Art Director

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role:Art Director

Location: Amsterdam Netherlands

Employment: 12-month FTC with view to extend

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role sits within a newly built global inhouse studio in Amsterdam created for a leading international domestic appliances brand spanning categories such as air fryers coffee machines vacuum cleaners and home tech.

The studio operates with the pace and ambition of an agency combined with the strategic depth and scale of an inhouse team - delivering socialfirst digitalled creative across global and local markets.

As an Art Director youll be responsible for shaping and delivering visually compelling culturally relevant creative that brings everyday products to life on social and beyond. Youll work closely with copywriters designers content creators strategists and account teams to produce work that is onbrand platformnative and commercially effective.

Youll manage projects endtoend present work to clients and help evolve the brands visual language across channels with the support of senior creative leadership.

WHAT YOULL BE DOING

• Produce original creative concepts for socialfirst content digital campaigns and integrated activations
• Approach briefs strategically ensuring all art direction delivers clearly against objectives and brand goals
• Develop and evolve visual systems and art direction across products subbrands and markets
• Create work that balances brand consistency with platformnative expression
• Work closely with designers motion designers and content creators reviewing and guiding execution to ensure quality and craft
• Collaborate with strategy social and production teams to bring ideas to life efficiently
• Brainstorm visual and conceptual ideas with copywriters and the wider creative team
• Ensure creative output is innovative culturally relevant and attuned to social trends and platform behaviour
• Pitch and present creative concepts campaigns and visual approaches internally and to clients
• Deliver proactive creative ideas and visual thinking on an ongoing basis
• Interrogate briefs ask the right questions and work with account and production teams to clarify requirements
• Maintain a strong eye for detail ensuring accuracy consistency and quality across all outputs
• Stay up to date with design advertising social and emerging tech trends
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and become a trusted creative partner at market level

WHAT YOU BRING

• Proven experience as an Art Director within a creative digital or integrated agency environment
• A strong portfolio demonstrating socialfirst digitally led creative work
• Excellent understanding of layout typography composition and visual storytelling
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms formats and trends
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with handson creative execution
• Confidence presenting and articulating creative ideas clearly and convincingly
• Experience working across multiple markets or adapting work for different audiences is a plus
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working within multidisciplinary teams
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and new creative tools (AI exposure a plus)
• Strong organisation attention to detail and ownership mentality
• Positive proactive and reliable team player with strong communication skills2

BEHAVIOURS WE VALUE

• Youre collaborative engaged and respectful of different disciplines
• You bring energy curiosity and optimism to your work
• You take responsibility and follow through
• Youre open to feedback and always looking to improve
• You show up prepared communicate clearly and contribute positively to team culture

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Our values shape everything we do:

BeAmbitiousto succeed

BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible

BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work

Bealways learningand listening to understand

BeResults-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community clients and creations

OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.