Conceptual Digital Art Director

About us… Candi opened its doors in 2006 as the first UK digital agency dedicated to retailers and consumer brands. We specialise in creating innovative multi-channel digital solutions for household brands and are market leaders in retail & FMCG marketing and ecommerce. We are retained for our digital services and trusted by some great UK brands including Morrisons, Disaronno and John Lewis.
Over the last five years, we have grown a talented team who offer big agency expertise with asmall agency culture. We are now busier than ever and growing fast!
Job description:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Conceptual Digital Art Director to join our busy creative department.
Reporting to our Executive Creative Director, this is an exciting pivotal role working across a range of Candi's top clients. The successful Conceptual Digital Art Director will be the brains behind creativeideas on all conceptual design work for key multichannel digital briefs across a variety of high profile retail and FMCG clients.
Key responsibilities:
* Design & Art Direction of all digital marketing, web and mobile work - including campaigns,content, social media, mobile, tablet, microsites, apps, games and email.* Coming up with big ideas for digital campaigns, leading brainstorming sessions and creatingscamps and designs.* Taking briefs from the Client and Planning team, briefing and managing your design team.* Art Direction of photo-shoots and rich media content production.
Skills required:
* Proven experience working at highly conceptual Art Director level across a range of digitalchannels.* Ability to produce innovative creative designs and scamps across a variety of digital mediumsincluding web, mobile, tablet, email, games, video and digital campaign work.* Client facing with confidence to liaise professionally with key stakeholders.* Proficient in Adobe CS5 - particularly Photoshop & Illustrator.* Excellent attention to detail.* Experience working on Retail, FMCG or fashion brands would be a great advantage.
Salary and benefits:
This is a permanent opportunity offering a very competitive salary depending on level of experience.
At Candi, you can expect a great family vibe and excellent working environment with superb benefits to match, including: 25 days holiday, free breakfast and unlimited fruit, gym discounts, childcarevouchers, medical insurance, life assurance, discretionary annual bonus and of course obligatory Friday beer fridge!
Candi is based on Bermondsey Street, 5 mins from London Bridge Station, and occupies a charming Victorian warehouse with its own secluded courtyard and a Yoga center as its heart. The area is rich with creative and fashion businesses and surrounded by great bars and restaurants.