Senior Creative
Job Overview
Description
We are hiring a Senior Creative to work within our in-house studio team. As a Senior Creative you will join an established team of creatives and content creators and be working alongside a team of highly experienced producers, photographers, art directors, stylists and marketing professionals.
We are the only UK retailer with the ability to create and produce content for global mega- brands in-house.
Based out of our purpose-built content creation studio is at The Sharp Project,
You’ll work closely with Marketing, Studio teams to bring bold, culturally relevant ideas to life - ensuring everything we put in front of our customer feels authentic, elevated, and unmistakably Footasylum. This is an exciting opportunity for an established or entry level Senior Creative reporting and supporting the Creative Lead.
The Team
The Studio Team sits within the wider Marketing Department and operates out of The Sharp Project in Manchester. While our physical home is in the studio, we’re in constant collaboration with Head Office and the rest of the business. We work across Footasylum’s Own Brands as well as iconic sportswear and streetwear names.
Every day is different, and the pace is fast. From daily eComm shoots to full-blown campaigns and in-store activations, our team thrives on creativity, teamwork, and shared passion for the culture we represent. We’re committed to making content that not only looks amazing but connects deeply with our customer.
About You
We are looking for someone who embodies the Footasylum values - Collaboration, Communication & Challenge. You will be an expert in UK culture and a brand fanatic.
You'll live for detail and thrive in a fast-moving creative studio.
You will love being on set, and seeing your ideas come to life
You'll obsess the details of concept ideation and bringing ideas to life
Passion about street and youth culture.
You enjoy supporting and developing new talent through mentoring
Along with;
· Expert skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Adobe Acrobat.
· Proven experience in concept generation
· Excellent time management and resillience in a fast paced environment
· Strong communication skills.
· Understand the value of giving and recieiving feedback
· Genuine passion for streetwear and youth culture
Responsibilities
· Deliver end-to-end creative direction of assigned briefs.
· Generate strong, original creative ideas inline with the brand’s vision.
· Work collaboratively across the department, to ensure creative ideas are executed consistently across all touchpoints.
· Champion brand consistency, visual tone of voice and creative quality across all outputs
· Be a key decision-maker during production and post-production.
· You have a keen attention to detail, demonstrate excellent creative judgment, and have a strong passion for storytelling and copywriting.
· You will find smarter, faster ways of working and help the smooth running of the studio.
Experience & Skills
Proven experience in a Senior Creative / Mid–Senior level creative role
Strong background in concept development, campaign creative and art direction
Experience working across photography, video and digital content
Confident presenting creative ideas and responding to feedback constructively
A strong portfolio that demonstrates creative thinking, execution and brand understanding
Why Footasylum?
We are one of the leading omni-channel retailers across the UK, but more than that we are a brilliant place to work. We value you and your development. We have loads of examples of people moving upwards, across to other departments and given training to excel their personal and professional skills. Our aim is to create a fun environment, where your success is paramount to ours and you are given the right tools, support and platform to achieve your goals.
Diversity
We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives when we are building services to customers and the wider business. This is great news for our business. Diversity for us is also, importantly, about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds.
Recruitment Process
We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.
We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you.
Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend Studio and Head Office in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.