Art Director / Head of Interactive
Job Details
Full time (Monday - Friday onsite)
Salary - 50k - 60k
Notice period - 6 weeks
Reports to Creative Director
* Figurehead of Interactive team (DT)
* Works alongside Senior Art Director (Vis) at same level
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to…
Creative Leadership
* Be the creative lead in any situation, author and underwrite the ambition and vision of the project
* Take ownership and authority in creative responses, creating pitch materials and leading external engagements.
* Attend project briefing sessions, interpreting briefs from the client and shape this into a wider proposal and/or creative strategy
* Understand the needs and obstacles faced by clients, in order to propose effective and ambitious solutions
* Oversee the end to end production, taking ideas and concepts through to final presentation material
* Ensure all creative output meets the highest level of excellence both internally and externally
* Oversee a full suite of products, from films and CGIs to interactive and immersive solutions
Team Management
* Resourcing / Assignments - working with the Resource Manager to allocate projects across the department, forecasting capacity and loading
* Progress / Mentoring - identify and provide opportunities to the team for development and growth
* Recruitment / onboarding - involvement in recruiting new members into the department and onboarding them into our culture and workflow
* Freelance / Outsourcing - acquiring and managing additional external resource for the department
New Business/Business Development
* Presentations/demos and pitches specific to interactive solutions
* Account management (maintaining contact with key external people) and assisting with managing and building relationships with external contacts
* Lead new business opportunities - leading the pursuit of projects with interactive output (currently a shared loading across key members within the creative team)
* Create proposals/pitch decks and quotations against new business opportunities involved
* Assisting Creative Director on scoping new projects including innovative and unprecedented
Live projects & Billing
* Leading live projects directly landed through new business ownership, from a delivery perspective
* Ensuring delivery capabilities of the team are maintained against deadlines, spec and budget
* Consultancy level billing - direct project involvement at a high level with time billed against advisor or management rates
* Act as a live operator in workshop and meeting facilitation - live driving and active engagement in sessions being sold
Product & Process
* Product development and solution packaging work alongside Creative Director
* Automation and process development against how the team is operating
* Innovate products and services on live studio projects and through controlled R&D
* Technical / accuracy / process oversight - where required ensuring technical accuracy and process have been followed against the desired output
* Best practices - ensuring the team are operating correctly with what is available
* Risk management and pipeline design
Essential Skills
* In-depth knowledge of Unreal Game Engine
* Strong level of visual critique based on artistic and technical fundamentals
* Team Leadership
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Exceptional idea generation
* Strong negotiation and client engagement skills
* Excellent organisational skills
Benefits
🏙️ Centrally located office in London Bridge, moments away from mainline and tube stations
💃 After-work social events
🏥 BUPA Private health insurance after successful probation
🧘 Free yoga sessions with More Yoga
🚴 Cycle to work scheme, with secure cycle storage and showers
🚄 Travel card loans after successful probation
🤖 Hybrid work environment
🗝️ Pension scheme
☮️ Access to Headspace wellbeing app
🥂 Happy Hour on Fridays
🗓️ 20 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing to 23 after 5 years of service
How to Apply
If you are interested please send a PDF CV, portfolio and introductory email to recruitment@cityscapedigital.co.uk with the email subject “Art Director/Head of Interactive”. We will not be reviewing any applications sent through without a portfolio.