Junior Art Director - #Fashion Exp. Ess. For Global Fashion Retail Brand

We have a fantastic opportunity for a creative Junior level Art Director to join the creative studio of a global fashion retail brand - its a fab role!!! We require an Art Director who is very creative, commercially aware and has an analytical eye, as well as an ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams across the business. They work to a hybrid model 3 days in the London offices / 2 days remote.

The Role
Alongside the Creative Director, you will work across our brand tone of voice and imagery aesthetic, responsible for creating and curating showstopping content across multiple categories, including Womenswear, Menswear and Home, as well as brand campaigns across all of our channels including marketing and social.

You are...

• Curate exciting, consistent imagery content, always developing a stream of content to engage our new and existing audience
• A highly motivated and creative individual to inspire and work alongside the brand imagery creative director and studio team
• A high taste level with a unique combination of aspirational and accessible fashion imagery and film is necessary
• A Junior Art Director that is able to create and present creative concepts to Senior Executives with the ability to articulate from both a creative and commercial perspective
• Strong fashion art direction and is confident in developing imagery for editorial marketing and social media channels
• An ability to apply a strategic approach to brand imagery and use it as a positioning tool to elevate and differentiate
• Experience at the cutting edge of youth culture and a good understanding of social media

The day-2-day...

• Work with the creative director to conceptualise seasonal and monthly direction of brand imagery
• Ensuring the brand is industry leading and constantly innovating it's approach to create emotional and elevated product photography
• Work with the creative director to conceptualise editorial Europe photo shoot assignments, including mood boards, casting, styling, hair and makeup and location direction. Ensure each element is appropriate to the brand
• Create approval presentations for photographers, models, locations, and shoot concepts
• Regularly hindsight shoot results and feedback with the creative director
• Research and gather inspiration, and stay abreast of competitors, new methods and trends applicable to the brand identity; develop original and creative ways to continually evolve brand imagery
• Work alongside the social media and content manager by supporting with the narrative and art direction for the Social team's content creation across Instagram and TikTok
• An understanding on how to bring editorial story telling imagery to life across all channels including social
• Develop annual, seasonal and monthly marketing imagery strategies from initial concept, goals and objectives, creative briefs, through to timelines, budget, and execution
• Ensure brand voice and point of view is curated and consistently maintained across all channels in copy, imagery, and subject matter in the European Market
• Execute the creative process of brand partnership marketing to develop creative ideas in support of external brand launches and campaigns
• Lead and develop social only campaigns

What You'll Need

• Fashion experience essential
• Onset art direction experience with top photographers and social first art direction
• An intuitive understanding and vision of youth brands and customer
• Broad knowledge of contemporary photography
• Experience with design and editing
• Ability to recognise and respond to current design, fashion and cultural trends
• Ability to manage and delegate all facets of multiple projects, schedules and budgets from concept through execution
• Excellent interpersonal, management and presentation skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Multitask on several projects and work with tight schedules from concept through to delivery

The Perks

• Great team culture within a supportive and inclusive brand
• Dog-friendly office
• Complimentary onsite gym and wellness studio plus wellbeing initiatives
• Onsite café
• Local food/drink discounts
• Great development programmes
• Huge staff discount across the brands and regular sample sales
• Competitive holiday allowance
• Pension scheme, life insurance, medical care, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans
• And much more….

Please send your CV and portfolio stating your salary expectations.

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