Studio Art Director - E-commerce

Job Description

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.
CREATIVE OPERATIONSWe're a creative family, building copy, data and visual assets for each corner of the FARFETCH Ecommerce Platform. We are dedicated to providing gold standard imagery, content and production services for our partners and creating an engaging on-site experience for our customers.
GUIMARÃESOur Guimarães office is located in this beautiful and historic city, often described as the 'birthplace of Portugal'. This is where our European Production team is based, in a custom-built office and studio facility which has a games room, music area and unbeatable chill out zone with a hammock that fits up to 20 people!
THE ROLEThe role is responsible for the studio execution of the ecommerce creative vision for the FARFETCH marketplace. You will be part of a team of Art Directors, Styling Editors, Imagery Development Specialists and Producers, responsible for the customer experience and creative quality of our product visuals (model imagery, still life, post production and future content types). You will be part of a newly reformed team ensuring the e-commerce imagery output is consistently of the highest quality. You will advocate for newness, fresh thinking and provide creative solutions to the challenges and constraints of high scale ecommerce imagery production. Whether working or certain segments of the product catalogue or associated projects you will take ownership of deliverables and initiatives with attention to detail and a true sense of the FARFETCH brand.You will work daily as an integral part of our in-studio content creation support working with project management and planning to maintain strong alignment and a consistent creative vision. In addition, you will collaborate with UX Research teams, Consumer Product and Data Analytics to support your work with customer feedback and engagement data.The role requires an understanding of the importance of a clear brand message in all visual communication and the ability to combine this effectively with the best practices in website usability. Respecting the Farfetch visual brand guidelines, this role ensures that all Farfetch visual content and ecommerce projects are executed with these guidelines in mind to deliver a consistent message that is easily understood by the user.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Concept development, creative concept testing for ecommerce product visuals when required;
• Viewing ecommerce visuals as a whole, blending photography, styling, still life, casting and post production to serve our customers’ needs and express our brand identity;
• Overseeing daily shooting and signing off on imagery to ensure it meets creative standards whilst balancing productivity needs;
• Host team retrospectives for your area to review areas of improvement and drive for creative progression;
• Driving the Creative process on within our studios;
• Understanding of best photography practices;
• Engage, motivate and support Creative feedback and alignment sessions being the Creative ambassador;
• Providing strategic ideas and suggestions to ensure the imagery is always kept fresh and relevant;
• Whilst overseeing a catalogue segment/tier being flexible when required to suit business needs;
• Work closely with the Concept Art Directors to ensure the overall website has cohesion translation, brainstorm and collaborate with all fellow Creative stakeholders;
• Mentor, coach and develop studio team members and Associate Art Directors on best practices;
• Train and on-board new team members;
• Support guideline implementation.

WHO YOU ARE

• Solid experience working in an ecommerce environment as an art director on both still life and model imagery;
• Ability to effectively lead a creative project from brief to execution;
• A strong creative eye, with a highly-developed visual sense;
• Confident and articulate when presenting ideas;
• Ensuring that the content is delivered on time and within budget;
• A strong communicator, able to brief others clearly on what is needed;
• Strong Interest in editorial trends, graphic design across web, magazines and retail with a strong emphasis on fashion;
• Anticipating trends, and presenting proposals to make sure the design does not become stale;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Strong understanding of fashion/fashion brands.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools;
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community;
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy;
• Flexible benefits program;
• FARFETCH Equity plan.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.