Creative Art Director

About us

At bandstand, we use the power of creativity to solve business problems. Breaking barriers, simplifying the complex, and flipping the narrative, we use our approach of rebellious inquiry + creative collaboration to ignite change for ambitious brands and challenge traditions with intent. Fiercely independent, bold, and sharp-minded, we blend strategic insight with creative execution across brand, design, advertising, and content; we create work that drives meaningful change for brands ready to make an impact. We’re sector agnostic, although we do have greater depth of experience in place & destination, travel, energy & utilities, infrastructure, education & students.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a Creative Art Director to work within our creative team. Our ideal candidate will have 3–4 years’ industry experience, be dependable, organised and hungry. You will have a genuine passion for conceptual thinking — bringing bold ideas to life from initial spark through to final execution.

The right candidate will have:

• 3–4 years’ industry experience in a creative role, with a strong focus on art direction

• Experience delivering brand and campaign concepts — from compelling presentations built around moodboards and scamps through to final asset delivery

• The confidence to move fluidly between concept and execution, idea and image, brief and big thought

• A natural instinct for knowing when to lead and when to listen

• Confidence to present your thinking — internally and in client-facing settings — with clarity and conviction

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and a distinct creative point of view

• A positive work ethos: hands-on, self-driven, enthusiastic and energetic, with a sprinkle of flair and a sense of humour

• The confidence to throw in the odd cheeky, marmite idea

• A desire to step outside your comfort zone and explore new techniques, processes and ways of working

• A solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Figma

• After Effects skills would be a welcome bonus

• A knowledge of and curiosity to implement AI processes into your work

• A hunger to do the best work of your career alongside a group of equally passionate people