Campaign Art Lead

We’re Ocado Retail. We’re the people powering Ocado.com, the world’s largest online grocer, and Zoom by Ocado, our almost-as-fast-growing, same-day grocery service. As the world’s biggest and best online-only grocer, we work tirelessly to bring more of what matters to our customers: unbeatable range, fair value, and effortless convenience.

We’re an exceptional and mighty bunch of colleagues who are inspired by our three awesome values: Always be curious, Bring your best self, and Challenge what's possible.

We have ambitious plans and vision to never-stop making our customers' lives better, by delivering the supermarket of today, tomorrow.

The Role/Profile

We are on the hunt for a multi-skilled lead level, Campaign Art director with an eye for detail and a drive for big-picture thinking. Ideally a foodie with an advertising background.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, growing business in a fun and dynamic team that is always ready to go the extra mile.

Reporting into our Head of Creative, you will join a team of creatives (partnering with our Campaign Copy Lead), within our Hertfordshire-based in-house studio that also includes writers, photographers, developers and more.

You are a brilliant creative problem solver, highly skilled at turning briefs into exciting, customer-first creations to inspire and help our audience with their grocery shopping decisions. You’re capable of breathing life into our current style yet passionate about pushing the boundaries and helping us engage our customers in new and exciting ways.

You know how to sell a big idea, defend creative work and how to make it all stand out in a world cluttered with average advertising and mediocre merchandising.

As a Lead, with over ten years of experience, you’re an ambassador for our brand and creative ideas. You lead teams to think about the customer journey from awareness to consideration and bring it all together, considering every touch point. You understand composition, styling, and messaging hierarchy and are excellent at managing expectations both internally and externally.

You thrive by bringing people together, collaborating and inspiring.

You are the type of person who says yes to bigger thinking, loves being in a team, who gets things done and is the centre of change; You will set the bar with all things art direction across all channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Art direction specialism. Capable of creating concepts, presenting and producing work that can live across all channels and stand out in a cluttered environment.
• Digital channel expertise. Our world is digital; print and out of home is a small part of our overall mix. You’ll need to understand how to create brilliant social-first, digital-first, mobile-first campaigns.
• Usability and accessibility. Understand the needs of the customer and create campaigns that will put us top of mind.
• Presentation skills. Use scamps, moodboards and other presentation material to present your work to colleagues and/or business partners.
• Team-first. Take ownership of projects and work across teams and with Leads to ensure that the concepts come to life by following through on what was presented and approved.
• Alignment. Share and align on creative ideas, concepts and campaigns with team members and leads before presenting them.
• Brand guardianship. Ensure that all work adheres to our brand guidelines.
• Meet business objectives. Understand what business owners are asking for, and translate that into commercial, powerful, creative solutions. Act in the best interests of Ocado and its customers at all times.

Key skills

• Ability to concept, scamp, think-through and present ideas.
• Strong art direction skills with all things creative.
• Strong and up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, and an understanding of effective advertising.
• Strategic mindset and willingness to push ideas.
• Understanding of photography, styling and composition.
• Understanding of how art and copy need to live together to be effective.
• Team-first attitude and willingness to grow juniors and help develop their skills.

What We Offer You
We want our colleagues to feel supported and secure here at Ocado Retail, which is why we have a great range of useful benefits for them to scoop up - and they’re now available to easily learn about using our new platform ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’. Our flexible benefits range from tasty lifestyle discounts to trusty private medical insurance.
These benefits can also be customised so you can pick and choose to best suit your lifestyle.

Core Rewards

• Annual bonus scheme - maximum opportunity dependent on the role
• 26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Up to 7% matched pension contributions (e.g. 7% from you, 7% from us)
• 50% income protection
• 4x salary life insurance
• 15% Ocado.com discount
• 20% Marks and Spencer discount
• Company-paid private medical insurance for colleagues with the opportunity to add partners/children at corporate rates and Digital GP service
• Hybrid Working (2-3 days a week connecting, collaborating, and learning together with our colleagues)

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness
• DigiCare+
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Health Assessment
• Dental Insurance
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Digital GP
• Mental Health

Flexible Benefits

• Tax-efficient electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Access to a retail discount platform, providing discounts and cashback

On-site at Apollo

• Free onsite parking and free shuttle service from Hatfield station
• Regular socials, including Town Halls and Mixers & our ORL Summer Party
• ‘The Fig’ (serving breakfast, snacks, and lunch), coffee cart, as well as small kitchens (with unlimited refreshments and fresh fruit available every day) and vending machines on each floor.
• As part of our inclusive nature, help make change within the business and join any of our Networks

Travel to Apollo

We have free onsite parking at Apollo Court, as well as a free shuttle bus service that runs frequently from Hatfield Station - just remember to tell the driver ‘Apollo Court’ as the shuttle also drops at Ocado Groups Head Office!

Driving: Apollo Court, 2 Bishop Square, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9NE

Train: Hatfield station is accessible from mainline routes from London Kings Cross, London St Pancras, or Moorgate.

A little bit more about us

Our business is a joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S. It’s a successful combination of award-winning customer service and unrivaled customer data; world-leading technology and logistics from Ocado Group, and unrivaled product development from M&S.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ocado Retail Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status

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