Art Director

ABOUT US

Not Actual Size is a collective of creatives and strategists who build respect for brands. We are an independent, employee-owned B Corp, working in partnership with Global brands such as Dove, Sure/Rexona, and Roche.

Our services cover the creative spectrum – from truly social-first content creation to turning unseen insights into campaign ideas. We also never forget the beautiful basics and take pride in crafting product pages or lifestyle shots that truly resonate – for us, every detail matters. Our strategy team works closely with our creative team and client partners, providing data, insights and reporting to influence decisions and boost innovation.

Our approach to work and culture is based on Radical Respect. It is our rebellion against the noise of an ultra-connected world and it means we give obsessive attention to every quietly significant detail in order to boost relevance for our clients, people and society.

Our team has been continually growing and we’re looking for big thinkers, dot joiners and meaning makers to join us – we have big plans for the future and are looking for an ambitious, proactive and experienced Art Director to help us go to the next level.

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

Our creative team creates bold work that matters. Driven by storytelling, craft and imagination, the team includes both Brand Creatives – responsible for shaping and safeguarding brands and developing strategies, playbooks and assets that keep digital channels alive and pristine – and Comms Creatives – responsible for making brands famous and relevant with ideas-driven campaigns, social-first content and impactful activations.

The team brings different expertise together across conceptualisation, art direction, design, copywriting, editing and production to form a multi-disciplined, integrated creative workforce.

Your role is embedded in the Brand Creative team.

ABOUT YOU

Our dream Art Director for the Brand team is someone who will envision and bring to life a brand’s core essence, while also using your keen cultural radar to creatively push boundaries. You are responsible for both sustaining and elevating a brand’s visual identity across a broad spectrum of executional creative outputs. You strategically hone a brand’s core message using captivating ideas, building respect for our clients - and for our agency. As an Art Director at Not Actual Size, you are immersed in trends and communities, with a particular eye for brand-strengthening opportunities.

You are an Art Director who can:

• Art Direct everything from a moving social video to a high-quality photoshoot
• Collaborate and contribute with high-standard ideas in line with channel and creative strategy, presenting them to teams and clients with confidence and clarity
• Develop visual keys, brand identities, moodboards, storyboards and references with strong narrative and compelling ways to aid client understanding and sign-off
• Create and safeguard a brand’s visual identity through rigorous inception and application of the approved brand visual identity
• Ensure all creative is produced in line with all brand guidelines, designed to further develop the brand, talking directly to relevant audiences/communities and meeting set brand and social objectives
• Ensure assets are the highest quality throughout entire process from generation through to delivery
• Lead the way in advanced skills of Adobe Suite, Figma and After Effects
• Inspire and influence clients with thinking that pushes boundaries and increases brand relevance - whilst creating open, honest and respect-fueled relationships with them
• Provide guidance to more junior creatives during ideation and execution phases, supporting them with inspiration and help on equal parts
• Foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration and respect across the whole team, actively sharing interesting and thoughtful news and references.
• Build positive habits and rituals within the creative team.

You are an Art Director who happens to be:

• A lighthouse for design and visual identity, enlightening the team in how to build and maintain consistent, outstanding brands from head to toe.
• A critical thinker who knows very well what good ideas look like, but also whether they are right for each platform.
• A good communicator who runs presentations and also speaks regularly and efficiently with internal stakeholders to ensure they are updated and aligned on all things related to process, team capacity, resourcing and recruitment.
• A mentor that empowers more junior creatives and sets them on a successful career path.
• A sucker for design - who believes beauty isn’t at odds with functionality.
• An adult who loves creativity but also understands business needs and social context.
• A tidy team member who uses file-saving and project management tools rigorously - to help cross-team work.

You are an Art Director who has:

• 7+ years experience at creative agencies/companies, 2+ of those years specifically at a midweight AD position
• A portfolio full of mouth/brain watering visual work
• Proved experience working with multi skilled talent

WHAT NAS OFFERS

NAS has five values, these should be demonstrated by all NAS team members and will be a core factor in all reviews.

↘ IMMERSE

↘ ENERGY

↘ RIGOUR

↘ OPEN

↘ CARE

We’re proud to offer a range of benefits that help our team thrive personally and professionally.

Alongside 33 days holiday, private health insurance, pension plans, enhanced sick pay, and team lunches and social events, we provide bespoke training packages and weekly cultural listening sessions to fully immerse all employees in the wider industry.

We also offer flexible hybrid working options. Most team members work from our (quite wonderful) office twice a week, but we are happy to discuss what works best for you.

We are a diverse team of creatives, strategists and account managers, and we highly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We embrace diversity and believe an inclusive, equitable environment is the key to crafting truly meaningful work.