Senior Art Director at IG Group

Job Description

You landed here because you’re a passionate conceptual Art Director looking for a new experience. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for the output and crafting of strategic and conceptual ideas.

As a member of The Agency, you will produce distinctive brand, acquisition and marketing assets and experiences, across many channels. You must be skilled in strategic thinking, creative ideation, and art direction.

We are developing a best-in-class marketing team, and this is your chance to be apart of it.

Your role in the team

We get it. A new job is a big deal, and you want to know as much as possible about the team and what you’ll be doing. When you join us as a Senior Art Director, you’ll form part of the team charged with the upliftment of creativity and growth of The Agency, our internal global creative hub. You’ll be responsible for continuously pushing the creative boundaries, supporting the brand identity and providing solutions to the business's ever-changing needs.

What you’ll do

• Conceptualize strategic brand and product ideas for campaigns
• Interrogate briefs and present creative ideas, clearly and in a logical manner
• Create graphics of varying descriptions and complexities (e.g. logos, social collateral, campaign artwork, internal comm templates, etc.) in addition to key concept generation
• Collaborating closely with other creative and delivery teams within the business (e.g. copy, video, media, brand strategy, CRM, etc.)
• Ensuring that all creative adheres to brand guidelines and design best practices
• Develop and growth relationships with regional stakeholders in order to drive effective creative • Be a key contributing member to project and campaign working groups, making recommendations & delivering against requirements to meet KPIs

Who we’re looking for

You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution. Here, you can try new ideas, and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you.

We don’t fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate that just gives you a pay cheque at the end of the month, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in, let’s raise the bar together.

What you’ll need for this role

You will be a natural communicator, leader and mentor, who delights in bringing conceptual thinking and solutions to all they do, and can inspire your team to be brave and creative while maintaining administrative delivery.

• Excellent conceptual ability, design skills and attention to detail
• Understanding of storytelling in communications
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe creative suite as well as presentation building in Microsoft applications, such as PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills to sell creative thinking to Stakeholders
• Working creatively in conjunction with delivering admin and organisational tasks
• To be a self-starter who takes initiative and actively works towards growing the creative capabilities and profile of the team