Art Manager

Job Purpose

We’re looking for a creative leader who can think big, sweat the details, and inspire a team to deliver standout work. This role is about leading designers to craft high-quality, impactful visuals that align seamlessly with brand objectives, business goals, and creative ambition. You’ll oversee the end-to-end design process across platforms while ensuring consistency, innovation, and excellence in execution.

What You’ll Do

Brand Stewardship

- Be the guardian of brand voice, tone, and visual identity across all creative outputs - Ensure every piece of work aligns with brand values, guidelines, and long-term vision

Creative & Design Strategy

- Translate business and marketing objectives into strong creative concepts and visual narratives - Define design approaches for campaigns, ensuring every asset has a clear purpose and impact

Design Leadership & Execution

- Proactively create and guide the development of compelling designs across formats—visual systems, campaign creatives, infographics, logos, and interactive platforms - Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of designers through clear direction, constructive feedback, and hands-on guidance - Ensure consistently high-quality output across all deliverables

Collaboration

- Partner closely with copy, accounts, strategy, and clients to build integrated, effective marketing campaigns - Contribute meaningfully to brainstorming, problem-solving, and creative discussions

Quality Control & Production Oversight

- Review artwork for accuracy, clarity, aesthetics, and brand adherence - Oversee pre-production and production stages, including attending shoots, recordings, and key creative reviews

Market Awareness & Innovation

- Stay plugged into design trends, emerging formats, new tools, and competitor activity - Bring fresh thinking, experimentation, and innovation into everyday creative work

Client Engagement

- Participate in client meetings, presentations, and pitches as a creative representative - Offer strategic creative inputs and confidently articulate design decisions - Act as the point of contact for creative escalations and relationship strengthening

Team Growth & Hiring

- Identify, hire, and build a strong team of independent, reliable creative talent - Ensure new hires can interpret briefs clearly and execute with minimal supervision

People & Performance Management

- Conduct weekly team check-ins to track progress, unblock challenges, and mentor team members - Encourage proactive problem-solving and accountability across client and internal work

Time & Operations Management

- Ensure adherence to internal TATs, task prioritisation, and timely delivery - Follow and reinforce documented SOPs and creative processes