Mid-Weight Art Director

We're looking for a Mid-Weight Art Director who leads with ideas - someone who can take a meaty brief and come back with something that makes people lean forward.

This is a conceptual role and a craft role, so we need someone who can do both to an exceptionally high standard. You'll be developing employer brands, dreaming up attraction campaigns, taking the lead on internal engagement initiatives and seeing them through from first sketch to final output - across every channel, format and medium.

You'll be working on some of the world's most recognisable employer brands, which means the briefs are real, the stakes are high and the work has the potential to genuinely stand out.

What you'll do

Creative Concept Development

• Originate campaign ideas and creative territories in response to employer brand briefs
• Develop concepts that work across channels - from hero film and OOH to social and digital
• Present and sell creative thinking to internal teams and clients with clarity and conviction
• Iterate and evolve ideas through feedback without losing the creative thread

Design & Art Direction

• Art direct and design across all formats: print, digital, OOH, social
• Produce work that feels current, considered and on-brand, whatever the guidelines
• Adapt creative ideas intelligently across aspect ratios, formats and placements
• Ensure visual consistency and quality across all touchpoints within a campaign

Photography & Production

• Lead and art direct photoshoots, from pre-production briefs through to on-set direction
• Brief and collaborate with photographers, illustrators and motion designers
• Make confident creative decisions on set - casting, styling, composition, pacing
• Review and approve retouching and post-production to maintain creative integrity

Social & Digital

• Design and art direct content natively for social platforms, understanding what works and why
• Stay across emerging formats, platform behaviour and design trends
• Bring a social-first sensibility to campaigns without sacrificing creative ambition

What We're Looking For

• Substantial experience in a design or art direction role, ideally agency-side
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking alongside excellent craft
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign are non-negotiable; After Effects or Premiere a bonus
• Fluency in designing for multiple formats, from large-format OOH to digital display and social
• Hands-on experience art directing shoots - you know how to brief a photographer and what to look for on set
• A sharp eye for typography, layout, colour and image - and the instincts to know when something isn't quite right
• Comfortable presenting work and taking client feedback in your stride
• Someone who follows culture, not just design; curious about what's happening across art, fashion, film, and social

What Success Looks Like in This Role

In your first few months, you'll hit the ground running. You'll jump into live briefs, getting under the skin of our clients' brands and showing what you're capable of creatively.

Before long, you'll be owning concepts end-to-end: presenting ideas to clients, art directing shoots and designing assets that get people genuinely excited. The measure of success here isn't just beautiful work. It's work that earns attention, builds reputations and wins awards. If you're doing it right, people will be sharing it, talking about it and asking who made it.

About ThirtyThree

We are an award-winning Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing agency that brings together thinkers, writers, doers, and makers. We work with some of the world’s most recognisable brands – including McDonald’s, M&S, Newton, Royal Mail, and A&O Shearman - across finance, law, retail, engineering, and more - helping them tell their story in a way that attracts and retains the right people.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ThirtyThree, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that the best work emerges when talented individuals from all backgrounds and life experiences come together. Our team is dedicated to:

• Embracing different perspectives
• Supporting individual growth
• Creating a culture of mutual respect and collaboration

Applying

Send your CV and a link to your creative portfolio - plus what you're looking for salary-wise - to work@thirtythree.co.uk.

No cover letter required unless you genuinely want to tell us something we won't get from your CV.