Conceptual Art Director
Posted 1 week ago by ABL Recruitment
£538 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Conceptual Art Director will lead the creative development of innovative, data-informed campaigns for a global creative organization. This role involves collaborating with various teams to deliver high-impact brand activations across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong conceptual thinking and a mastery of design tools, with a focus on creating unique brand experiences. This position is suited for a creative individual who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys experimenting with new formats.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with copywriters, designers, producers, strategists, and developers to deliver high-impact, customer-focused creative solutions.
- Own projects end-to-end, ensuring creative excellence, innovation, and flawless execution.
- Ideate and execute across film, digital, social, experiential, interactive, voice interfaces, prototypes, and emerging media.
- Present ideas confidently to clients, agencies, and internal stakeholders.
- Develop templates, visual systems, and design frameworks for never-before-done brand experiences.
- Use insights, data, and customer behaviour to shape campaign strategy and creative direction.
- Concepting and designing innovative campaigns for global brands across multiple industries.
Key Skills:
- 5-6+ years as a conceptual creative / art director in a top-tier agency or in-house creative team.
- A portfolio showcasing big ideas, strong conceptual thinking, and multi-channel campaigns.
- Mastery of design tools including Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint (Webflow understanding is a plus).
- Experience with branded content, sponsorships, or large-scale brand activations.
- Strong understanding of digital media, UX fundamentals, and customer-centric design.
- Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and communication skills.
- Highly organised, collaborative, and comfortable leading projects independently.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work autonomously.
Salary (Rate): £538 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Join a world-leading global organisation that partners with some of the most recognisable brands on the planet to create ground-breaking, never-been-done-before campaigns. The team sits at the intersection of creativity, technology, media, and customer experience, developing high-impact brand activations across digital, experiential, social, film, and emerging platforms.
Title: Conceptual Art Director
Day Rate: £538 per day
Location: London
Industry: Global Creative Innovation & Brand Experience
Working Model: Hybrid
Contract Duration: 12 Months
The Role
We’re seeking a Conceptual Art Director to lead the creative development of insight-driven, data-informed campaigns from concept to execution. In this role, you will:
- Partner with copywriters, designers, producers, strategists, and developers to deliver high-impact, customer-focused creative solutions.
- Own projects end-to-end, ensuring creative excellence, innovation, and flawless execution.
- Ideate and execute across film, digital, social, experiential, interactive, voice interfaces, prototypes, and emerging media.
- Present ideas confidently to clients, agencies, and internal stakeholders.
- Develop templates, visual systems, and design frameworks for never-before-done brand experiences.
- Use insights, data, and customer behaviour to shape campaign strategy and creative direction.
- Concepting and designing innovative campaigns for global brands across multiple industries.
This is an exciting role for a creative who thrives in ambiguity, loves experimentation, and is excited by the challenge of inventing new creative formats.
Essential Experience
- 5-6+ years as a conceptual creative / art director in a top-tier agency or in-house creative team.
- A portfolio showcasing big ideas, strong conceptual thinking, and multi-channel campaigns.
- Mastery of design tools including Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint (Webflow understanding is a plus).
- Experience with branded content, sponsorships, or large-scale brand activations.
- Strong understanding of digital media, UX fundamentals, and customer-centric design.
- Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and communication skills.
- Highly organised, collaborative, and comfortable leading projects independently.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work autonomously.