Art Director - London, United Kingdom - Moonbug Entertainment

Moonbug Entertainment

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Moonbug Entertainment:

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children's media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience.

We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids' entertainment company on digital platforms in the world.

Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises.

Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone's flagship private equity business.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly creative and talented Art Director to join our Brand and Communications Team at Moonbug Entertainment.

As an Art Director, you will play a crucial role in shaping and implementing the visual identity of our brands across various platforms and media.

Your innovative ideas, strategic thinking, and exceptional design skills will be instrumental in elevating our brand presence to the next level and engaging our audience.

Responsibilities:

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Generating artwork in areas of specialisation which may include character, environment, props, textures, mood, and story concepts, which clarifies creative intent.
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Accountable for on time, on-budget execution, and delivery of all design assets
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Develops and maintains the overall look of the series as well as related content.
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Reviews and approves designs, artwork, and additional graphics developed by other staff members for the series.
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Understands the design elements of projects, inspires and leads other creative workers, and keeps projects on budget and on time.
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Determines how best to represent a concept visually.
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Communicates with senior production leadership to ensure designs fall on schedule and within scope.
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You are happy to use your own initiative to inspire and lead our Brands & Franchises
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Oversee and provide approvals of artwork, providing thoughtful feedback, as well as drawovers if necessary to external vendor pre-production stakeholders.
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Taking projects from concept through to execution bringing original thought, style and finesse at every opportunity
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Understanding and responding to both offline, online and social briefs with varying turnaround demands
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Working with the Creative Director to provide ongoing support and mentorship to the wider Creative team
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Maintaining graphic consistency across all deliverable
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Reviewing graphic materials to assess its validity and appropriateness for the brand
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Requirements:

5+ years experience in a similar role.
Effective listener and communicator to understand and portray the creative needs of client service teams
You work well in a closeknit team, happy and willing to share your skills to inspire others
Being able to constructively critique and challenge ideas
You can work across multiple different brands, categories, disciplines and channels
You enjoy and are able to collaborate with multiple stakeholders