Art Director

apartmentBMF placeLondon scheduleFull-time calendar_month 

Who we are

BMF is a collective of Cultural Engineers headquartered in NYC with offices in Miami, Los Angeles, and London. We are a global, full-service integrated marketing agency, specializing in event design & production, brand marketing, marketing strategy, sponsorships, talent management & bookings, publicity, and social media & influencer relations.

We bring people face-to-face with brand stories in order to create authentic narratives and establish meaningful relationships that convert into measurable business results. We strive to employ a diverse team of thinkers and doers with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and skill sets who can execute on any platform, scale, or continent.

Does this sound like you?

Our growing and dynamic Creative team is now looking for an Art Director who will be responsible for creative thinking and overseeing 2D and 3D designs required to transform creative ideas into tangible experiences. You will work with and report to the Creative Director who will ensure that the designs meet project objectives and company standards.

What a day in the life will look like:

  • Work alongside internal creative team to concept and execute creative ideas for clients
  • Create moodboards and establish creative look & feel for pitch presentations and present to clients in pitches and client-facing meetings
  • Generate a range of concepts to present to the Senior Designer and Creative Director at the start of each project.
  • Develop and design visual creative solutions that align with client’s brand, strategy, and industry
  • Contribute to brainstorms and resent design ideas to internal and external stakeholders with rationale behind design choices
  • Work closely with Experiential team to develop concepts for clients in presale and create visually arresting representations of these concepts to sell the idea through.
  • Provide guidance and critique of junior designer’s work and support design leads and team members to drive the design process.
  • Work closely with the Senior Designer and Creative Director to explore, refine, and select a creative direction for each project.
  • Consult with and present to clients as needed – helping to map out campaign strategies and tactics, design ideas, and directions to meet client objectives.
  • Stay up to date on relevant design trends relevant to our industry

Requirements

You must have:

  • 4-7 years of experience in an industry utilizing spatial design for categories such as hospitality, travel, luxury, automotive, tech etc
  • BA or equivalent required in design focused major (graphics, architecture, industrial design, interior design, 3D).
  • High proficiency in:
  • Mac OS / Windows PC
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Keynote and Google Collabs
  • Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop)
  • Bonus but not required: SketchUp and/or other 3D modeling/visualization software (SketchUp preferred) VRay / Keyshot / Rhino /Etc
  • Strong conceptual abilities (developing ideas/concepts individually and as part of a team)
  • Strong client service, self-motivation and time management skills required.
  • Must be an effective project leader, a clear communicator and consensus builder, highly organized, very detail-oriented and able to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
  • Comfortable working in a demanding, fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
  • Adept at working independently on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Must have an elevated and culturally relevant design aesthetic.

Benefits

What we bring to the table:

We want you to be part of a dynamic and creative team. We are vanguards in creative strategy and experts in leveraging emerging trends in popular culture, the arts, fashion and technology. We connect brands with media, influencers, artists and consumers to create today's leading experiential activations in the market.

And we’ve got the cred too: we were featured in Event Marketer's IT List of Top 100 Event Agencies for the past four years.

We offer:

  • A fast-paced, creative and collaborative environment with supportive leadership.
  • A culture that values ideas and innovation from everyone at every level.
  • Ongoing professional development and training; we will empower you to take charge of your career path.
  • Strong benefits including health and dental and unlimited time off.
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