Art Director (Social-First), Surrey

Purpose of the Job This role focuses on one of our key clients, a global electronics company with amazing scale and insurmountable ambition – they are probably already in your pocket or on your desk and their great products deserve great ideas and creativity to back them up. You would join a small, fast-moving team handling creative. You are an Art Director who can think sharply, move fast and make ideas a reality. Someone who’s as comfortable cracking concepts as they are rolling up their sleeves and getting into the craft. You’ll be supported by the Creative Director from the start of a brief through to delivery, shaping ideas, building out executions, and helping push campaigns into places people care about. We work from first thought to final delivery, and we need someone who genuinely contributes to the ideas and loves to get hands-on. Overarchingly, you are a Social First Thinker. Face-to-face collaboration is critical for this role and so we require 3 days per week in the office in Chertsey (M25 J12). Please ensure you include a link to your Portfolio in your resume when applying. Key Responsibilities Take briefs and turn them into clear, strong creative territories and executable ideas Develop concepts across social, digital and film Work hands-on to bring ideas to life through, scripts and treatments, storyboards, top-level design, social content - ultimately whatever our clients need Collaborate closely with production and design teams Be a true creative partner to our clients, who are also our colleagues Own work from conception, through rounds of feedback, and to delivery Knowledge, Skills + Experience Possesses mid-level expertise, supported by several years working in advertising or social media creative agencies and a strong portfolio of completed work A Social-Platform-First-Thinker with an eye on culture and trends Has a deep knowledge of social platform best practices and a solid understanding of how people behave on social media Experience in creating content for consumer technology brands would be desirable Passionate and proactive in keeping up to date with the ever-changing AI landscape, with a clear understanding and point-of-view on how AI can benefit our work and clients A thinker who can deliver sharp ideas and is confident writing and articulating your thinking, shaping narratives, and presenting your work Comfortable switching between high-level concepting and detailed execution Demonstrated hands-on experience with design and creative software such as Adobe Creative Suite (or equivalent), with the ability to translate concepts into compelling visual outputs Highly motivated, inquisitive, and pragmatic in approach Focused on delivering results efficiently while maintaining momentum on projects Willing to roll up your sleeves and work alongside our colleagues, sharing thinking and execution live, project by project #LI-PL1 #LI-Hybrid