Island Records is looking for a Creative Manager to join Studio Island, our in-house creative division, based at our Kings Cross HQ. You will work alongside the Marketing & Creative Director to concept and create impactful visuals for a diverse range of artists and label initiatives.

Be Collaborative
– Liaising with artists and managers to realise their creative vision
– Working closely with the creative intern to ensure suppliers are paid punctually
– Ensuring our freelance network is diverse and reliable

Be Creative
– Art directing
– Commissioning a broad range of creatives incl. photographers, designers, stylists, videographers
– Research and mood board generation
– Artist/label pitch documents
– Song and album artwork design
– Physical artwork format layouts
– Logo creation
– Merchandise designs
– Artist branding and guideline documents

Be Strategic
– Marketing point of sale
– Advertising assets across multiple formats
– Working with business affairs teams to ensure commissions are paper-worked

Be Financial
– Managing budgets for creative work alongside marketing managers
– Adhering to the Universal Rate Card guidelines when commissioning creatives
– Negotiating fees and terms with creatives

Person specification:
– Fluent in Adobe Creative suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
– Working knowledge of video editing software (Final Cut or similar)
– Able to confidentially communicate ideas and thought processes to people (in our case to artists, the label and contacts)
– Able work in a fast paced, tight turnaround environment
– Excellent organisational and time management skills
– Familiar with Trello workflow platform advantageous
– Adhering to deadlines and managing workflow

See link below for further details.

N.B No deadline specified.