Art Director

Cityscape Digital - Art DirectorJob DetailsLondon BridgeType: Full-time (Monday-Friday)Hybrid Working: Monday & Tuesday - Optional WFHWednesday, Thursday, Friday - In-OfficeOffice Location: London BridgeAt Cityscape Digital, purpose and beauty shape visual excellence, creatively and commercially. Our Art Directors drive the visual vision and ambition of the studio internally, shaping feeling, influencing thinking and driving value of all our clients externally.We are looking for someone with the highest visual standards, who can identify and shape the challenges faced by our client teams, and provide them with an exemplary creative solution, whether it is CGI or game engine led, and who can lead a team of talented artists to author great project vision.This role would suit a senior artist looking to step up into an Art Direction role, or someone who has experience and is looking for a new, dynamic environment to challenge them.Roles and ResponsibilitiesRoles and responsibilities include but are not limited to...Creative LeadershipBe the creative lead in any situation, author and underwrite the ambition and vision of the projectAttend project briefing sessions, interpreting briefs from the client and shape this into a wider proposalUnderstand the needs and obstacles faced by clients, in order to propose effective and ambitious solutionsRespond to new business opportunities alongside senior Art Directors and Project ManagersOversee the end to end production, taking ideas and concepts through to final presentation materialEnsure all creative output meets the highest level of excellence both internally and externallyTeam + Project LeadershipLead and shape the vision and ambition of the studio alongside the senior Art Directors and team of Art DirectorsEffectively critique work and guide a team to achieve desired creative outputCreate opportunity and provide guidance to the creative teamWork collaboratively alongside the Resource Manager to assign and resource projects in the team, ensuring the right people are booked on the right projectsManage day-to-day teams on projects, working on one main project and overseeing multiple smaller projectsWork on a mixture of production and direction, with the ratio depending on project demandsMentoring oversight on new artists that come into the studio, sharing the load of performance reviews and recruitment with other Art DirectorsEnsure that all projects stay on track financially and creativelyEnsuring the highest levels of project control, articulating way of working at the beginning of a project to the wider client team and effectively maintaining this throughout the projectRequired ExperienceExperience within a creative industry leading projects - internally and externallyExperience pitching and presentingExperience within the field of architectural visualisation is desired - but not critical - we are willing to see candidates outside of this field, however, they must be willing to adapt to a visualisation workflowEssential SkillsStrong level of visual critiqueTeam LeadershipStrong verbal and written communication skillsExceptional idea generationStrong negotiation and client engagement skillsExcellent organisational skillsCityscape DigitalWe solve problems. As visual communicators, 3D consultants, innovators and creativethinkers we add value across the full lifespan of our clients projects.We love the ambitious,the fast thinkers and the risk takers. We believe in new technology-led innovation. We see technology enabling ideas and approaches that were not previously imaginable. We believe in the power of communication to build desire and influence thinking.We believe in radical beauty.We offer full creative direction and strategic advice to help our clients define their marketposition, brand voice and sales process. We are world-leading in the deployment of newtechnology to secure premium sales and letting. We have a proud record of bid winning. As creativethinkers we welcome the unusual problems, unclimbed mountains and frightening deadlines.We believe the best creative work is collaborative and daring.We believe in excellence, purpose, and beauty.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