Freelance Art Director

Job Introduction

The Freelance Art Director will be producing inspiring and directional creative content, so previous experience with a luxury fashion/lifestyle brand or design agency is essential. Your creative skills and styles are extremely versatile and you are flexible and happy to work in a fast-changing environment with the ability to balance a number of projects at any one time.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, collaborative individual who thinks differently, pushes boundaries and can flex their creative executions per brief with solid understanding of how your visual communications/ shoot collateral adapt and flex for different audiences, brands and channels.

Role Responsibility

• Develop creative and innovative campaign concepts that connect with our audience and brand
• Confident Art directing on large to small scale fashion & film shoots
• Have a strong working knowledge of relevant talent / Photographers / Directors/ talent & creatives for potential campaigns
• Strong, in-depth end-to-end knowledge of shoot logistics, pre & post production and it’s channel appropriation, purpose and use.
• Lead and participate creative brainstorms, be a source of inspiration by bringing new ideas and concepts to Selfridges
• Collaborate with Senior Castings Manager for model scouting according to Creative Direction.
• Collaborate with Lead Stylists, Shoot producers & Editorial on fashion shoots

The Ideal Candidate

• A self-starter with a drive to succeed within a dynamic environment
• Previous experience in art direction within the luxury brand space across campaigns or e-commerce
• Experience working within a fast paced fashion photography environment and delivering on deadlines 
• Excellent knowledge across both Women’s and Men’s luxury/high end brands
• Understanding of the process and workflow within a photo studio environment
• Ability to collaborate with both in-house and external teams members to ensure the brand vision is constantly conveyed
• Very detail orientated
• Strong communication skills with the ability to make quick decisions 
• A positive attitude with a calm and focused nature

About the Company

ABOUT US

We are a shop run on imagination: a place where the world’s most covetable brands combine with the most extraordinary spectacles, events and ideas for an experience like no other.

We have challenged the rules of retail from day one, whilst demonstrating our unwavering commitment to sustainability.  In 2016, we were the first to be awarded with recognition for the ‘World’s Best Sustainability Campaign by a Department Store’ at the IGDS Global Department Store Summit, in-line with its focus on buying better and inspiring change. We are also recognised as the Best Department Store in the World (2010, 2012, 2014 & 2018) underlining our place at the forefront of retail. In 2018 we were recognised as a LinkedIn Top Company to work for.

Our vision is to be the destination for the most extraordinary customer experience, and our people are central to us achieving this.  As an employer we are committed to making Selfridges an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work

Selfridges