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We’re on the lookout for an Art Director

We’re hunting a rare and magnificent creative individual who not only possesses a dazzling portfolio of stellar design and conceptual wizardry, but also a people person who knows how to get the best out of designers and help them flourish.

This is an office based role working from our studio in Hythe, Southampton, with temporary remote working for a month or two at most (Boris permitting). Applicants must live an easily commutable distance from the office.

So if you’re an Art Director who’s a bit miffed at the thought of permanent remote working in your current role, and looking to get back to a creative studio environment, let’s talk. Equally if you’re a senior designer bursting with creative energy and ambition, looking to take the next step in your career, this could be the perfect fit for you.

About the role

Working with our close-knit team of designers and support staff, you will ensure that every piece of work you touch is dripping with brand integrity and creative excellence, and has absolutely positively nailed the brief. Whether it’s guiding colleagues or working under your own steam, you make sure nothing leaves the studio until it’s on-point. You’ll be a key member of the team and will work closely with our designers and creative director.

About you

– You have the vision to see how to improve every piece of work you look at, both from a messaging / functionality perspective and aesthetically.

– You’re a team player, and know how to maintain a zen like balance in the creative team whilst getting the best out of everyone.

– You’re confident in your ability, happy to take the lead, and comfortable rationalising your decision making.

– You’re articulate, able to communicate your visions and don’t mind waxing lyrical about your craft.

– You’re comfortable in front of clients, and relish the opportunity to talk about your work.

– You’re ice cool under pressure, pragmatic and able to prioritise creative and business objectives.

– You’re experienced working in brand development and digital design. Any experience in packaging and product development would be a huge bonus.

– You’re emotionally intelligent, compassionate, able to read between the lines with clients and designers, and always put people first.

– You’re inspirational, have your finger on the pulse with design trends and a thirst for seeking out new techniques and styles. You’re great at picking out inspiring examples of creative to help explain your thinking and get the creative juices flowing.

– You don’t mind getting your hands dirty with design work and are right at home with Adobe Creative Suite. Mac skills are essential, from digital scamps right through to designed client decks.

– Your portfolio is stunning.

About us

Established in 2011, Zap are a small but perfectly formed creative studio based in Hythe, Southampton. Our mission is to be the creative agency that ambitious, growing businesses want to work with and ambitious, growing people want to work for.

Design led and independently owned, we’re a relaxed team who are passionate about what we do, working in an enjoyable and open environment. Our work is diverse, and we love it. Our clients range from plucky start ups and billion dollar global powerhouses. It results in a beautifully combusted and varied mix of creative work, across a wide range of sectors.

About the opportunity

This is a chance to fill a key role in our growing ambitious creative team, and apply your creative thinking to solve a huge range of problems in business, society, and the world. From awareness about plastic in the oceans, to products that stand out on supermarket shelves, to global technology events, to forward thinking websites, and everything in between.

Benefits include:

– Private healthcare

– Eyecare and dental

– Company pension contributions

– Training opportunities

– Excellent holiday inc Christmas to New Year shut down

– Bike to work scheme

– Staff outings (COVID dependent!)

– New Forest waterfront location (the role is working from our office in Hythe, Southampton)

– Design for Good programme to support worthy causes

Apply now

To apply, please email your CV and portfolio to the address below, as well as some detail on what you feel you can offer. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to undertake a small Art Direction task.

iwanttowork@zapcreative.co.uk