Senior Creative Artworker

As a Senior Creative Artworker at TMW, you'll be a crucial member of our dynamic Studio team. We're in a period of exciting growth, and our focus is on building a team that understands, has a passion for, and delivers exceptional creative craft across all accounts and projects – regardless of budget or timeframe. This exciting growth brings with it potential opportunity for career advancement within the Studio, and across some exciting clients and projects. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, problem-solving creative with strong organisational and time management skills. You'll have a substantial experience at a reputable design/creative agency, with experience of managing or mentoring others. You'll be responsible for interpreting, implementing, and delivering the creative vision for a wide range of projects including digital, social, print, and motion. Your diverse portfolio will showcase this skillset and experience.

Alongside the Head of Studio, the successful candidate will lead and mentor the Studio team to ensure technical excellence and consistency across all projects. You'll also inspire the team to develop innovative and scalable creative solutions. A dynamic, thorough and enquiring approach will be required as the Senior Creative Artworker will be called on to be involved in (and balance the needs of) a wide range of projects and executions, with timelines ranging from the immediate to the longer-term. Fitting in as part of a wider creative team and the ability to collaborate effectively is also a must.

What we’d like to see from you…

• Creative leadership and project management:
• Contribute to the development and refinement of Studio processes and standards to ensure efficient and high-quality production.
• Understand where time is best spent and efficiencies can be made, whilst retaining high standards – ensuring the wider team are aligned and foster this skill.
• Work closely with Project Managers and other stakeholders to oversee or execute the production of creative assets, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
• Coordinate with external partners to facilitate smooth project delivery, where required
• Estimate timings and suggest appropriate response to brief, identifying any specialisms or dependencies required for delivery.
•  Line management and mentorship:
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork and communication, whilst motivating and inspiring our teams to deliver their best work.
• Provide constructive feedback, mentorship and coaching to support the team's growth and professional development.
• Oversee the day-to-day activities of our team of artworkers and creative artworkers, to ensure their workload is professionally executed, effectively managed and deadlines and technical specs are met.
•  Design and artworking expertise:
• Demonstrate and share your deep understanding of design principles, typography, and colour theory.
• A technical understanding that is second-to-none, whatever the channel and output.
• Collaborate with designers to develop visually stunning and innovative creative concepts that are both scalable and technically excellent
• Create high-quality layouts that are engaging, effective, and aligned with brand objectives.
• Demonstrate exceptional skills in creative comping and retouching to create visually stunning compositions that bring design concepts to life
• Use advanced retouching techniques to enhance and refine creative assets.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure our work remains relevant and competitive.

What you will need to succeed …

• Strong portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of skills across digital including animation, and print,
• Proficiency in Adobe CC: PS, AI, INDD, AE, AC, LR, BR.
• Good working knowledge of Figma and PPT.
• Passion for crafting visually stunning work and a commitment to quality
• Collaborative team player with strong communication and inter-personal skills.