Senior Art Director

A little about us:

Hammer Creative is an award winning 360 creative agency specializing in the video game industry. We have decades of experience building highly effective campaigns backed by incredible AAA game trailers, and now we’re expanding to do it all in London.

Hiring the best talent is a part of that. Our cross functional teams are built to be nimble, highly effective, and empowered to bring their expertise and creativity to every project, big and small.

If you’re interested in joining the H.C. team we want to hear from you, even if this specific job posting is not a perfect fit.

This role:

Our London studio is looking for an experienced Senior Art Director, who is an adept creative problem solver and has an eye for detail. Day to day responsibilities include leading motion designers and other creative collaborators to deliver best in class visual storytelling.

You will be a hands-on maker and internal team leader. Our desired teammate will possess a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, leadership traits, and solid organization.

This is a hybrid work-from-home/onsite position, with the default being work-from-home, but with onsite work on an as-needed basis at our studio in London.

Responsibilities:

• Crafting design briefs and creating action plans based on creatives/scripts
• Take a hands-on approach, demonstrating exceptional on the box execution skills while overseeing the wider motion design direction of multiple projects simultaneously
• Working with production to resource the proper artists for creative assignments
• Internal team management, the day-to-day inward facing creative voice of a project
• Working on a variety of different briefs that use some or all of your skills in design, visual story-telling, copywriting, illustration, 2d/3d motion design, and compositing
• Organizing and briefing teammates, external partners, etc. on concepts and tasks
• Mentor, supervise and develop junior talent, and inspire teammates
• Build standout presentation decks with branding, typography, logos, and layout expertise - Use your creativity to make every deck visually engaging and strategically powerful
• This is a high-speed role—each project is unique and requires quick thinking and fluency to deliver the best results

Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in creative agencies or brand-side roles, working with large-scale global projects and clients
• Senior skillset with Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
• Strong skills in conceptual design, visual storytelling, copywriting, illustration, 2d/3d motion design, and compositing
• Confident in presenting and articulating ideas both internally and to clients
• A good communicator, team player, and delegator
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to problem solve and find creative solutions
• Knowledge or experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, or Blender a strong plus
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work under tight timelines - calm and respectful under pressure