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About the Role

John Lewis is seeking a talented individual with a strong background in Art Direction for Home and Interiors, with fashion art direction experience being a plus. The successful candidate will join the in-house creative department, collaborating with the Lead Art Director to bring the John Lewis visual tone of voice to life through concepting and delivering stylish visuals in both moving image and stills. This role requires a confident creative leader who can evolve and push creative boundaries, concept and deliver on large and small scale shoots, and maintain a teamwork mentality to complete projects on time and within budget. The Senior Art Director must be naturally curious, collaborative, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, capturing assets for digital and print channels. Accountability extends from concept to final deliverables, including presentation decks, on-set leadership, edits, retouch notes, crop guidelines, and final assets.

Responsibilities

Own concept through to delivery of Home shoots across both stills and motion
Storyboarding for motion scamping concepts for room sets and still life
Development of John Lewis Home look and feel within the tone of voice set by leadership
Presenting and pitching work to senior stakeholders, and briefing external teams (photographers, stylists, set designers)
Acting as a brand guardian for John Lewis supporting as needed in meetings with the home commercial team or on set with freelance or junior art directors
Working hand in hand with your production counterpart to interrogate briefs and provide creative solutions to fulfil the brief
Acting as a mentor for junior members of the team, and providing a positive and nurturing environment
Creating clear AD decks that show vision and assets required, robust enough to brief in an external team and enable sign off internally
Expert knowledge in home and industry trends, including seasonal colour palettes, interior design direction and cultural trends
Research of new talent for photography, videography, set designers, and interior stylists
Responding to marketing briefs with art direction that aligns with our brand vision while constantly evolving to be industry leading
Ability to meticulously plan a shoot and be able to quickly adapt and problem solve when unexpected challenges arise
Being accountable on set for the final output of assets with an eye for detail across all elements including lighting, set design, styling, and composition
Responsible for the full retouch process in post from editing to mark-ups and grade to sign off
Strong communication between yourself and the producer on the project to ensure the project is running to schedule and within budget
Presenting your concepts to senior management within the business for approval
Sets an example as a creative leader in the business, working in tandem and as a collective with the rest of the creative and content team
Embraces new and emerging technologies to enhance creative thinking, workflow and processes

Requirements

Established Art Director with significant experience in concepting and delivering Home shoots
Strong portfolio showing a diverse range of work as Art Director with a Home focus
Ability to complete pre and post production within the given timelines
All required assets are captured on set and to a high standard
Final imagery has a consistent grade, and flawless product representation
Offers multiple directions/solutions in response to brief
Creates authentic work that adheres to the John Lewis visual identity

Skills

Art Direction
Home and Interiors
Fashion Art Direction
Concepting
Visuals (moving image and stills)
Creative Leadership
Teamwork
Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Bridge
Google Slides, Sheets
Sketching or illustration for scamping
Graphic design
Typographic knowledge
Set design
Product styling
Use of GenAI tools for moodboarding and storyboarding

Location

London Head Office campus in Pimlico
London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, , SW1V 2QQ

Work Type

Hybrid
Permanent
35 hours

Experience Level

Senior
Partnership Level 7

Salary/Compensations

Up to £60,000 Depending on experience
£47,000.00 - £73,500.00 Annual

Benefits

Night Premium at a rate of £5.25 per hour for time worked between 22:00 - 06:00
Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements

About the Company

John Lewis is the UK’s leading department store.
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.
We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.
We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify.
Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards.
We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong.
Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE.
Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Equal Opportunity

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.