Art Director (TV and Apps)

Art Director (TV and Apps)

Posted 5 days ago by Aquent

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Art Director at a leading technology company involves shaping the creative vision for premium entertainment content across EMEA. The position requires a highly skilled individual to lead the development of cross-content campaigns and create impactful platform artwork. This contract role is based in London and emphasizes collaboration with various internal teams and external stakeholders. A strong portfolio and experience in fast-paced creative environments are essential for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the ideation, development, and execution of cross-content campaign concepts for digital platforms and services across EMEA.
  • Create and deliver flexible, scalable brand toolkits and guidelines tailored for multiple platforms.
  • Design high-impact platform visuals for premium and original content, ensuring adherence to brand standards and enhancing content discoverability.
  • Work cross-functionally with internal teams including Creative Directors, Designers, Motion Leads, Producers, Marketing, and Localisation teams.
  • Liaise effectively with external agencies and vendors to ensure creative excellence and timely project delivery.
  • Confidently present and articulate creative concepts and design rationale to stakeholders across the business.
  • Uphold the brand’s visual identity and maintain consistency and innovation across all deliverables.
  • Develop design solutions that align with business strategy, particularly within entertainment and product marketing.
  • Stay current on design trends, cultural shifts, and industry innovations to inform and elevate the creative process.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years’ experience as an Art Director within fast-paced creative environments.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing campaign ideation, design systems, visual storytelling, and toolkit development.
  • Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
  • Deep understanding of typography, layout, branding, and visual hierarchy.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design thinking.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently under tight deadlines.
  • A genuine passion for film, TV, and entertainment.
  • Experience with motion graphics and tools like After Effects (preferred but not required).
  • Advanced typographic and layout design skills (preferred but not required).
  • Familiarity with digital marketing trends and platform-specific creative best practices (preferred but not required).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

About The Role

We are recruiting on behalf of a world-leading technology company known for its innovation in product and design. The team is seeking a highly skilled Art Director with a passion for content and entertainment to join their London-based team on a contract basis. This role is pivotal in shaping the creative vision for premium entertainment content across EMEA, developing compelling cross-content campaigns, and creating platform artwork that resonates with millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

  • Creative Origination: Lead the ideation, development, and execution of cross-content campaign concepts for digital platforms and services across EMEA.
  • Visual Toolkit Development Create and deliver flexible, scalable brand toolkits and guidelines tailored for multiple platforms.
  • Platform Artwork Creation Design high-impact platform visuals for premium and original content, ensuring adherence to brand standards and enhancing content discoverability.
  • Collaborative Partnership Work cross-functionally with internal teams including Creative Directors, Designers, Motion Leads, Producers, Marketing, and Localisation teams.
  • Stakeholder Management Liaise effectively with external agencies and vendors to ensure creative excellence and timely project delivery.
  • Creative Articulation Confidently present and articulate creative concepts and design rationale to stakeholders across the business.
  • Brand Guardianship Uphold the brand’s visual identity and maintain consistency and innovation across all deliverables.
  • Strategic Design Thinking Develop design solutions that align with business strategy, particularly within entertainment and product marketing.
  • Trend Awareness Stay current on design trends, cultural shifts, and industry innovations to inform and elevate the creative process.

Key Qualifications

  • 5+ years’ experience as an Art Director within fast-paced creative environments.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing campaign ideation, design systems, visual storytelling, and toolkit development.
  • Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
  • Deep understanding of typography, layout, branding, and visual hierarchy.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design thinking.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently under tight deadlines.
  • A genuine passion for film, TV, and entertainment.

Bonus (Preferred But Not Required)

  • Experience with motion graphics and tools like After Effects.
  • Advanced typographic and layout design skills.
  • Familiarity with digital marketing trends and platform-specific creative best practices.

Position Workgroup: Creative / Product Marketing

If you are a visionary creative with a passion for entertainment and want to work with one of the most innovative teams in the world, we would love to hear from you.

Client Description

Our Client is a multinational technology company that boasts some of the most popular consumer electronics on the planet. They also offer prolific media and entertainment services, software, cloud services, fitness accessories, and payment solutions. Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.