Senior Art Director

7 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom The Very Group Full time

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**About us.**:
We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and well-being.

**About the team.**:
It's an exciting time to join the Home & Living Creative team after our recent move to our new studios based in Aintree, Liverpool. The team consists of Art Directors, Visual Merchandisers, Stylists, Set builders and Photographers. We work together both on and off site creating a wide variation of attention-grabbing imagery to entice our customers with Home Interior trend shoots, Celebrity collaborations, PR events, Social Media videos as well as Location work.

The team operate within a hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days WFH. This may fluctuate dependent on demand requirements as the role does also require flexibility to travel UK wide to offsite locations.

**About the role.**:
As a Senior member in the team, you will provide creative design solutions and artwork for a wide range of product and branded offers across our Home category. This includes innovative design solutions for multi-platform campaigns and seasonal events.

From initial concept right through to final/sliced artwork, the Senior Art Director will ensure our brand, product and category guidelines are adhered to at all times.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Close working relationships with key contacts across brand, marketing, trading, buying, production, samples teamsand creative teams.
- Taking briefs, presenting back to wider teams, delivering final concepts and ensuring it meets quality, time & cost standards in line with creative objectives and budgets.
- Managing multiple projects/artworks simultaneously reporting back job status to key stakeholders to enable mitigating any potential risks.
- Online: proven ability to concept and design landing pages, seasonal campaigns from concept to completed imagery and prepped files in line with system requirements. Understanding of UX, personalisation, best practices

**About you.**:
We’d love to hear from you if you have:

- Excellent visualising and story boarding skills as a means of presenting and getting approval for a concept.
- Ability to independently manage area of responsibility, to brief and deadline, as well as being commercially savvy.
- Proven negotiation skills with key stakeholders both internal and external.
- Proven ability to define and innovate within areas of responsibility.
- Expert knowledge of Adobe design packages.
- Proven ability to share knowledge and understanding of relevant creative industry developments and existing and upcoming home interior looks/themes as well as social media trends.
- Experience working across Home and Living brands as a Creative Designer.

**Some of our benefits.**:

- Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
- £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays
- Udemy learning access
- Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
- Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
- Matched pension up to 6%
- More benefits can be found on our career site

**How to apply**

**What happens next?**

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:
**1st stage**:

- A one-hour interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience with competency-based questions.

**2nd Stage** - A one-hour task-based Interview relevant to the BAU of the role.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

**Equal opportunities**

We’re an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


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