Senior Social Art Director

Expected Salary - £53,000 - £70,000 Contract type - This position is a 12month Secondment/Fixed Term contract Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Creative team aims for around 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. Location - This role is based at our Pimlico Head Office campus. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role. There is also a responsibility to visit our John Lewis branches when necessary. You will be able to claim travel expenses for these journeys Next steps - The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions and a portfolio upload. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. There is a 2 stage interview process for this vacancy. Key responsibilities Own the conception and delivery of social-first content to be published across John Lewis channels, overseeing each step of the process Lead and nurture the creative social team ensuring they are working to a high standard and are receiving the right support to fulfil their role Foster a strong working relationship with the social media team, ensuring that all content produced is in service of the social channel strategy and marketing priorities Work with the social producer to ensure concepts are achievable within the timeframe and budget Develop content franchises, as well as shaping daily content and campaigns that resonate with our online community and fit into social channel strategy and brand tone of voice Use learnings and results provided by social media managers to iterate on content and optimise for best performance Brief and lead a team of external creatives including editors, photographers, directors, animators and creators Act as the go-to for the creative social team; this means having status updates on projects that you and your team are working on and an understanding of the deliverables Be aware of global cultural and social trends as well as industry nuances to create innovative ideas and concepts Collaborate with the social and production teams to identify best suited collaborators and challenge briefs to balance creative and business needs Working cross functionally with the wider creative team to adapt campaigns for social media, and make recommendations for how they can be optimised Maintain quality across all platforms ensuring it is to a high standard and consistent with brand tone of voice Research and present trends within social media including possible collaborators and technology that could deliver content Essential skills/experience you’ll need Proven and extensive experience in art direction and content creation, specifically for social media Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Final cut pro, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, TikTok, Instagram, FB, Pinterest Knowledge in camera operations, including lighting as well as post production including editing, grading, graphics and sound A strong portfolio showing social first work within the fashion, beauty or lifestyle industry Desirable skills/experience you may have Previous management experience Experience with various levels of stakeholders #LI-HEADOFFICE #LI-RZ1 #LI-HYBRID