ART DIRECTOR / CREATIVE DIRECTOR

10am-6pm Monday to Friday

Salary bracket (dependent on experience)

Art Director £42,966 – £53,918

Creative Director £53,918 – £64,449

+ Annual bonus + Paid overtime

Paid overtime is available in 3 brackets. Weekdays overtime between 6pm-10pm is paid at 1.25 x your hourly rate. Weekdays after 10pm is 1.5x your hourly rate. Any hours worked on a weekend 2x your hourly rate.

Location: Hybrid (Office/WFH) London, Shoreditch (Old St)

Start Date: Flexible

Benefits Package

You are eligible for the below benefits after 3 Months of employment.

Financial Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus (approximately £1,000-£4,000 per year dependent on annual profit and time with the company)

15% Commission on new business

Pension: 3% employer contribution with Nest

Flexible Working

Hybrid + flexible hours (most staff do 4 days in the studio per month as a minimum but you can work more days from the office if you wish)

Remote working from a home country, up to 2 weeks per year

Leave Benefits

28 days annual leave increased to 33 days after 3 years of employment (inclusive of bank holidays)

Seasonal holiday bonus of 2-3 days paid time off over Christmas

Enhanced new parent leave policy which applies to all staff regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression

Wellbeing Benefits

Pastoral support with external company: monthly 30 minute sessions available to support the wellbeing and mental health needs of staff

Medicash plan: providing reimbursements for everyday medical costs including dental, optical, prescriptions, physical therapies and complementary therapies with a value of up to £1815 amount per year

Free lunch provided at the studio

Annual Summer + Christmas parties

Personal Development Benefits

Research fund: £300 minimum per person per year to be used on research-related expenses including; live music, exhibitions, performances, cultural publications and short courses

Studio Moross Personal Development Plan – which includes monthly check-ins to work on career goals, and quarterly meetings with Aries and the management team to work on your career development. This creates a platform for two way feedback and opportunities to discuss anything regarding work and the workplace with senior management

Masterclass membership

Schemes

Tech scheme: allows you to choose from a huge range of technology, then spread the cost with payments from your salary across 12 months and make a National Insurance saving of up to 12%

Cycle to work scheme: a one year hire agreement for a cycle and accessories worth up to £2,000, done via salary sacrifice with an option to purchase cycle at the end of the agreement

Season ticket loan: an interest free loan for the purpose of purchasing an annual season ticket for travel between home and work

Further info and details on all policies can be requested via email and provided if you move forward in the hiring process.

About us

www.studiomoross.com

Studio Moross is an 11+ person design studio based in Shoreditch, East London. The current team is 2 Motion Designers, 3 Graphic Designers, 3 Project Managers, a Creative Director, Studio manager and Personal Assistant. We work predominantly in music, gaming, TV, and live, with a strong focus on branding and art direction.

The well-being of our staff is just as important to us as the work we produce. We recognise that the creative industry is notorious for being a stressful environment with long, unsociable hours – often resulting in unhealthy office culture. So we implement more efficient working days, leading to increased productivity and an all-around happier team. Any work outside of regular office hours is paid, in addition to the base salary.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply.

Job Role

We are looking for an experienced Art Director or Senior Designer looking to make the jump to Creative Director. We hope to find someone with 6 or more years experience, either permanent or freelance within the creative industries. You will need to have experience that spans design and moving images, as our projects often overlap in these areas. It would be a bonus if you have a network of freelancers and creatives that you enjoy collaborating with.

This role will suit someone that is able to think conceptually and clearly communicate ideas to clients. You will need to have strong image making skills, and the ability to come up with treatments for photography and moving image projects. We are looking for someone confident in their creative decision making, and comfortable having the buck stop with them.

You will work closely with our Creative Director, helping to shape briefs and guide teams. Providing feedback and creative direction across multiple projects simultaneously, you will need to be able to work quickly and come up with ideas and treatments, often working to short deadlines.

You will primarily be working on branding projects, music campaigns and videos, title sequences, broadcast design and live visuals. Seeing a project from start to finish, and then published on TV or on a stage is a huge part of the job and you will be supported by a collaborative team to execute these projects.

Software

Excellent skills in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Knowledge of basic motion software such as After Effects and Cinema 4D would be useful. We often work in Google Slides for presentations.

Tasks

Collaborate with the Creative Director + Design and Motion teams

Good understanding of both design and motion, able to easily reference both

Conceptual thinking – coming up with the idea behind the design

Generate and articulate ideas through key visuals, moodboards, storyboards and references with strong narrative

Creating concepts and treatments for live visuals for music shows

Art direction for photo and video shoots

Provide retouching notes

Foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration and respect across the whole team, actively sharing interesting and thoughtful news and references

Challenge briefs and feedback where appropriate, in a constructive way

Leading client calls, confidently pitching ideas and solutions and responding to feedback

Leading the internal team and our extended team of freelancers giving feedback, delegating and contributing to all projects

Build comprehensive creative briefs for internal and freelance teams, providing clear direction alongside the Creative Director

Clients

Riot Games, Kylie, MTV, Spice Girls, VMAs, Disclosure, Sam Smith, Parklife, Netflix, Nike, Nickelodeon, Uniqlo, Billie Eilish, H.E.R, London Grammar, The BFI, Spotify, Defected Records, Roundhouse, Design Museum and many more.

How We Work

We work quickly and often manage multiple projects at once so you will need to be comfortable multitasking. At Studio Moross our projects have shorter, faster lead times so we often see projects through from start to finish. Our working process is collaborative and we often work as a team to complete projects. With TV, Music and gaming clients our turn-arounds are often quick but give us a lot of creative freedom in our work.

What We Don’t Do!

We don’t work with many big corporate brands, so we don’t get weighed down with mammoth projects. This does mean that we are sometimes limited by our budgets, and don’t have the luxury of lots of research and development – our ideation is quick and relies on the confidence and creativity of our team members. We turn around work quickly – so we don’t get time to be super precious, the plus side to that is you will see work out in the world and so will your peers, and that is a very rewarding part of the job. With that said, we are meticulous and ensure excellent attention to detail in all our work.

Diversity & Inclusion

Studio Moross is a queer and trans led company. As a team we work hard to be a place that celebrates and champions people’s individuality, where opportunities for development and progress are available to all and everyone’s talents can be utilized and celebrated.

We aim to create a welcoming place, with an atmosphere of friendship for all people, ensuring we respect, support and care for each other and the people we work with.

We want to challenge all forms of oppression including those based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, creed, gender expression, gender reassignment, sex, class, sexuality, learning ability, physical impairment, mental illness, neurodiversity, HIV status, age, occupation, income, wealth, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and parenthood, and unrelated criminal conviction.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. In addition to this we aim to design our activities, services, and decision-making processes specifically to encourage and support participation from people who face a disadvantage in society.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate you in the recruitment or interview process.

Accessibility

Studio Moross is located on the ground floor. Directly from the pavement there are four steps up to the front door, and from the rear courtyard entrance there are concrete access ramps leading to the back doors. There is one step down into the studio space, with a collapsible metal ramp. Unfortunately, we do not have an accessible restroom, but it has a wide-set door to improve access. All our restrooms are gender neutral. Our detailed Accessibility Plan is available to read here.