Key Art Designer AQ

Are you a Key Art Designer with an eye for story, tone, and visual composition? We are seeking a Content Designer to join an international creative team within a tier-1 global technology and media streaming brand. In this role, you will lead Phase 1 of the visual lifecycle, taking early briefs, episodic stills, unit photography, and raw assets to build atmospheric key art concepts and static compositions.

• High Impact:
  Work directly on top-tier TV shows and original film titles.
• Competitive Compensation:
  Up to £345.13 per day (PAYE).
• Workplace Culture:
  Join a world-class creative environment inside a state-of-the-art office in London Battersea.
• Flexible Balance:
  Hybrid working model (3 days onsite: Tuesday to Thursday).
• Holiday Entitlement:
  Up to 35 days per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holidays).

• Visual Artwork Concepting:
  Translate briefs from Art Directors and Creative Strategists into compelling static key art compositions (hero banners, title moments, show cards, cover art).
• Compositional Exploration:
  Build ~10 rough composite directions per title, iterating down to 3 final routes with creative leads.
• Asset Manipulation:
  Work from raw stills, unit photography, and layered PSDs to craft visual storytelling assets that feel true to the world of each title.
• Production Handoff:
  Establish clean file structures and initial PSD templates to hand off approved compositions to dedicated finishing retouchers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with internal Producers, Art Directors, and international creative leads across EMEA and APAC.

• Experience:
  
  Midweight to Senior background (~6+ years) in key art design, entertainment marketing, film poster design, or high-end editorial media.
• Technical Mastery:
  Advanced Adobe Photoshop skills with mastery in complex layered PSD compositing, light grading, and non-destructive image manipulation.
• Specialised Portfolio:
  Must showcase compositional process and progression (e.g., raw unit stills/roughs through to finished composited artwork).
• Taste & Narrative Eye: A strong aesthetic sense influenced by cinema, art, fashion, and editorial design to evoke tone and atmosphere.

Our Client is a multinational technology company that boasts some of the most popular consumer electronics on the planet. They also offer prolific media and entertainment services, software, cloud services, fitness accessories, and payment solutions.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.

This role is open for a limited time. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted ASAP. Final date to receive applications:
Thursday, 8th October 2026.