Junior creative

Closing date for applications: 12pm noon on Monday 14 September 2026

Team: Creative & Strategy

Reports to: Head of Creative and Strategy

Works closely with: Creative Lead and Senior Creative Strategist

Salary: £34,000 - £36,000 per annum

Contract: 12-months Fixed-Term Contract

Location: London/hybrid, with regular attendance at the London office and occasional travel for filming, photography and events

Take on a multidisciplinary creative role producing video, photography, graphic design and digital content.

The Arts Society is a leading non-profit arts education charity based in central London with a mission to enrich lives through art. We operate through a global network of local member Societies, bringing people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Together we deliver in-person and online arts lectures, presented by our diverse network of accredited experts, to tens of thousands of people a month. That presence allows us to create a vibrant, inclusive and healthy cultural community that celebrates and promotes various forms of artistic expression. For more information, visit theartssociety.org.

The opportunity

We are looking for a talented and highly organised Junior Creative to join our Creative & Strategy team. This is a hands-on, multidisciplinary production role for someone who enjoys making high-quality creative work across video, audio, photography, graphic design and digital content.

Working under the direction of the Head of Creative and Strategy, you will support the Creative Lead and Senior Creative Strategist to help produce and adapt content for The Arts Society’s podcast, video-on-demand platform, social media channels, website, publications, reports, campaigns and member-facing materials.

What you'll be doing (key responsibilities)

Multimedia production

Working closely with and supported by the Creative Lead and Senior Creative Strategist, you will:

• Contribute to the filming, editing and delivery of high-quality video, audio and photography content across The Arts Society’s online platforms, podcast, social media channels, campaigns, internal communications and wider digital engagement activity.
• Assist with planning and filming at events, interviews, lectures and other agreed locations, including setting up and operating appropriate cameras, lighting and audio equipment.
• Organise footage, project files, permissions and final assets so that content can be easily located and reused by the wider team.
• Design and produce high-quality, on-brand materials for print and digital use, including social media assets, reports, presentations, templates, promotional materials and event collateral.
• Adapt, version and prepare creative assets for different audiences, channels and formats, ensuring artwork and files are accurate, accessible and ready for print, publication or digital distribution.
• Support the creation and maintenance of templates, asset libraries, filing systems and production workflows that help colleagues produce consistent, on-brand materials efficiently.
• Manage some assigned creative tasks from brief through to final delivery, confirming requirements, maintaining version control, meeting deadlines and escalating risks, competing priorities or capacity concerns where needed.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, suppliers and freelancers to deliver effective creative outputs, contribute ideas, respond constructively to feedback and champion inclusive, ethical and accessible approaches to content creation.

What you’ll bring (required skills & experience)

• Confidence using Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Premiere Pro, InDesign and Photoshop
• Strong video-editing and content production skills
• Practical experience filming, photographing, editing and adapting content for different channels and audiences
• Good understanding of design principles layout, typography, visual hierarchy, accessibility and brand consistency
• Excellent organisation skills, with good attention to detail, file management and version control
• Ability to follow a brief, respond to feedback and deliver accurate, polished work
• Ability to manage several tasks, work to deadlines and communicate early when priorities conflict
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach

Even better if you have (desirable skills & experience)

• Experience with motion graphics, podcast production, copywriting or additional creative software such as After Effects, Illustrator or Audition
• Basic understanding of UX design principles or experience creating user-friendly digital content
• An interest in and knowledge of the arts

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Flexible working environment
• Access to shared workspace in central London
• Gym and regular networking events on site
• Access to arts events and networks
• Collaborative, creative team

Application process

Applicants should submit a CV, a short supporting statement (up to 500 words) and a portfolio or links to relevant examples of their work.

Portfolios do not need to include professionally commissioned work. We welcome examples from personal projects, education, volunteering, freelance work and previous employment that demonstrate the applicant’s creative judgement and practical production skills.

Interviews are expected to be held in the last two weeks of September 2026.

Important notes

Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom and must be legally permitted to work in the UK. Checks will be carried out to ensure the successful candidate has the right to work in the UK before employment is confirmed.

Data Protection statement

Any personal data submitted to The Arts Society in this recruitment process will be held securely and processed solely for the purposes of recruitment. It will be held for the duration of the recruitment process, and if employed by The Arts Society, for the duration of the contract of employment and to fulfil the statutory, or recommended, retention periods when no longer an employee of TAS. The Arts Society will comply with data protection legislation at all times and in line with our GDPR policy.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.