Burberry Social Art Director

About Burberry

A leading luxury beauty brand operating at the intersection of high-end cosmetics and culture. The employer emphasizes meticulous visual identity, premium product storytelling and an elevated sensory experience across global markets, often as part of or comparable to international luxury groups.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the social visual language and art direction across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other digital channels to reflect the brand’s luxury positioning.
• Lead creative ideation and translate brand strategy into engaging stills, short-form video and motion content tailored for platform-specific consumption.
• Collaborate with social strategists, content producers, photographers, videographers, stylists and retouchers to deliver end-to-end creative shoots and post-production.
• Produce concise creative briefs, moodboards and shot lists; oversee asset delivery, retouching notes and final QC to ensure brand consistency and technical excellence.
• Manage multiple simultaneous campaigns and production schedules, ensuring creative output meets deadlines and platform KPIs.
• Direct in-house designers and freelance creatives; provide mentorship, feedback and creative direction to elevate the team’s craft.
• Partner with product, marketing and e‑commerce teams to ensure visual strategies support launches, hero product storytelling and conversion objectives.
• Monitor trends in beauty, culture and social platforms to anticipate creative opportunities and adapt the brand’s visual approach.

Qualifications

• Senior-level art direction experience (typically 5+ years), with a significant track record producing social-first campaigns for beauty, cosmetics or luxury lifestyle brands.
• A strong, demonstrable portfolio of social content—still imagery and motion—showing concept-to-execution leadership and measurable campaign outcomes.
• Fluency in social content formats and platform best practices, particularly short-form vertical video and motion storytelling.
• Proven experience briefing and directing photo and video productions, plus post‑production workflows including retouching and color grading.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate strategy into creative direction and influence cross-functional partners.

Skills

Experience

Typically 5+ years of professional art direction with proven leadership on social and digital campaigns; demonstrable experience in beauty or luxury brands and experience managing production workflows and creative teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Fine Arts or equivalent professional experience.

Workplace

Culture

The role sits within a highly creative, fast-paced environment that values impeccable aesthetics, cultural relevance and collaborative cross-discipline partnership. The workplace prizes visual excellence, experimentation with new formats and responsiveness to global social trends while maintaining luxury brand standards.

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