622 Art Director Positions jobs in the United Kingdom

A global marketing and production agency is hiring an
Art Director
to shape creative concepts and visual direction across campaigns, activations, and content for leading consumer brands. You'll bring big ideas to life through compelling design, ensuring that every output is impactful, consistent, and aligned with brand strategy.

Role:
Art Director

Salary:
£60,000 per annum

Location:
London (Liverpool Street) – Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite

What you'll be doing:

• Lead creative development across integrated campaigns, influencer activations, and branded content
• Translate client briefs into strong visual concepts, ensuring alignment with brand identity and campaign goals
• Collaborate with strategists, designers, producers, and copywriters to deliver cohesive creative work
• Direct design and production teams, providing clear feedback and raising creative standards
• Develop mood boards, style guides, and visual frameworks that bring storytelling to life
• Oversee execution across multiple channels – from social content and digital to live activations and events
• Stay ahead of cultural and design trends, bringing fresh thinking into pitches and projects

What you'll need:

• Proven experience as an Art Director or Senior Designer within an agency environment
• A strong portfolio showcasing brand campaigns, influencer-led activations, or lifestyle-driven creative work
• Ability to lead creative ideation while also guiding design execution
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, comfortable working with clients and stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)
• Experience creating content across digital, social, and experiential formats

What's on offer:

• Salary of £60,000 per annum
• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in London offices (Liverpool Street)
• The chance to work on global campaigns for leading beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and tech brands
• A collaborative, fast-paced agency culture with international scope

If you're a creative leader who thrives on delivering bold, visually striking work and enjoys working across diverse brand campaigns, this is an excellent opportunity to make your mark.

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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*This role is based primarilly in our Manchester studio, however you will also be required to travel frequently to our Leeds studio.*

Applicants should attach their CV to the application along with a link to their portfolio or website if they have one.

Overall job purpose

Developing and delivering the artistic direction and visual identity of marketing and photography campaigns within the FMCG sector, with
specific focus in food and drink
. The ideal candidate will have experience in blending strategic thinking, conceptual creativity, and art direction to produce outstanding work that exceeds client expectations.

MAIN DUTIES

Working closely with the Creative Directors and wider creative team, the main duties include – but not limited to:

1. Conceptualisation and ideation - Lead brainstorming sessions and collaborate with creative teams to generate innovative ideas.
2. Develop visual approaches and styles across a range of different category-leading clients.
3. Ensure that creative concepts align with brand guidelines and channel best practices as well as resonate with the target audience.
4. Provide strategic guidance and creative direction throughout the project lifecycle.
5. Serve as a key client-facing representative, presenting creative concepts and strategies to clients and effectively articulating the rationale behind creative decisions.
6. Art directing photography and video shoots (a mix of high-fi and low fi formats) for media including OOH, Print, Social etc.
7. On set art direction, executing the deliverables in line with creative concept.
8. Collaborate closely with account management, content and creative production to understand client objectives and develop creative solutions that align with their goals.
9. Provide creative guidance to internal team members.
10. Help maintain, preserve, and progress the STM GRP brand and our image both internally and externally.
11. Ensure all work is carried out on time and in accordance with the requirements of the brief.

FLEXIBILITY

1. Flexible attitude with regards to normal hours of work when heavy workload dictates.
2. Cover the essential duties of the team during periods of absence and holidays.
3. Take responsibility for workload priorities when faced with a heavy workload.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

1. Participate in the Company's appraisal process.
2. Carry out training and development of others as and when required.
3. Identify your own (and your team's) training needs and discuss these with your Line Manager.
4. Undertake any necessary training and development which leads to increased knowledge and skill, as agreed with your Line Manager

Qualifications, skills and experience

2-3 years+ agency experience, ideally in the FMCG sector.

Experience art directing food and drink photography and videography shoots.

Confident in Powerpoint / Keynote / InDesign

Knowledge and understanding of photographic and retouch processes to create the perfect output.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and quality.

Willing to travel, if shooting on location.

Our values

Perpetual thinking represents the collective talent across our centres of excellence, who are all united by their shared mindset. It drives us to look beyond the obvious. To analyse, strategize, and go further for our clients. It invites commercial creativity. It achieves greater results, faster. It wins customers and awards.

• With Curiosity
• With Agility
• With A Smile

Art Director – Location
Dubai

Looking for a conceptual thinker — not just a designer for a leading creative comms agency.

Someone who can craft ideas that disrupt, connect culturally and tell stories that stick.

This isn't just about layouts and logos. It's about leading projects, shaping ideas, and collaborating with a seriously talented team who believe in doing bold, brave work.

What you'll be doing:

Developing original, insight-led ideas with minimal oversight

Presenting work with confidence and clarity

Managing multiple creative projects end-to-end

Bringing campaigns to life from concept through production

Working alongside strategy, social, and account teams to deliver true creative excellence

You:

Big agency background

Strong conceptual chops and presentation skills

Fluent in English (Arabic a plus, not essential)

Calm under pressure, curious by nature, and collaborative by default

We're open to international candidates looking to relocate to
Dubai
and join one of the region's most exciting creative environments.

We're Hiring: Art Director or working towards becoming a Art Director– TONI&GUY Jersey

We're looking for an experienced Art Director to join our passionate team at TONI&GUY Jersey.

This is a full-time, permanent role with an immediate start available. What we offer:

• Competitive pay: £15.00–£0.00 per hour (based on experience)
• Commission pay and tips
• Help with relocation costs
• Contribution towards rent for the first 12 months of employment
• Company pension
• Generous staff discount on our incredible Label.M haircare range
• Free regular haircuts and colour services
• Ongoing world-famous TONI&GUY education throughout your career Work Environment:
• International and creative team
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Lively, fashion-focused atmosphere
• A professional, customer-centric salon where clients can relax and feel at home
• Role Requirements:
• 6–8 years' hairdressing experience
• Previous TONI&GUY experience is a plus
• Available to work a flexible 5-day schedule (including Saturdays), 8-hour shifts

If you're a skilled stylist with vision, creativity, and leadership, this is your chance to take your career to the next level in a vibrant and supportive salon.

Apply now with your CV and tell us why you'd be the perfect fit.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £1 00- 0.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Housing allowance
• Relocation assistance

Application question(s):

• Relocate to Jersey Channel Islands
• Able to work in UK, does not require sponsorship Or Visas

Experience:

• Qualified Hairdresser: 6 years (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: In person

About Eveness

Eveness is a fashion-tech company that merges AI with fashion.

We scan your face and body, to create custom algorithms and chatbots that can help you find what looks best on you and also design fashion pieces.

Responsibilities

• Lead and
  oversee creative direction
  and content planning.
• Manage
  a team of 
  video editors, graphic designers, and photographers
  .
• Coordinate casting, styling, and production
  .
• Collaborate with founders
  to shape visual storytelling and content strategy.
• Ensure
  visual consistency
  across all brand and social channels.
• Develop creative concepts that merge technology, fashion, and identity.
• Oversee post-production, maintaining a premium and cohesive brand aesthetic.

Notora is partnering with a global creative studio leading innovation in CGI visualisation and immersive design.
They are looking for an
Art Director
to shape powerful visual narratives across film, animation, and digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hybrid team based in Oval, London — where storytelling, design, and technology merge to bring spaces and ideas to life.

Please note:
You'll apply for this role via Notora, who is exclusively partnered with the brand. We are not the hiring company but a creative talent partner helping them find the right person.

The role

You'll be central to shaping creative concepts and turning them into compelling visual stories — blending art direction, UX/UI design, and cinematic storytelling to craft experiences that inspire and engage.

About the job

• Lead art direction for projects across immersive film, web (UX/UI), CGI, and animation, ensuring a cohesive and impactful visual language
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director and Producers to translate ideas and narratives into compelling visual concepts
• Develop moodboards, styleframes, visual treatments, and previsualizations for pitches and live projects
• Design and iterate UX/UI experiences in Figma that feel intuitive, elegant, and aligned with each project's creative vision
• Write conceptual copy and presentation language to support pitches and visual deliverables
• Support video editing and rough cuts in Premiere Pro or After Effects to visualize ideas for client and internal review
• Work directly with clients to understand their brand, vision, and objectives, translating them into visual direction
• Participate in presentations, creative reviews, and feedback sessions throughout all production stages
• Communicate clear creative direction to internal teams, ensuring quality and consistency from concept to final delivery
• Identify and resolve creative or design gaps across film, animation, and digital formats

Who you are

• 4+ years' experience as an Art Director, Visual Designer, or similar within a creative studio, agency, or production environment
• Proven multidisciplinary background across film, animation, and UX/UI design
• Strong visual storytelling skills, with an ability to define and evolve visual languages across diverse media
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite — especially Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop — as well as Figma for UI/UX
• Comfortable crafting cinematic sequences, styleframes, and interactive visual concepts
• Sharp eye for detail, composition, typography, and motion
• Excellent communication and presentation skills — confident working with clients and internal teams
• Highly organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced creative environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with real-time engines (Unreal Engine)
• Interest in architecture, spatial design, or the built environment
• Familiarity with scriptwriting or narrative development

Tools required

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Figma

Notora is partnering with a global creative studio leading innovation in CGI visualisation and immersive design. They are looking for an Art Director to shape powerful visual narratives across film, animation, and digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hybrid team based in Oval, London — where storytelling, design, and technology merge to bring spaces and ideas to life.

Please note: You'll apply for this role via Notora, who is exclusively partnered with the brand. We are not the hiring company but a creative talent partner helping them find the right person.

The role

You'll be central to shaping creative concepts and turning them into compelling visual stories — blending art direction, UX/UI design, and cinematic storytelling to craft experiences that inspire and engage.

About the job

• Lead art direction for projects across immersive film, web (UX/UI), CGI, and animation, ensuring a cohesive and impactful visual language
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director and Producers to translate ideas and narratives into compelling visual concepts
• Develop moodboards, styleframes, visual treatments, and previsualizations for pitches and live projects
• Design and iterate UX/UI experiences in Figma that feel intuitive, elegant, and aligned with each project's creative vision
• Write conceptual copy and presentation language to support pitches and visual deliverables
• Support video editing and rough cuts in Premiere Pro or After Effects to visualize ideas for client and internal review
• Work directly with clients to understand their brand, vision, and objectives, translating them into visual direction
• Participate in presentations, creative reviews, and feedback sessions throughout all production stages
• Communicate clear creative direction to internal teams, ensuring quality and consistency from concept to final delivery
• Identify and resolve creative or design gaps across film, animation, and digital formats

Who you are

• 4+ years' experience as an Art Director, Visual Designer, or similar within a creative studio, agency, or production environment
• Proven multidisciplinary background across film, animation, and UX/UI design
• Strong visual storytelling skills, with an ability to define and evolve visual languages across diverse media
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite — especially Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop — as well as Figma for UI/UX
• Comfortable crafting cinematic sequences, styleframes, and interactive visual concepts
• Sharp eye for detail, composition, typography, and motion
• Excellent communication and presentation skills — confident working with clients and internal teams
• Highly organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced creative environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with real-time engines (Unreal Engine)
• Interest in architecture, spatial design, or the built environment
• Familiarity with scriptwriting or narrative development

Tools required

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Figma

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months

Pay: £33,746.25-£71,345.76 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE1 1TD

Hybrid

Senior

Salary
On application

Think Selection has been asked by a leading independent trade publishing company to find a talented Art Director to join their team.

In this creative, hands-on design role, you'll take the lead on the visual direction of the company's fiction and non-fiction lists. You'll commission and brief freelance designers and illustrators, design striking market-leading covers yourself, and ensure that the highest standards of quality and consistency are maintained across the list.

Working closely with the publishers, editorial, marketing and production colleagues, you'll harness design strategy with audience trends, contribute to the long-term visual identity of the lists and the commercial success of the books.

We're looking for an outstanding designer with significant trade book cover design experience and a strong record of art direction. Excellent communication skills and commercial awareness are essential.

A generous salary is on offer, which will depend on your experience, plus company benefits. You'll be based from the London offices a minimum three days per week. The position can be full-time, or part-time on a three to four day per week basis.

For more details, in complete confidence, please send your CV and portfolio to Danny Parnes at Think Selection –