Creative Art Director

Overview

• Hybrid
• £37,000 - £43,000 per year
• Art Director

We are looking for a talented, highly motivated midweight Art Director to work with us in producing original, creative and polished campaigns, branding and content for our client brands.

Here at MATTA, we believe that sports have the power to change people and communities for the better. We are passionate about making brands and campaigns matter to more people, more often by engaging fans with big, bold creative thinking and world-class execution.

We are an independent creative agency built specifically for sports and lifestyle brands. Our work has won multiple awards (from Clios to Sports Industry Campaigns of the Year), we have been Agency of the Year several times over, and we are one of the most exciting sports businesses in the country.

We are looking for a talented, highly motivated midweight Art Director to join our Creative Team and work with us in producing original, creative and polished campaigns, branding and content for our client brands.

Highly creative and bursting with ideas, you are able to bring your visions to life using great design skills alongside mood boards, and you have the passion to push and be pushed to create outstanding work each and every time.

You’ll bring a portfolio that demonstrates creativity and a desire to experiment and innovate.

End-to-End Creative Execution: Taking briefs from blank page through to execution, exercising your ability to create and mould an overall art direction for various types of creative and to communicate these ideas both visually and verbally. This includes mood boarding, communicating the creative vision, creating polished examples using the design suite to hand over the fleshed out visual idea through to the design team.

Client & Stakeholder Management: Presenting work and ideas both internally and at times directly to clients.

Driving creative standard: Keeping on top of fresh new trends, campaigns and visual styles with the ability to apply this to sports branding and advertising.

Team Mentorship: Mentoring and helping guiding junior members of the Design team.

External Coordinator & Liaison: Liaising and directing freelancers, illustrators, photographers and printers.

• Art direction & Design
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum 3 years experience working in a creative Art Direction role at a design studio, creative agency or similar environment.
• Technical Expertise: Substantial experience using Adobe Suite (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) to create and apply brand guidelines and retouch assets as well as the ability to present ideas, inspiration and rationale using keynote.
• Design Excellence: A solid portfolio of work showcasing variety (e.g. social, web and print projects) and demonstrating a strong understanding of design principles and meticulous eye for typography, composition, and layout.
• Creative visionary: Experience in creating a vision from scratch and communicating this through mood boards and concepts.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Able to confidently pitch, present, and sell creative concepts to both internal peers and external clients.
• Proactive: Can maintain strong initiative to manage varying deadlines and budgets while staying organised and proactive.
• Team Leadership & Growth: Natural relationship builder, committed to sharing knowledge and fostering the development of those around you.
• Sports Industry Passion: Eagerness to work within the world of sports marketing.

• Generous annual leave: 23 days, increasing by 1 day per year, plus 3 days extra at Christmas.
• MATTA Sports Day: An extra day off every year for the purpose of either watching or playing sport.
• Sabbatical Policy: Providing options to travel, volunteer, study or generally have a reset.
• Health & Financial Wellbeing: Comprehensive health and dental insurance, 24/7 virtual GP access, and a range of financial tools, from life assurance and income protection to expert advice platforms.
• Regular Socials: Quarterly team events, Thursday Drinks every week and Pay Day Pizza at the end of each month.
• Hybrid Working: Staff can work from home and from our London Bridge offices.
• Discounts: Exclusive…