Art Director

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Art Director responsible for leading creative direction and execution at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty. Collaborating with teams to create visual concepts and high-quality content for campaigns.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with the Creative Director, Director of Art, Director of Copy and Head of Creative on key campaign projects and shoots.
Contribute to the development of creative briefs and campaign responses, working with Creative Directors, Marketing and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment with brand objectives.
Develop ideas across existing and emerging digital platforms, with an understanding of how creative should adapt across social and digital environments.
Develop visual territories, mood boards, storyboards and presentation materials that support concept development and campaign execution.
Present creative work and visual thinking to senior creative stakeholders, responding positively to feedback and refining work throughout the creative development process.
Lead the creative development of smaller-scale campaigns and campaign extensions where appropriate, whilst supporting senior creative leadership on larger campaign initiatives.
Lead the day-to-day art direction of assigned always-on campaigns, working closely with retouching and post-production teams to ensure assets are delivered to a high visual standard.
Support campaign development from concept through to delivery, including visual ideation, shoot execution, art direction on set and post-production across web, email, paid and organic social, video content, TVC and OOH.
Oversee the creative development of digital marketing assets, working closely with creative, design and marketing teams to ensure consistency across outputs.
Partner with NPD and Pro Artists to build a strong understanding of new product launches and the core range, ensuring creative work reflects product strategy and storytelling.
Deliver high-quality creative work, applying both creative judgement and performance insights to support effective campaign execution.
Explore the use of Generative AI within concept development, campaign extension and creative production workflows where appropriate.
Stay informed on developments across beauty, photography, design and post-production, applying relevant learnings to creative work and ways of working.
Support the successful delivery of projects by proactively managing creative actions and maintaining strong communication with relevant teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working as an Art Director within the beauty or luxury fashion sector, with strong attention to detail and visual craft.
Experience art directing model and still-life shoots across both stills and moving image, with confidence on set and an understanding of lighting, composition and visual storytelling.
Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects.
Good understanding of typography, colour, layout and image-making, alongside an appreciation of film and motion content.
Experience developing creative ideas across integrated 360 campaigns, spanning hero campaign assets, digital marketing, social content, e-commerce, CRM, retail and in-store touchpoints, from brief through to delivery.
Experience creating digital marketing campaigns, with an understanding of evolving digital trends and platform requirements.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams throughout campaign development and delivery.
Experience working with post-production teams, including retouchers, editors, grade, flame and VFX artists, providing clear and constructive creative feedback.
Experience using, or a willingness to learn, Generative AI tools to support ideation, creative development and production workflows.
Strong visual research skills, with the ability to draw inspiration from beauty, fashion, photography, film and culture to inform concept development and creative execution.
Experience using project management and asset management tools, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

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Hard Skills & Tools

art directionvisual storytellingcreative brief developmentdigital marketing campaignscampaign executionconcept developmentpost-productionlightingcompositiontypography

Soft Skills

collaborationattention to detailcreative judgmentcommunicationfeedback responsivenessorganizational skillsvisual researchproactive management