Job Description
Are you a digital design visionary who thrives on the pulse of the latest social media trends, from TikTok's viral moments to Snapchat's dynamic storytelling?
We are seeking a Digital Campaigns Design Director who lives and breathes the digital zeitgeist, translating cutting-edge design trends into award-winning work. If you are passionate about pushing creative boundaries, driving engagement through innovative visuals, and leading a team to deliver compelling digital campaigns that captivate audiences, we want you to join our dynamic team. Bring your expertise and creativity to craft unforgettable digital experiences that set new industry standards.
If so, we want YOU to join us!
Sky Creative is an award winning, highly creative, busy and exciting department. We are an internal Creative agency, supporting the whole business - both the platform and the network of channels, providing creative and design solutions on-air, off-air and for convergent media. We pride ourselves on the commercial quality of our output across our on-air, off-air and online areas including: channel branding, programme packaging, promotions & commercials.
What you’ll do
We are seeking a Digital Design Director to lead our Digital Campaigns Design Team. You’ll be a outstanding digital designer, someone who can deliver award winning design and lead by example across our digital advertising landscape.
You’ll work on Sky’s most important advertising projects to push our idea-led digital design output, creating simple, impactful and disruptive digital design.
Collaborating closely with the Creative Director of digital trade marketing to drive our biggest consumer engagement moments; from Start of the Premier League Season, to iPhone launches, Black Friday to F1.
You will take a lead role over projects and drive the craft and standards on tools where you can have the most impact, working from concept through to delivery, driving the vision and craft of the work and delivering high quality results.
What you’ll bring:
- A compelling portfolio showcasing a wide range of digital design work, including examples of successful team-led projects.
- A proven track record of leading digital design projects and teams in a creative agency or similar is required.
- Advanced skills in digital design tools Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma.
- Extensive experience with social media platform specifications, trends, and best practices for design.
- Deep understanding of Dynamic Content Optimization and experience using data and analytics to inform design decisions.
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
- Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead a team of designers in a fast-paced environment to develop and execute a long-term vision for the digital design department.
- A passion for innovation and a drive to explore new design technologies and trends.
The Rewards:
There are reasons people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place!
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences!
How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Your office base:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.
We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
With 24 million customers across six countries, Sky is Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be part of the Comcast group. Our 32,000 employees help connect our customers to the very best entertainment, sports, news, arts and to our own local, original content. Following the success of Sky originals like Chernobyl, we plan to double our investment in original content by 2024. We’re also developing a new TV and movie studio, Sky Studios Elstree, which is expected to lead to the creation of over 2,000 new jobs and generate an additional £3 billion of production investment in UK creative sector in the first five years alone.
Our technology allows Sky customers to watch what they want, when they want, how they want and connects millions of people to content they love. And our online streaming service, NOW, brings viewers all the enjoyment of Sky with the flexibility of a contract-free service. We also believe that a company of our scale has a responsibility that goes beyond our business, and into the community. We recently announced a series of commitments to help tackle racial injustice and improve diversity and inclusion.
To ensure the commitments are delivered, Sky will invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years. We’re committed to being Europe’s first net zero carbon entertainment company by 2030 – two decades before we have to – and we’re an inclusive employer recognised by The Times and Stonewall for our commitment to diversity.