London | £350-£400 per day | Inside IR35 | 3 days onsite / 2 days WFH
Start date Oct/ Nov - Maternity cover - long contract 3 months with an option to extend to a year.
My client is looking for a Midweight Art Director with big ideas, great craft and the ability to make things happen.
This is an opportunity to join a brilliant creative team and work across a wide mix of integrated briefs, creating ideas that don't just look good on a page, they actually get made.
You'll be someone who can take a brief, find the interesting bit, and turn it into a strong, scalable creative idea that works across channels.
You might work alongside a Copywriter, collaborate with Designers and Motion Designers, or take a brief away and run with it yourself. Either way, you'll be expected to bring plenty of creative energy, strong art direction and a genuine desire to make the work better.
What you'll be doing
- Developing big, integrated creative ideas that answer the brief and can flex across different channels.
- Creating a range of strong concepts to present to Creative Directors and wider teams.
- Taking ideas from initial scamps through to polished execution.
- Working closely with Copywriters, Designers, Motion Designers, Planners and Creative Directors.
- Understanding what makes an idea work across different channels and adapting it accordingly.
- Bringing strong art direction and visual craft to every project.
- Presenting and selling your ideas with confidence.
- Getting involved in everything from big campaigns and pitches to smaller day-to-day briefs — with the same level of enthusiasm.
- Working with designers and production teams to bring your vision to life.
- Getting involved in shoots and understanding what it takes to turn an idea into great finished work.
- Using AI intelligently where it can genuinely improve the creative process.
- Keeping up with new platforms, technology, creative trends and cultural shifts.
- Challenging briefs and feedback when you think there's a better creative solution — always constructively.
- Delivering great work on time, on brief and within budget.
We're looking for an Art Director who is conceptual at heart but knows how to execute.
You'll have:
- Solid experience as a Midweight Art Director within a reputable creative or advertising agency.
- A portfolio packed with ideas that have genuinely been made.
- Strong integrated thinking — you understand how to take an idea beyond a single channel.
- Excellent art direction and visual craft.
- The ability to work independently, as well as alongside a Copywriter.
- Confidence presenting your ideas and explaining the thinking behind them.
- A commercial understanding of how creative work gets delivered.
- A collaborative attitude and zero ego — you enjoy working with different disciplines and making the overall work better.
- Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
- An understanding of how AI can be used practically and creatively.
- A passion for the industry and a curiosity about what's happening next.
We're looking for someone who sees a freelance role as more than just the next gig.
Someone who throws themselves into the work, whether it's a huge campaign, a pitch or a small brief that needs cracking. Someone who cares about the detail, wants to make great work and is happy to roll up their sleeves to get there.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to see your book.
If you would like to hear more about this Creative role or or if you are interested in exploring other Creative jobs in London please get in touch. You can email me at farzana@theindustryclub.co.uk or call me on 07508 120947 or follow me at linkedin.com/in/fdhami
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