McCann Manchester Limited is hiring: Senior Art Director/Designer, Gotham in New

ID 5682

Job Description

Gotham is looking for a Senior Art Director/Designer with a solid background in beauty or fashion to join our team. This role is a rare opportunity to help shape the visual identity of a prestige skincare brand that is transitioning into direct-to-consumer marketing for the first time.

As a Senior Art Director/Designer, you’ll concept and design quarterly brand shoots, develop creative ecosystems around product launches, and bring ideas to life across digital touchpoints. You’ll partner closely with a copywriter and report directly to the Group Creative Director, collaborating with both internal teams and external stakeholders (including the client’s own Creative Director).

The ideal candidate combines conceptual strength, hands-on design expertise, production know-how, and the confidence to navigate client collaboration with clarity.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with copywriter and strategy team to develop big ideas for quarterly brand shoots and new product launches

• Translate strategic briefs into compelling concepts, visual narratives, and campaign ecosystems

• Design and deliver consumer-facing creative including:

• Emails targeting specific demographics
• Digital banners and website assets (including PDP content for third party retailers and owned DTC channels)
• Presentation decks and creative rationale

• Collaborate with account, strategy, and production teams to define deliverables and asset lists, guiding clients through the process of scoping and prioritizing needs

• Present creative confidently to agency leadership and clients

• Oversee execution on set, ensuring creative excellence from pre-production through final delivery

• Stay up to date on beauty and DTC design trends to maintain a distinctive, elevated brand presence

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of art direction and design experience, with demonstrated expertise in the beauty or fashion category

• Innate conceptual thinker with a clear creative point of view

• Experience leading on-set creative direction for photoshoots and/or video content

• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple contributors; comfortable navigating ambiguity, defining deliverables, and translating client needs into actionable creative outputs

• Detail-oriented with the capacity to juggle multiple projects and deadlines

• Crisp and concise communicator with excellent presentation skills

• Portfolio of conceptual work for review, along with proven proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Suite, are a must

Who we are:

With a name inspired by the capital of culture and a legacy that includes some of the world's most iconic brands, it's no wonder Gotham is often referred to as "McCann Worldgroup's best kept secret."

Founded in 1994, we are the Global and US agency of record for Maybelline New York, a relationship of 30 years. Our next chapter continues our legacy of transformation. Currently, we are expanding our ranks and roster of partners to build a deliberately small yet mighty global boutique, backed by one of the strongest networks of innovation and creativity in the world. With full-funnel beauty as our start, we bring a sharper “awareness AND acquisition” perspective to the worlds of household CPG, lifestyle and wellness.

Today, Gotham sits at the crossroads of culture, creativity and hustle, ready to help create the world’s next number one brand. Again.

The salary range for this position is $90,000-110,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; the associated discipline; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Founded in 1994, Gotham is the Global and US agency of record for Maybelline New York, a relationship of 30+ years. Our next chapter continues our legacy of transformation. Currently, we are expanding our ranks and roster of partners to build a deliberately small yet mighty global boutique, backed by one of the strongest networks of innovation and creativity in the world, McCann Worldgroup. With full-funnel beauty as our start, we bring a sharper “awareness AND acquisition” perspective to the worlds of household CPG, lifestyle and wellness.

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