28 Art Director jobs in the United Kingdom

The PureGym Way
PureGym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 600+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & the US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We’re proud to be recognised as a Top Institute Employer , reflecting our commitment to excellence in employee experience and workplace culture. We offer:

• Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
• Hybrid working
• A truly flexible working culture
• Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
• Life insurance x4
• Company pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
• Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
• Great learning & development resources
• Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave
  
  

The Role

Location: Leeds (2-3 days in the office)
Type: Full Time
Contract type: Perm

Application: Closing date Sunday 31st September

This is a pivotal creative role where you’ll combine hands-on design and motion skills with concepting and art direction. You’ll lead by example – developing ideas, crafting high-quality creative, and mentoring designers to bring concepts to life across a wide range of channels and formats.

From campaigns and brand activations to digital, social, in-gym, and print, you’ll work on projects that push the brand forward while ensuring everything we produce is on brief, on brand, and creatively exceptional. You’ll also play a key role in evolving and applying our brand’s creative toolkit, ensuring consistency and quality across all touchpoints.

Key duties will include:

• Lead creative projects from concept through to final delivery, working across design, motion, and film.
• Develop creative concepts and art direction for campaigns and content across all channels, regions, and audiences.
• Apply and evolve the brand’s creative toolkit to ensure distinctive, high-quality creative across all touchpoints.
• Mentor and manage creative, providing feedback, guidance, and support to help them grow and deliver their best work.
• Collaborate with the Creative Lead on creative direction, ensuring ideas are strategically aligned and executed to a high standard.
• Work closely with copywriters, designers, motion designers, marketing teams, and other stakeholders across the business to deliver integrated creative solutions.
• Champion creativity and brand consistency, acting as a guardian for brand identity and tone of voice.
• Keep up to date with design, motion, and creative trends, proactively bringing fresh thinking into the studio.
• Contribute to process improvements within the studio to drive efficiency and quality.
  
  The Team
  
  We’re a lively, talented bunch who believe great creative makes people feel something - and feeling good is kind of our thing. From bold campaigns to scroll-stopping social, we create work that connects with millions of members across the globe.
  
  In our in-house creative studio, ideas bounce, collaboration flows, and no two days are the same. We work hard, move fast, and have a laugh along the way - because when we’re enjoying the process, the results speak for themselves.

The Person

If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and love making things run like clockwork, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll also need to demonstrate:

• A portfolio that demonstrates hands-on design and motion skills, from concept to execution, across a wide range of content and channels.
• Proven experience in art direction and brand application, with a track record of delivering integrated campaigns and creative assets at scale.
• Strong design skills across digital and print, with advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience managing and mentoring designers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing creative environment.
• The ability to balance creative flair with strategic thinking and brand alignment.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach, with great people skills and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and regions.
• A passion for creativity, innovation, and delivering work that makes an impact.

If you’re a hands-on creative with the ability to inspire, lead, and deliver exceptional work across design, motion, and brand, we’d love to hear from you.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve. 

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.

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Brilliant opportunity for a social first Art Director to join highly respected creative agency

This London-based creative collective is independently owned by its employees and places collaboration at the heart of everything it does. The team blends strategic thinking with imaginative storytelling to produce brand work that feels culturally relevant, socially attuned, and beautifully crafted down to the smallest detail. Guided by a commitment to positive impact, they balance commercial creativity with a strong sense of responsibility, creating an environment where respect, shared ownership, and purposeful ideas shape both the work and the workplace.

The Role

As an Art Director (Always On Social), you’ll be:

• Leading a small, dynamic hub of social creatives, facilitating brainstorms and reviewing content concepts for a major global beauty brand.
• Partnering with strategists to develop culturally relevant, insight-led ideas that excite clients and audiences alike.
• Presenting ideas directly to clients, earning their trust with your vision and creative expertise.
• Taking a hands-on role in content creation – from reference sourcing and storyboarding to editing and post-production.
• Applying platform-specific knowledge to deliver work that is social-first, slick and trend-savvy.
• Mentoring and motivating junior creatives, helping to elevate the team’s creative output.

The Ideal Candidate

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be:

• Experienced: 3+ years as a Social Creative or Art Director.
• Immersed in social culture: with a finger firmly on the pulse of trends, insights, and brand storytelling.
• Ideas-driven: excited by insights that spark bold, scroll-stopping content.
• Client-ready: confident in presenting and selling in ideas to senior stakeholders.
• A natural mentor: keen to inspire and guide junior creatives.
• Team-orientated: happy to attend shoots, collaborate in person, and contribute to the vibrant office culture.

The Benefits

This position offers more than just a role – they offer an environment to thrive in:

• Flexible hybrid working (2–3 days per week in the London office)
• Beautiful, dog-friendly workspace with access to local cultural events and exhibitions.
• Regular team lunches, drinks, and a genuinely supportive team culture.
• The chance to work on global beauty and lifestyle brands at the forefront of social innovation.

Brilliant opportunity for a social first Art Director to join highly respected creative agency

This London-based creative collective is independently owned by its employees and places collaboration at the heart of everything it does. The team blends strategic thinking with imaginative storytelling to produce brand work that feels culturally relevant, socially attuned, and beautifully crafted down to the smallest detail. Guided by a commitment to positive impact, they balance commercial creativity with a strong sense of responsibility, creating an environment where respect, shared ownership, and purposeful ideas shape both the work and the workplace.

The Role

As an Art Director (Always On Social), you’ll be:

• Leading a small, dynamic hub of social creatives, facilitating brainstorms and reviewing content concepts for a major global beauty brand.
• Partnering with strategists to develop culturally relevant, insight-led ideas that excite clients and audiences alike.
• Presenting ideas directly to clients, earning their trust with your vision and creative expertise.
• Taking a hands-on role in content creation – from reference sourcing and storyboarding to editing and post-production.
• Applying platform-specific knowledge to deliver work that is social-first, slick and trend-savvy.
• Mentoring and motivating junior creatives, helping to elevate the team’s creative output.

The Ideal Candidate

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be:

• Experienced: 3+ years as a Social Creative or Art Director.
• Immersed in social culture: with a finger firmly on the pulse of trends, insights, and brand storytelling.
• Ideas-driven: excited by insights that spark bold, scroll-stopping content.
• Client-ready: confident in presenting and selling in ideas to senior stakeholders.
• A natural mentor: keen to inspire and guide junior creatives.
• Team-orientated: happy to attend shoots, collaborate in person, and contribute to the vibrant office culture.

The Benefits

This position offers more than just a role – they offer an environment to thrive in:

• Flexible hybrid working (2–3 days per week in the London office)
• Beautiful, dog-friendly workspace with access to local cultural events and exhibitions.
• Regular team lunches, drinks, and a genuinely supportive team culture.
• The chance to work on global beauty and lifestyle brands at the forefront of social innovation.

Art Director- Creative Agency

• London based- 3 days in the office
• Competitive salary and great benefits (To be disclosed on receipt of a CV)
• Permanent position

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join a multi-award winning, integrated creative agency in London as their new Art Director! This is a great opportunity to join an a very well respected independent agency who are working with instantly recognisable clients on multiple award winning campaigns.

This position is an essential part of the creative team and will work closely with the Head of Copy and 2x reports to lead the division to deliver effective and high achieving creative campaigns.

This position would suit someone in their career ready to take a step up to Art Director. You will be responsible for developing the creative strategy, as well as getting hands on with all aspects of the delivery too.

You must be based in the UK and have the right to work to be considered

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with clients to create big channel-neutral advertising ideas and social concepts with beautiful design and art direction
• Create unique concepts for a range of clients including FMCG, software, beauty. B2B and more
• Mentor the 2 junior members of the department and support their growth and development
• Responsibility for signing off on the creative assets ensuring it hits the brief created with the client
• Develop creative campaigns to win awards. This will require submissions
• Be the face of the agency and the main contact for key clients with creative goals. A client facing position
• Create presentations to delivery to clients to showcase the concept/ideas
• Work with stakeholders across the agency to ensure the campaign delivery goes as smoothly as possible
• Utilise AI to “tidy” or “streamline” work. This is NOT an AI creative role but some experience of AI design tools would be useful
• Work closely with senior stakeholders both internally and external to the business. You will report directly to the board of directors

Experience Required:

• Previous experience in a creative/design led role is essential
• You must have experience working in a marketing/creative agency in a client facing role
• Manage and develop a team of 2 junior designers
• High level, hands on skills in Adobe Suite- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and XD
• Knowledge of print and digital design best practices
• An understanding of AI tools
• A creative mindset capable of creating and delivering award winning concepts

Benefits:

• A competitive salary- This will be confirmed on receipt of a CV
• An opportunity to lead a creative team in a multi-ward winning agency with a fantastic reputation
• Healthcare
• Pension
• An amazing culture
• Loads loads more

• Develop and direct the visual concept and overall aesthetic for projects across multiple platforms.
• Lead and inspire creative teams, including designers, illustrators, and photographers, to achieve exceptional results.
• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their brand identity, objectives, and target audience.
• Translate creative briefs into compelling visual strategies and executions.
• Manage art direction for photo shoots, video productions, and digital media projects.
• Ensure brand consistency and high-quality standards across all creative output.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in visual design and art direction.
• Present creative concepts and final designs to clients and stakeholders, articulating the rationale behind artistic decisions.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively within the creative department.
• Provide constructive feedback and mentorship to junior creative staff.
• Source and manage external creative talent and vendors as needed.
• Contribute to the agency's overall creative strategy and business development.

• Proven experience as an Art Director, Creative Director, or similar senior creative role in an agency or in-house setting.
• A strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of successful creative projects across different media.
• Exceptional understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and visual storytelling.
• Proficiency in relevant design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience with remote collaboration tools and managing distributed teams is advantageous.
• A keen eye for detail and a passion for creating visually stunning work.
• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Advertising, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in the arts and entertainment sector or related fields is a plus.

Are you passionate about creating advertising that not only informs but also transforms lives within the healthcare sector?

At Havas Lynx, a global advertising agency at the forefront of healthcare communications, we combine unmatched creativity, extensive expertise, and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical and healthcare field. Our communications resonate deeply with audiences and adhere to the highest standards of healthcare advertising.

Committed to driving meaningful change—a change built on a foundation of rich experience, inspired by innovation, and confirmed through our proven track record—we work in close partnership with healthcare professionals, patients, carers, and leading pharmaceutical brands to navigate the complex challenges of today's healthcare landscape. Our approach blends strategic insights and deep scientific acumen with cutting-edge creativity and digital innovation, crafting campaigns and solutions that significantly improve people's lives.

We’re proud to be recognised as the 2025 UK’s top healthcare and innovation agency at Cannes, where we’ve earned 2 Silver Lions, 1 Bronze Lion, and 6 shortlists - a testament to our creative excellence and impact. Our work has also been honoured with Gold and Silver at the Clio Health Awards, and we’ve taken home 5 coveted D&AD Pencils, celebrating our commitment to craft and innovation.

We’re a team of over 400+ people in Manchester and London, with a history spanning over 35 years and an ever-evolving future. You can get a feel for the #LYNXLife through our YouTube #LYNXLife playlist, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Everything this company achieves—every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins—is down to everyone who works here.

Please note that this role is based in Manchester, and our current hybrid working arrangement requires office attendance on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Summary of our role

We’re on the lookout for a Senior Art Director to join our award-winning creative team. You’ll be responsible for delivering bold, intelligent, and visually compelling work that not only meets but exceeds client expectations. You’ll play a key role in shaping creative direction, mentoring junior talent, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare communications.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Leading the visual direction of multi-format campaigns across print, digital, and social platforms.
• Collaborating with copywriters and strategists to develop original, insight-driven concepts.
• Managing your own projects and accounts, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery within budget.
• Providing creative direction during shoots and production, working closely with external partners.
• Mentoring junior creatives and supporting their development through feedback and guidance.
• Presenting ideas confidently to clients and internal teams, backed by strong storytelling and rationale.
• Staying ahead of industry trends and proactively applying new thinking to your work.
• Championing effectiveness and helping turn great work into award-winning submissions.

This role could be a great fit for you if:

• You’re a visual storyteller with an award-winning portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking and craft excellence.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are comfortable leading projects from ideation to execution.
• You have a deep understanding of design principles, typography, UX/UI, and visual communication.
• You’re passionate about mentoring others and fostering a positive, creative culture.
• You’re commercially aware, strategically minded, and always looking for ways to elevate the work.
• You’re curious, open to feedback, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.

What you can expect from us

A supportive and challenging environment in which you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact that matters. We put a huge investment into #LYNXLife and our #LXAcademy internal programmes. It’s a unique initiative that aims to reward hard work, reduce pressures, and ensure that we can all enjoy our time at Lynx. Our strategy is to build capabilities internally and inspire the best talent, so we can continue to deliver on our mission.

You can also expect a whole host of benefits, including:

• Hybrid Working – 3 days in the office (flexible working options are available for in-office days)
• Starting holiday allowance of 28 days annual leave +

• Develop and execute creative concepts and visual strategies for a wide range of marketing and branding initiatives.
• Lead and inspire design teams, providing clear direction, constructive feedback, and mentorship.
• Oversee the design process from concept development to final execution, ensuring quality and brand consistency.
• Collaborate closely with copywriters, marketing managers, and other stakeholders to align creative output with strategic goals.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and budgets are adhered to.
• Present creative concepts and final designs to stakeholders, articulating the rationale behind the visual decisions.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in art direction and design.
• Ensure all creative work meets brand guidelines and maintains a high level of aesthetic quality.
• Source and manage external creative resources such as photographers, illustrators, and production houses as needed.
• Contribute to the development of creative briefs and ensure they are clearly understood by the design team.
• Foster a culture of innovation and creative excellence within the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Advertising, or a related creative field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in art direction or graphic design, with a significant portion in a senior or lead capacity, preferably within an agency or in-house creative team.
• A strong, diverse portfolio showcasing exceptional conceptual thinking and design execution across various media.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring creative teams.
• Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects).
• Excellent understanding of branding, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.
• A keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering high-quality creative work.
• Experience working in a hybrid or remote creative setting is beneficial.

International, intelligent and influential, Wallpaper* is the world’s most important design and lifestyle magazine, leading the way in architecture, design, art, entertaining, beauty & grooming, transport, technology, fashion, and watches & jewellery.

We're now looking for an Art Director to oversee the creative direction across all Wallpaper* platforms.

What you’ll be doing…

As the Art Director for Wallpaper* you'll innovate and push forward the relationship across platforms, ensuring content works harder, identify new creative talent for illustration, photography and typography and manage a designer across print and online, assigning their day-to-day responsibilities and liaising with all the section editors on the magazine.

You'll represent Wallpaper* at key meetings and industry events, design covers and layouts in the print edition, work directly with Limited Edition cover artists and art direct photoshoots and come up with and oversee all ideas and concepts.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• Be analytical, highly literate and numerate, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Be computer literate with excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines. Intermediate excel skills will be a distinct advantage.
• Good, clear communication in written and verbal form.
• Strong attention to detail and a tenacity to push activity through.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise and work to tight time-tables.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal Job Family E5.

The expected range for this role is £29,000 - £41,000.

This is a Hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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• Developing and articulating strong visual concepts and creative strategies for marketing campaigns, branding initiatives, and digital platforms.
• Leading and mentoring a team of graphic designers, illustrators, and other creative professionals.
• Collaborating closely with marketing, product, and content teams to ensure creative output aligns with brand guidelines and business goals.
• Overseeing the design and production of a wide range of creative assets, including print collateral, digital advertisements, website design, social media content, and video graphics.
• Managing multiple creative projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and quality standards are maintained.
• Presenting creative concepts and final designs to stakeholders and senior management, effectively communicating the rationale behind design decisions.
• Staying abreast of the latest design trends, technologies, and best practices in the creative industry.
• Ensuring brand consistency across all creative touchpoints.
• Managing external agencies and freelance talent when necessary.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of creative processes and workflows.