Art Director Art Director/Creative Lead London, UK ⚡ Competitive Pay - £50,000 - £60,000 DOE Full-time OVERVIEW A thoroughly modern, independent, and integrated communications agency that excels in helping brands and businesses achieve significant impact is seeking an Art Director/Creative Lead. This individual will be instrumental in leading the creative department and partnering with the Head of Copy to deliver brilliant and effective work both creative ideas and hand's on execution for a range of clients, including those in beauty, FMCG, homewares, DIY, and government sectors. Spearheading creative ideas and execution with a large amount of creative autonomy. The role demands a passion for delivering stand-out campaigns across digital, social, marketing and advertising and a desire to make a significant difference within an independent agency setting. WHAT YOU'LL DO Collaborate across various teams within the 30 person agency to deliver: Huge 360 Channel ideas Big advertising ideas Amazing social concepts Finessed design and art direction for clients across a large range of industries, from beauty and FMCG to software and B2B. Guide a team of 6 creatives through the creative and design process acting as a mentor to junior members of the creative department, guiding, inspiring, course-correcting, and collaborating. Have sign-off on the majority of creative work, working hand-in-hand with the senior copywriter. You'll have a large amount of autonomy on the creative direction and execution. Report to the board of directors with all projects, taking full responsibility for developing award-winning work and managing award submissions. Present directly to clients with authority, confidence, and charm, fostering strong relationships. Work with the strategic team to hone creative briefs, ensuring they are as inspirational or direct as needed. WHY YOU MATTER You are crucial to realizing the agency's ambition of becoming famous for brilliant and effective work that helps clients make a significant impact. Your leadership will drive creative excellence, influence new business pitches, and cultivate the growth and development of the creative team. Your ability to deliver impactful ideas across diverse sectors will be vital to the agency's continued success and expansion. WHAT IT TAKES 8-10 years experience as a rising star creative lead with solid experience to step-up OR an art director with solid experience looking for more autonomy on creative direction A desire to make the next step in your career, looking for a long-term journey within an independent agency. You must possess hands-on skills in Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD) and be willing to use them at AD level. This is both a concept and hand's on role. Your portfolio must show creative ideas and design execution across both B2C & B2B campaign work and be a across a mix of marketing, social, digital and advertising campaigns Experience in pitching face to face with clients Knowledge of print and digital design best practices. A growing understanding of AI. Must possess the legal right to work in the UK. THE PERKS! Competitive Pay - £50,000 - £60,000 DOE 21 days holiday plus bank holidays Regular social events with 30 bright people with untainted ambition, and a collaborative process. Opportunity to join a mid-sized integrated communications agency with 20 years experience, known for helping brands and businesses achieve significant impact. A functional family-like agency environment where team members drive each other to succeed, and have fun doing it. Opportunity to make a real difference both within the agency and for clients, joining a place with real long-term ambitions.