Art Director

Joseph Joseph Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent houseware brand in London is seeking a talented Art Director to shape the brand's visual identity during a transformative phase. The ideal candidate will lead creative projects from concept through to delivery, making confident decisions to elevate the brand's contemporary aesthetic. You'll collaborate with a variety of creatives and leverage digital tools to create engaging content. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and an array of employee benefits including performance bonuses and wellness support.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday allowance

Performance related bonus

Pension contribution

Exclusive staff discount

24/7 healthcare support

Hybrid working (3 in office, 2 from home)

Employee wellness support

Access to Perkbox

Volunteer days

Team recognition scheme

Training and development

Holiday carry-over scheme

Season-ticket travel loan

Cycle to work scheme

Parental Leave support

Holiday trading and extra days for long service

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Art Director or Senior Creative in a brand or agency environment.
• Experience collaborating with multimedia professionals using industry workflows.
• Comfortable reviewing final assets and making clear art direction calls.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from brief to final delivery, aligning on objectives and creative direction.
• Lead photography and motion shoots, ensuring high-quality output.
• Stay current with digital production tools and trends.

Skills

Creative direction

Photography direction

Visual storytelling

Adobe Creative Suite

Collaboration

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

After Effects

Figma

Job description

At Joseph Joseph, we are driven by a simple yet powerful belief — that intelligent design has the ability to transform everyday living. We create distinctive, thoughtfully engineered products that not only solve real-world problems but also bring joy, beauty, and functionality to daily life.

Headquartered in London, we have grown into one of the world’s most admired houseware brands, with a presence in over 100 countries and partnerships with leading department stores, independent retailers, and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.

We are looking for a talented Art Director to join the brand team. As Art Director, you’ll help shape how our brand looks and feels at a pivotal moment of brand transformation.

We’re looking for someone who’s as strong at concept as they are on set. You can lead projects end to end, make confident calls, and bring a premium, contemporary brand to life through visual storytelling that actually lands in the real world.

What you’ll be doing:

• Creative Impact:
• Own projects from brief to final delivery, aligning on objectives, success metrics and creative direction
• Push ideas forward at every stage, keeping clarity and momentum across stakeholders
• Make confident decisions that balance creative ambition with budget, timelines and performance needs
• Set a high bar for premium and contemporary visual language, from concept through to finish
• Bring strong references, track competitors, and share inspiration that keeps the work sharp and current
• Contribute to storyboards, shot lists and creative treatments for video and motion projects
• Understand how content performs across platforms and tailor creative decisions accordingly
• Ensure imagery and motion are optimised for digital channels without compromising brand quality
• Stay curious and experimental with tools, techniques and technology, applying them thoughtfully
• Production and Shoot Direction:
• Plan, organise and art direct photography and motion shoots with confidence
• Source products, props, locations and crew, and lead shoot days smoothly and efficiently
• Work closely with photographers, stylists, editors, retouchers and CGI partners to achieve cohesive, on brand results
• Keep delivery moving with strong planning, clear timelines, and early flagging of risks
• Maintain clean handovers, approvals, version control and asset delivery
• Uphold best practice in file structures, archiving and digital asset management through our systems

What we need from you:

• Proven experience as an Art Director or Senior Creative in a brand, studio or agency environment, ideally across lifestyle, product and campaign work
• Confident leading shoots and creative projects from concept through to delivery, including post-production
• Comfortable reviewing retouching, layouts and final assets, and making clear art direction calls
• Experience collaborating with photographers, stylists, retouchers, editors and motion partners using industry-standard workflows
• Familiarity with digital production tools, asset management systems and collaborative platforms (SharePoint or similar)
• Working understanding of video and motion workflows, even if you’re not hands‑on in edit
• Tools:
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills, especially Photoshop
• Strong working proficiency in InDesign and Illustrator
• After Effects understanding
• Basic understanding of Figma and AI creative tools
• Capture One (for selecting photography on set)
• Ability to handle camera and capture motion and stills is a plus

What you’ll get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• 24/7 healthcare appointment support
• Hybrid working – 3 days in office & 2 days from home and flex start/finish times
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Volunteer days
• Team Recognition scheme
• Training and Development
• Holiday carry‑over scheme
• Season‑ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Parental Leave support
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service