Senior Art Editor, Branded Content

Company Description

Our Media is part of the Immediate Media group, named one of theBest Places to Work in the UK 2022by recruitment website Glassdoor. We place huge importance on the wellbeing, support and development of our people, and we are hugely proud of our friendly and open culture.We aim to provide an environment where all our people feel they belong, can take risks and have a purpose.

Whether you join us in Content, Sales, Account Management, Ad Operations, Production, Subscriptions, Marketing or one of our central teams, you will be joining a company where everyone is passionate about what we do.

Youll see creativity and collaboration in action every day, as well as a commitment to transparency that ensures everyone knows how we are progressing. And we like to have a fun along the way, with a range of social and reward & recognition opportunities taking place throughout the year.

Position

Our content marketing division works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences in print, video, and online. Were proud to work with many organisations driving positive change in our world, including the RSPB, WWF-UK, English Heritage and the Natural History Museum.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Art Editor to join us. You will be working as part of a creative team producing the magazines, digital content, podcast and videos for the charity English Heritage. So, if directing photoshoots of knights at Bolsover Castle one day, pitching ideas to the client the next and pulling it all together through cutting edge designs sounds exciting, this could be the job for you.

Responsibilities:

• We are a forward thinking agency, working across an exciting range of design disciplines.
• English Heritages print magazines (a quarterly members magazine and a quarterly childrens magazine) are at the core of this role, but you will also be expected to produce digital content, e-newsletters, social media graphics, animated gifs, podcast visuals and video.
• You will be responsible for the design of your projects, ensuring they are produced to a high standard, within a budget and on schedule.
• You will be confident in contributing ideas and presenting them to your colleagues and the client.
• You will be required to brief and commission photographers and illustrators and art direct photoshoots at sites all over the country, often with reenactors and models.
• You will attend client meetings to receive briefs, present creative ideas and build and maintain client relationships.
• You will be responsible for managing another art editor, mentoring them and helping them achieve their goals.

Requirements

We're looking for someone who has:

• Presenting and client relationship management are a key part of this role so confidence presenting and communicating/problem solving with clients is absolutely essential
• Relevant experience working on magazines ideally in a content agency environment.
• Thorough knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, Indesign, Photoshop and illustrator.
• Experience with Google Slides, PowerPoint, After Effects, or XD is preferred.
• Ability to contribute ideas, communicate and support a team environment.
• Experience of organising, booking and directing photoshoots, sourcing props and managing people.

Please apply with a link to your portfolio.

Other information

This role will close at midnight on 10th April.

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society.

Were striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established five internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences.

We are currently working in a hybrid way, with around 3 days a week spent in our lovely purpose built offices in central Bristol (complete with barista and bike park), and the rest of the week working from home.