Junior Art Director

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The Role / Position Overview

FT Studio is an in-house creative team that produces partner content for the FT across Luxury and B2B.

FT Studio produces a range of market-leading editorial and client-brand content - from interactive digital websites, and animations to mini-documentaries, print and social.

The Junior Art Director will work in a collaborative, trusted and experimental environment and is pivotal in supporting FT Studio’s creative department, ensuring we deliver world-class content in all areas. The creative will work across multiple formats and industries, with a focus on luxury - and should become comfortable with art direction, concept/creativity, and a keen eye for typography and editorial design.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver art direction support across digital, video and animation to the highest quality, supporting the Senior Art Directors and wider team
• Hands-on with design and typography across campaigns
• Presenting to team members
• Translate complicated subject matters into compelling and engaging visual storytelling
• Ensure the client brief is at the heart of all solutions - not just meeting but exceeding client expectations
• Maintain and develop our creative craft and excellence in delivery
• Work closely with the Senior Art Directors and collaborate with other creatives, producers and writers to bring projects to a conclusion
• Be ideas first, and a lover of storytelling

Required Skills / Experience

• Excellent typography, graphic design
• Digital experience is preferable but not a necessity
• Ability to make compelling creative recommendations
• Ability to work collaboratively and with a team-oriented approach
• Strong organisational skills – able to juggle multiple complex tasks, work independently and in a team
• Understanding of Luxury and current trends
• Ability to take creative approach to B2B subjects and offer a new perspective
• An appreciation of, interest in and hunger to deliver best-in-class creative - helping to push creative standards and techniques

Application Closing Date: 18th September 2024, 5pm BST

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced parental packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help. 

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