Art Director
This role will allow an ideas-led, visionary art director to turn innovative content into visual and stunning creative across a wide range of client and internal projects.
Objectives for the Role
The Role
The role requires experience on large-scale event and branding projects, from creating visual languages, identities, to crafting logos, layout, typography, photography, illustration, moving image, digital visuals and print production. A large part of this role focuses on image-making using various techniques and formats.
Demonstrating genuinely unique and creative design work and passion for producing outstanding visual stimulus that will be integrated into spectacular and unforgettable experiences. The role will suit candidates who come from a graphic design background but would like to work in a more multidisciplinary capacity. The ideal candidate will have a broad interdisciplinary experience and would suit someone who has a broad array of interests to offer new and unique perspectives to the wider studio.
Objectives
- Successfully create and deliver original design and image making by demonstrating solid understanding and application of forward-thinking creative communication techniques
- Create innovative design for a wide range of clients, ranging from 2D graphic design, film and digital content
- Generate and articulate ideas internally and externally with flair and passion
- Develop powerful visual aesthetics that are in keeping with the Bompas & Parr brand
- Be an influential voice on art direction, design and creativity within the studio, driving forward creative ideas with authority and passion.
- Push interesting social media content executions, acting as a curator for pieces from across the wider studio, in line with social media strategy.
- Ongoing face-to-face contact with Clients
- Confident in challenging the brief with a keen eye for finishing touches and a high level of finessing
Core responsibilities
- Lead in art direction and image making, creating concepts and treatments and production thereof
- Create visual documents for new business proposals and concept development presentations in InDesign and Keynote
- Generate all 2D visual and artwork for client projects from concept to final delivery
- Create in-house graphic content for websites, press campaigns, social media and B&P-initiated event design collateral
- Work with the Creative Director to create and set the future vision of the Bompas & Parr brand and aesthetics
- Seek innovation and inspiration to keep Bompas & Parr ahead of the field and share findings with the wider team
- Event, product and lifestyle photography
- Work together with the Editorial team to produce content for the B&P social media strategy to grow audience and stay ahead of trends
- Line-manage freelance and future in-house graphic designers on studio/client projects
- Create briefs for and commission illustrators/photographers or other pieces of external freelance design work
- Source appropriate suppliers/materials to deliver projects within budget.
- Have an active role in maintaining the B&P website
About You
Essential experience
- The ability to think laterally across briefs and bring in alternative or obscure viewpoints to creative challenges
- Art/design/creative-based degree level qualification
- Exceptional typography and graphical layout skills
- Post-production, editing and artworking experience
- Studio and/or event photography experience
- Experience in presenting ideas and concepts and articulating ideas with skill
- Highly competent working in all Adobe Creative Suite programmes, notably InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Experience in a high volume, fast paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to think creatively and problem solve through design
- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
Desirable experience
- The ideal candidate will ideally have some agency experience
- Previous art direction experience of motion graphics and film preferred
- Use of Adobe Premiere Pro
- Photographic editing skills
- Live event experience
- Some editorial experience
- Use of rendering software such as Rhino or Z-Brush
- Active in using cutting edge AI and Image generating software
General
- To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required
- To be able to speak knowledgeably and articulately about all aspects of the work of Bompas & Parr and to support the organisation’s principal aims and objectives
- To communicate regularly and effectively with the Directors and to seek support from appropriate staff at the earliest opportunity should problems arise
Please note, due to the nature of the role you will be expected to work occasional evenings and weekends. There may also be the requirement to travel internationally.
Team structure: The Art Director will be part of the Creative team led by the Creative Director and line managed by the Creative Director, and the senior members of the Creative team
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please email work@bompasandparr.com with ‘ Art Director’ in the subject heading. Please include the following in your application:
A copy of your current CV
- A cover letter detailing why you feel you are a suitable candidate for this post and what attracts you to Bompas & Parr. Please note, applications not submitted with a covering letter will be rejected
- PDF portfolio or link to online portfolio
Summary of terms and conditions
- Salary based on experience, paid monthly in arrears
- The contract is a permanent full-time position subject to successful completion of a three-month probationary period
- The post is based in Bompas & Parr’s studio in Barbican
Staff benefits
- 25 days of annual leave + 8 BankHolidays
- At Christmas Bompas & Parr are This uses 3 days of annual leave
- One of these days is a ‘wellness’day which can be taken on short notice and is for your wellbeing.
- You acquire 1 day of holiday foreach year you work (capped at 5 days)
- At 2 years you can buy 5 days ofholiday
- Death in Service cover post probationary period
- Post probationary period,employees qualify for Private Medical insurance
- Profit sharing bonus scheme
- After five years of service youearn a one month paid sabbatical
- After ten years of service you earn a three month paid sabbatical
- Competitive workplace pension
- Staff lunches are provided in thestudio every Wednesday
- Culture & Training Allowance
- Enhanced Maternity & PaternityAllowance following 2 years at Bompas & Parr
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Pay Back Scheme
- Monthly Culture Outings
- Christmas company party
- Summer company party
- Celebrations of special events,such as birthdays
- Surprise Studio Eventsthroughout the year
Bompas & Parr is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, where all applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disabilities.
