Creative / Art Director you will report to the ECD&CD and will lead the charge across creative conceptualisation, art direction, development and delivery carefully selected cultural and commercial projects. You’ll be extremely well versed in integrated solutions across digital, print, events, experience, etc. The right character would be passionate about creating innovative content across all platforms and work strategically with varied team members to deliver inventive, disruptive and performing campaigns and content.

You’ll have have 6+ years of experience in the creative industry (though we consider applicants at all levels!), working on campaigns of different scales, content creation or other creative projects and be aware of current movements and trends, with strong knowledge in fashion, graphic & fine arts, design, photography & film, and have the ability to translate into creative solutions for commercial projects.

Diversity is important to our client, so less-traditional career paths and experience are welcomed – so long as you’re able to back yourself with an enviable folio full of future-facing and groundbreaking creative.

Duties, responsibilities include

• Lead ideation and art direction for brand partnerships and advertising campaigns from conception to delivery.

• Demonstrating a strong understanding of integrated creative development, formalising ideas and concepts into compelling presentation formats, and using your art direction expertise to produce outputs across stills, films, digital media, print and all other formats.

• Ensure the companies culture, values and creativity is being pushed through all the different projects at the studio.

• Excellent communication both internally and externally, being able to brief and oversee creative team members (such as graphic designers, editors etc) whilst also having strong client facing presentation skills.

• Commissioning of content from outside suppliers (photographers/illustrators). Create clear briefs and manage suppliers.

• Show efficiency, agility and confidence on set.

• Work closely with the production team, particularly the Senior Producer & Project Managers, on projects & briefs that come into Studio.

• Work closely with the strategy director to ensure strategically led creative outcomes.

• Be an integral part of the studio team, creating & developing beautiful and engaging proposals and confidently presenting to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure work is conceptually and creatively robust, representative of the brand, and client/brief appropriate.

• Show agility in managing client feedback, deadlines and other requirements.

• Staying up to date with innovations and trends in digital art, design, technology and talent, and ensuring our work is relevant, future-facing and innovative.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Ideally you have 6+ years of experience in the creative industry (though we consider applicants at all levels!), working on campaigns of different scales, content creation or other creative projects.

• Experience in working in digital and video with a keen interest for innovation and experimentation leading to creative solutions for commercial projects.

• You are aware of current movements and trends, with strong knowledge in fashion, graphic & fine arts, design, photography & film and have the ability to translate into creative solutions for commercial projects.

• You have a sharp eye and strong attention to detail for post production, working and managing a number of stakeholders in order to deliver campaigns at the higher standard.

• A collaborative team player but also able to work independently.

• You are a clear communicator, have excellent presentation skills and the ability to verbalise ideas and concepts.

• You are an advanced Adobe Suite user.

• You have the ability to work at speed, with an agile approach to regular changes without compromising on quality.

• You have a strong sense of organisation that helps you thrive in a fast paced environment.

• You are proactive and able to show initiative and bring ideas to the table.

Sounds like you? Apply with your CV to hello@wearepeas.com . We review applications daily, suitable applications will be called asap, though we will endeavour to reply to everyone.

Equality of opportunities, fairness and kindness are at the heart of what we do at Peas. We pride ourselves on recruiting candidates on the sole merit of their skills and ambition, irrespective of their background, identity, and disabilities. It is our responsibility, as talent agents and individuals, to foster an environment of inclusion and respect where everyone is encouraged to apply for (and land!) their dream job. Real personal success can only be achieved together. 

This is a three day a week, six month contract. It provides you security yet also affords you the flexibility for other self-initiated projects.

This organisation is global non-profit business, renowned in their field for over 30 years. Their creative studio is made up with professional designers all working remotely from across Europe, UK and the USA. You will join a successful team accountable for creating and designing a wide variety of materials across digital and offline media; responsible for delivering excellent creative ideas, with strong attention to detail.

Remit includes concepting and design for all work that comes to the creative studio. Working autonomously you will be expected to manage your internal client contact, receive the brief, and provide design solutions for all business touchpoints from social media, to online advertising banners, to report design, logo design, to literature and more. You will also be required to create assets using Adobe Illustrator, coordinate with outside agencies and colleagues as necessary, and show a sense of ‘agency’ in your process.  

Skills & experience sought:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience with graphic design and delivery (although we consider ALL levels!)

- Experience working across a global business/corporate organization with multiple global teams and types of design needs. 

- A portfolio that demonstrates graphic design and Illustration skills

- High level proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. 

- Understanding of designing for social media, websites, advertising, and literature.

- Excellent communication skills in a remote working set-up.

Interested parties to send in your CV to hello@wearepeas.com. We review applications daily, suitable applications will be called asap, though we will endeavour to reply to everyone. 

Stay in touch via Instagram; www.instagram.com/peas.london/ & Linked-in www.linkedin.com/company/383204/admin/

Equality of opportunities, fairness and kindness are at the heart of what we do at Peas. We pride ourselves on recruiting Talents on the sole merit of their skills and ambition, irrespective of their background, identity, and disabilities. It is our responsibility, as talent agents and individuals, to foster an environment of inclusion and respect where everyone is encouraged to apply for (and land!) their dream job. Real personal success can only be achieved together.