Art Director

We are looking for a dynamic and creative Art Director to join our in-house Creative Agency at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, a global beauty company with a presence in 50 markets.

The ideal candidate will have experience creating digital marketing campaigns and delivering creative work across a range of channels. You will have a strong understanding of brand purpose, beauty, makeup, colour, texture, and product, with the ability to translate these into visually engaging assets that support 360 campaigns.

As an Art Director, you will collaborate with the Creative Director, Director of Art, Director of Copy, and Head of Creative on key campaign projects and shoots. You will contribute to the development of creative briefs and campaign responses, working with Creative Directors, Marketing, and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment with brand objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing visual territories, mood boards, storyboards, and presentation materials that support concept development and campaign execution
• Presenting creative work and visual thinking to senior creative stakeholders, responding positively to feedback, and refining work throughout the creative development process
• Leading the creative development of smaller-scale campaigns and campaign extensions where appropriate, whilst supporting senior creative leadership on larger campaign initiatives
• Leading the day-to-day art direction of assigned always-on campaigns, working closely with retouching and post-production teams to ensure assets are delivered to a high visual standard
• Supporting campaign development from concept through to delivery, including visual ideation, shoot execution, art direction on set, and post-production across web, email, paid and organic social, video content, TVC, and OOH
• Overseeing the creative development of digital marketing assets, working closely with creative, design, and marketing teams to ensure consistency across outputs
• Partnering with NPD and Pro Artists to build a strong understanding of new product launches and the core range, ensuring creative work reflects product strategy and storytelling
• Delivering high-quality creative work, applying both creative judgement and performance insights to support effective campaign execution
• Exploring the use of Generative AI within concept development, campaign extension, and creative production workflows where appropriate
• Staying informed on developments across beauty, photography, design, and post-production, applying relevant learnings to creative work and ways of working
• Supporting the successful delivery of projects by proactively managing creative actions and maintaining strong communication with relevant teams and stakeholders

Requirements:

• Experience working as an Art Director within the beauty or luxury fashion sector, with strong attention to detail and visual craft
• Experience art directing model and still-life shoots across both stills and moving image, with confidence on set and an understanding of lighting, composition, and visual storytelling
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
• Good understanding of typography, colour, layout, and image-making, alongside an appreciation of film and motion content
• Experience developing creative ideas across integrated 360 campaigns, spanning hero campaign assets, digital marketing, social content, e-commerce, CRM, retail, and in-store touchpoints, from brief through to delivery
• Experience creating digital marketing campaigns, with an understanding of evolving digital trends and platform requirements
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams throughout campaign development and delivery
• Experience working with post-production teams, including retouchers, editors, grade, flame, and VFX artists, providing clear and constructive creative feedback
• Experience using, or a willingness to learn, Generative AI tools to support ideation, creative development, and production workflows
• Strong visual research skills, with the ability to draw inspiration from beauty, fashion, photography, film, and culture to inform concept development and creative execution
• Experience using project management and asset management tools, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs, and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog-friendly days and spaces
• Generous product discount and gifting