Senior Creative (12m FTC) | Lookfantastic

Life at THG Beauty 

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands inclusive of ESPA, Ameliorate and Christophe Robin, with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader. 

Why be a Senior Creative (12m FTC) at THG Beauty? 

This is a maternity cover role that is for someone with exceptional taste and visual judgement. You understand how to take a clear idea or creative direction and translate it into beautiful, effective content across stills, video and graphic application. You know how to shape a shoot, guide content creation, and ensure everything lands consistently across channels. You’ll work closely with the wider Creative, Content and Marketing teams to art direct, execute and elevate creative output who owns bringing clarity, confidence and craft to how ideas show up in the real world. 

This is a hands-on role: part art direction, part execution, part guardian of quality.

As a Senior Creative, you’ll:  

Art Direction & Creative Execution 

• Lead and support art direction across campaigns and content, including stills and video. 

• Translate creative direction into clear visual frameworks for: 

• Shoots 

• Content capture 

• Graphic systems 

• Asset rollout 

• Ensure creative concepts are executed with consistency, clarity and strong visual hierarchy. 

• Apply graphic design principles confidently across layouts, typography and composition. 

• Work closely with motion and video teams to ensure stills and moving image feel cohesive. 

Content Translation & Application 

Shape how ideas are expressed across: 

• Website 

• Social 

• Paid media 

• CRM 

• In-store or VM where required 

• Ensure content feels intentional, not fragmented, across channels. 

• Bring a strong understanding of how creative needs to flex between formats without losing impact. 

Collaboration & Leadership 

• Partner closely with Creative Leads, Video Editors, Production, Content and Marketing teams. 

• Provide clear creative direction and feedback to designers and junior creatives. 

• Support consistency and quality across multiple work streams and timelines. 

• Step in confidently to guide decisions when direction needs clarifying. 

Brand & Taste Leadership 

• Act as a guardian of LOOKFANTASTIC’s visual identity and tone. 

• Bring a strong point of view on graphic application, layout and styling. 

• Stay across trends in art direction, content and fashion/beauty visual culture. 

• Push for work that feels elevated, considered and culturally relevant – without overcomplicating. 

What skills and experience do I need for this role? 

• A creative or designer with proven art direction experience. 

• Comfortable working across stills, video and graphic systems. 

• Confident translating ideas into executable creative frameworks. 

• Highly collaborative, organised and calm under pressure. 

• Known for strong taste, clear thinking and constructive feedback. 
  
  
• Happy to be hands-on while supporting the wider team.
   
• Strong background in graphic design and art direction. 

• Experience art directing content shoots (stills and/or video). 

• Excellent understanding of layout, typography and visual hierarchy. 

• Experience working within established brand systems. 

• Confidence presenting ideas and giving direction to others. 

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. 

DESIRABLE 

• Beauty, fashion or lifestyle experience. 

• Experience working on integrated campaigns. 

• Exposure to motion or video workflows. 

What’s in it for me? 

Career Development 

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team. 

• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider. 

Enhanced Leave 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. 

• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us! 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.  

• Up to 10 days compassionate leave. 

• Buy back up to 3 days each year. 

• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months. 

Wellbeing Support 

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
   
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.  

• State-of-the-art on-site gym. 

• Access to our on-site physio. 

Other Perks 

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme. 

• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.  

• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.