Location: London (hybrid, 3 days in the studio: Mon, Wed, Thu)
Type: Freelance, one-month booking
Start: ASAP
Day rate: £450–£500
Working with: Head of Design and Senior Creative Director
The opportunity
Our client is an independent, fast-growing London creative studio working with global brands across integrated campaigns, social-first content, film and experiences. It’s a small, collaborative team with big ambitions and a real commitment to craft.
They need an experienced freelance Senior Art Director for a one-month booking, starting as soon as possible. You’ll lead the art direction on a campaign for a major health brand, working alongside the studio’s Senior Creative Director in the weeks leading up to a high-profile shoot with international athletes, and on the day itself. Alongside the shoot, you’ll design social content for the studio’s own channels, and there may be a smaller project too.
What you’ll do
- Develop visual concepts, moodboards and treatments that clearly communicate the idea
- Art direct the shoot, from pre-production planning and briefing collaborators through to direction on set
- Work with photographers, directors, stylists and production to achieve the intended look within scope and budget
- Give clear feedback on selects, retouching and post-production
- Deliver hands-on graphic design: key visuals, campaign layouts, social assets and presentations
- Adapt creative across formats and channels with strong typography, composition and brand consistency
- Collaborate with copywriters, designers, motion designers and producers, and present work clearly
- Leave organised working files and a clear handover at the end of the booking
What you’ll bring
- Senior-level experience in a creative agency, design studio or in-house brand team
- A portfolio showing both shoot art direction and graphic design, with your personal contribution clearly identified
- Proven experience leading the visual direction of shoots and making confident decisions on set
- Excellent design craft, with a strong eye for typography, layout, colour and imagery
- Confidence working across Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
- The ability to move between conceptual thinking and detailed design execution
- A proactive, collaborative approach and the ability to get up to speed quickly
Why this studio?
It’s small, senior and ambitious, with strategy, creative, design and production working as one team. You’ll be trusted with real ownership from day one, on high-profile work for a household-name brand.