Commercial Marketing Art Director

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You’ll be joining The Commercial Marketing team who sit at the heart of Bauer Media Advertising, creating commercially driven ideas, campaigns and experiences across audio, publishing, outdoor, digital and live events. We thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment where creativity, storytelling and innovation are central to everything we do.

As a Commercial Marketing Art Director you’ll be reporting into the Head of Commercial Marketing and overseeing the creative direction and execution of commercial pitches, presentations, campaigns, media packs, social and digital content, motion and video assets, event and experiential branding, partnership creative and wider sales and marketing collateral.

The role plays a key part in shaping how Bauer Media Advertising shows up in market – ensuring our creative output consistently reflects the quality, energy and innovation that helps brands choose us to own every moment.

• Create, evolve and uphold Bauer Media Advertising’s brand identity, ensuring consistently high‑quality, audience‑first creative.
• Lead, mentor and develop a junior designer, encouraging creativity, collaboration and high standards.
• Produce standout presentations, pitch decks and creative templates that elevate the Bauer Media Advertising brand.
• Translate research, insights and data into visually engaging and compelling creative narratives.
• Pull together information from a variety of sources to craft persuasive, commercially driven sales stories and proposals.
• Maintain, organise and evolve the creative asset library, including templates, imagery, icons and design resources.
• Support the Commercial Marketing team on events, launches and experiential projects, taking a hands‑on approach to help bring ideas to life.
• Inspire and encourage internal teams to think more creatively, championing strong design, storytelling and innovation.

• Proven experience working within a commercial creative environment.
• Experience creating assets across print, digital, social, motion and presentation design.
• Exceptional graphic design, layout and typography skills.
• Strong illustration and conceptual creative skills.
• Experience creating motion graphics and video content for digital and social platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Understanding of Figma, After Effects and video/motion workflows.
• Awareness of AI‑assisted creative tools and emerging technologies.

This is a full‑time role, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5.30pm with flexible working hours. We also offer a hybrid way of working that supports a balance of working from home and our office in London (5 minutes’ walk from Euston Station).

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin colour, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long‑term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing

Location:

London, GB, NW1 2PL