Art Director - mr Porter (FTC - 1 Year)

YNAP GROUP; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Since launching in February 2011, MR PORTER has established itself as the world's leading, award winning online destination for men's style, with an unparalleled product offering from the best menswear and luxury brands, including categories that range from fine watches and lifestyle through to own labels Mr P. and Kingsman.

MR PORTER produces unmatched digital and printed content across its shoppable online magazine, The Journal, and its bi-monthly newspaper, The MR PORTER Post. In 2019, MR PORTER founded MR PORTER Health In Mind, a content and fundraising initiative in partnership with Movember, developed to raise awareness around men's mental and physical health.

We offer express worldwide shipping to more than 180 countries, including same-day delivery to New York, London and Milan, while providing a seamless shopping experience across mobile, tablet and desktop, with easy returns and multi-lingual customer care and personal-shopping teams who are available 24/7, 365 days a year.

MR PORTER are now seeking a talented Art Director to join the team. Some of the essentials for you to know are:

• Location: Our offices in London, Westfield (Shepherd's Bush)
• Reporting into: Creative Director
• Working Model: Hybrid
• Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)

Besides a competitive salary, we can offer you:

• A pension that both you and the company contribute to
• A portal with an array of discounts on things like theme park and cinema tickets
• Our famous staff discount along with exclusive staff sales
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Flexible working

Role Purpose:

Reporting into the Creative Director, this role will be responsible for development and implementation of concepts, ideas and designs for the MR PORTER brand content creative output for both onsite and offsite usage. This role will focus on Art Direction and Design Direction for brand campaigns as well as being part of the wider Art Direction and creative strategy team.

Here is a breakdown of what you'll be doing:

• Oversee concepting and art direction for fashion, talent, still life and video shoots, branding and all content output, ensuring our visuals are on-brand, inclusive, contemporary and desirable within agreed budgets.
• Focus on creating industry leading tier 1 brand campaigns, incorporating storytelling, cultural and company values and entertainment.
• Lead the design team and develop the MR PORTER visual brand identity ensuring this is central and consistent in all creative projects, from core institutional branding to onsite, email and experiential design for events and physical pop-up spaces.
• Work strategically to drive brand awareness and deliver strong sales through market leading and innovative creative for paid social executions, through stills, video and motion content.
• Develop and maintain relationships with photographers, film makers, illustrators, designers and external agencies for MR PORTER, nurture and encourage collaborations with new and exciting artists who share our brand values.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in fashion, design, film, art, media and technology where relevant to MR PORTER, with a particular attention to the digital and social space.
• Collaborate with fashion, content, marketing, social, paid media, UX, shoot production, email and site trading teams to lead concepts process and projects and meet objectives and targets.
• Review work for highest standards of quality, consistency, accuracy for a successful project completion. Provide management, leadership, inspiration, guidance, support and direction for the team, critically evaluate the creative process and work to improve with the creative team.
• Manage the team through multiple projects planning and be responsible for timely delivery of all creative projects. Work with the Production Department to allocate resource within the creative team to greatest effect.
• Create a world class creative team; consistently review and evaluate team, conducting twice yearly appraisals, identify needs for training and development, coaching and mentoring; Assess needs and conflicts within the department; Ensure teams function effectively to achieve MR PORTER's business goals. Identify and allocate team goals and objectives. Identify succession plan and recruitment needs for Design team.

The type of person we are looking for:

• Proven depth of experience in commissioning and directing photography, design and moving image in an e-commerce luxury space
• Extensive relevant experience in men's luxury fashion
• Experience within a multi-brand and/or e-commerce environment
• Extensive experience working for a global brand, understanding of different market needs
• Existing relationships with relevant photographers/directors/stylists etc
• Proficient in digital and print design, collateral branding and event branding
• Proven management experience
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills
• Breadth of experience in creating visuals for digital and social executions, special projects, 360 campaigns, especially for paid and organic media channels.
• Highly proficient in design, typography, retouching, video and motion a plus, using Adobe Suite and Figma
• Detail orientated and extremely well organized
• Positive and collaborative attitude, with own team, wider organisation and external collaborators

From the moment you join the YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP we are committed to making your journey with us inspirational and evolutionary. If you are passionate, committed and thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, then please apply with a CV.

YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that diversity brings to our workplace, our business and our customers. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of race and nationality, religion, color, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level
Workplace Type: Hybrid