Art Director
Posted 1 week ago by PCR Digital
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Art Director will lead the development of global editorial content for a music subscription service, focusing on content and product design. This role requires a strong understanding of music visual culture and the ability to build relationships with internal and external partners. The ideal candidate will articulate creative concepts and ensure alignment on deliverables while maintaining high standards of quality. This position is a 6-month contract based in London with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop global editorial content for a music subscription service.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.
- Articulate and present creative concepts effectively.
- Ensure alignment on deliverable quality and creative direction.
- Implement business strategy focused on design in the music and product space.
- Handle a high volume of creative and campaign types in parallel.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive engagement.
- Develop compelling campaign creative for marketing or editorial.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience as an Art Director or Senior Art Director.
- Experience in content and product design, ideally in music-related or subscription media.
- Strong understanding of music visual culture.
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, with motion design experience.
- Ability to present design rationale persuasively.
- Strong research skills related to music genres and culture.
- Experience in digital, social, and on-product design.
- Robust portfolio showcasing top-tier creative work.
Salary (Rate): £540.00 Daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Art Director Conceptual Art Director - Music subscription -Content & Marketing Product Design
6 month contract (Apply online only)pd Inside IR35 Rate to UmbrellaApprox 100k equivalent
London Hybrid - 3 days pw in Central London
Art Director - Content & Product Design
This conceptual Art Director will work in a team responsible for developing global editorial content. The ideal candidate will have a deep love for music with thorough understanding of music visual culture. You will be required to maintain strong relationships with internal/external partners, as well as ensuring work delivered meets standards.You will maintain momentum around creative concepts, as a core part of the team that is responsible for bringing them to life. Develop big ideas with ability to articulate these ideas to partners. Cross-functional relationship building to ensure alignment on deliverable
quality and creative direction. Overall, develop well-conceived creative work that
implements the business strategy, focused on design in the music and product space.
Key Experience & Qualifications
Art Director/Snr Art Director experience 5+ year Art Director experience - Content & Product Design
Art Director Director experience ideally gained in Music related or subscription media D2C products/service, perhaps from a smaller specialist agency background - Design with motion
love for music with thorough understanding of music visual culture - focused on design in the music and product space
Ability to present persuasively clearly articulating design rationale.
Design concept through to implementation.
Typographic flair, design system, graphic design and art direction skills and motion.
Experience handling a high volume of creative and campaign types in parallel.
Deep understanding of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and you will need motion experience.
You know how to tell stories, on any platform, that drives engagement(ideally subscription services - especially music related). You have a pulse on conceptual approach, creative trends and on-product content design,
along with a creative sensibility that extends across content genres.
You will have strong research experience so that you can dig deep into music genre and its relevant culture
Excel at building strong cross-functional relationships in a fast-paced organisation.
An understanding of digital asset management, file organisation and a collaborative
spirit are necessary.
Experience working with and scaling brands. Developing content strategy a plus.
Proven ability to create compelling campaign creative for marketing or editorial.
Proficient in digital, social, on-product design with top of class design benchmarks.
Experience delivering big ideas for subscription businesses is a plus.
International experience or experience working with global teams.
Experience designing for multiple cultures and languages is ideal.
Experience working directly with talent and creators to collaborate on campaigns.
Additional Requirements
Robust portfolio that includes top-tier creative for on-platform creative or marketing
campaigns.
Everybody is welcome
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