Art Director, ART ANGELS

Guardian Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

ART ANGELS

Role: Art Director

Company: Art Angels Publishing

Salary: on application

Closing date: 18th April 2025

Company overview:

We are a leading greetings card company specialising in high quality cards and stationery products, with a focus on the best in contemporary printmaking together with a selection of work by leading 20th Century British artists. Our collaborations with artists have developed over the past 30 years, leading to a range of products which, in addition to card images, includes a selection of die-cut and 3D cards, notecards, wrapping papers, calendars, advent calendars and garlands. Art Angels is a regular supplier to leading museums and galleries, as well as bookshops and design led craft shops throughout the UK and overseas.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a creative Art Director to join our company. The successful candidate will have an understanding and experience of paper product design, a love of contemporary art and printmaking, knowledge of 20th British artists and a passion for creating innovative stationery products. They will be responsible for designing and developing art cards and related paper products which align with our distinctive and innovative company aesthetic.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and design innovative cards and stationery products, which can include die-cutting and 3D elements.
• Work with artists to adapt and translate artwork into commercially viable products.
• Collaborate with the production team to ensure designs are feasible and align with cost and material constraints and manufacturing capabilities.
• Prepare print-ready artwork and oversee each stage of production to finished product.
• Research new artists with the potential to design for specific projects.
• To lead and develop the aesthetic direction of the collection of images and products.
  
  
  

Required skills:

• Wide ranging appreciation of contemporary art and printmaking, with particular reference to the Art Angels core range of products.
• Familiarity with Art Angels current artists, and their work.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), image manipulation, layout, etc.
• Ability to sketch, illustrate, and conceptualise product design ideas.
• The vision to create 3D products from both existing and commissioned artwork.
• The ability to communicate creatively with current and future artists.
• Have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Have experience of social media marketing, together with the ability to create new product ‘lifestyle’ shots for use in promotions and website.
• Show experience of working closely with print production companies
  
  
  

If you are a designer with a love of artistic and innovative paper products, we would love to hear from you.