Senior Art Director
Job Description
You landed here because youre 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.
So, who are we?
Were IG Group. No, not Instagram though we're a pretty big deal ourselves. Were a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? Weve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.
We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400, 000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.
Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands, with people all over the world. Join us for an exciting future and lets innovate together!
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 youll be doing. When you join us as a Senior Art Director, youll form part of the team charged with the upliftment of creativity and growth of The Agency, our internal global creative hub. Youll be responsible for continuously pushing the creative boundaries, supporting the brand identity and providing solutions to the business's ever-changing needs.
What Youll 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
Youre curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. Youre 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 dont 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, lets raise the bar together.
What Youll 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
When you join IG Group, we want you to have more than a job we want you to have a career. And you can. If you spot an opportunity, we want you to chase it. Stretch yourself, challenge your self-beliefs and go for the things you dream of. With internal and external learning opportunities, and the tools to help you skyrocket to success, well support you all the way.
And these opportunities truly are endless because we have some bold targets. We plan to expand our global presence, increase revenue growth, and ultimately deliver the worlds best trading experience. Wed love to have you along for the ride.
The Perks
It really is more than a job. Well recognise your talent and make sure that you can still have a life at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off the list goes on.
You will also get an attractive selection of benefits working with IG, including:
- Flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities
- Performance-related bonuses
- Pension, insurance and medical contribution
- Career-focused in-class and online training including unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform
- Contribution to gym memberships and more
- A day off on your birthday
- Two days volunteering leave per year
We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon its the best of both worlds. This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection. Plus, youll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.
Ask our employees what their favourite thing is about working at IG, and youll hear an echo of our culture! Thats because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business.
Thats why we welcome people from various walks of life; and anyone who wants to help us realise our vision and strategy.
So, if youre keen to connect with our values, and lead the charge on innovation, you know what to do.
Apply now!
Number of openings
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