Junior/Mid-Weight Partnerships Creative

In this role, you’ll contribute fresh ideas, original conceptual thinking, and skilled design execution for decks and pitches across a variety of commercial projects. Passion and depth of musical knowledge is essential to developing ideas that uphold the NTS bold, diverse and discerning music programming. Your creative thinking should span audio and visual content, events and 360 campaigns.

Responsibilities include

Creative Development

• Conceptualise and execute new and original creative ideas for commercial pitches and campaigns that reflect the spirit of NTS, whilst meeting client needs. Ideas will include live music events, campaign roll outs, social content, radio, print and long-form video.

• The ability to refine concepts and visuals to align with client and internal feedback. 

• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, Strategy Director and Design Director to confidently deliver impactful campaigns and pitches from start to finish.

Art Direction and Design

• Be able to help oversee the art direction and deck design for projects from concept to execution, maintaining a high level of quality and innovative creativity.

• Have good and original creative references that will help inform and influence creative thinking — especially within the worlds of music, fashion and design.

• Provide hands-on support in developing mood boards and mock ups for pitches

• Confident in designing and building out decks for on-going brand projects and pitches — this includes typesetting, lay-outs and visual flow of a deck.

We work collaboratively, so we’re looking for a team player. This allows considerable room for originality and new ideas, giving the candidate opportunities for their ideas to become reality during an exciting period for NTS.

Must Have

• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in a creative role within an agency or in-house team.

• Creative Thinking: Strong conceptual skills and a portfolio that demonstrates a range of impactful campaigns and projects. Pro-active thinking and enthusiasm that will help to push NTS forwards with new ideas, brands to collaborate with and ways of working.

• Attention to Detail: Meticulous eye for design, typography, and overall aesthetics.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), Figma, Keynote or other relevant design tools.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present ideas and concepts to internal teams and clients with confidence and clarity.

• Time Management: Proven ability to juggle multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.

• Collaboration: A positive attitude and willingness to contribute to a collaborative work environment.

• Music Knowledge: Someone who loves to listen to NTS and is tapped into music culture!

Returns

• This is a permanent, full-time position based in London

• Monday, Friday WFH and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday work in the Dalston HQ

• Flexible start time 9am - 5pm / 9:30pm - 5:30pm / 10am - 6pm

• 23 days holiday/ year + bank holidays

• 3 x days off between Christmas and New Year for office closure

• Auto enrolment into workplace pension after 3 months with Smart Pensions

• A dynamic, inclusive, and supportive work environment.

• The chance to work on exciting and diverse projects with high-profile clients.

• NTS goods allowance

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

NTS is a diverse team, and warmly welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups. If any potential applicants have accessibility needs and would like some assistance completing the application, we are here to help - please email us at support@ntslive.co.uk.

To apply

Please fill out this form and attach a PDF of both your CV and a Creative Portfolio that showcases a wide range of your skills, experience and thinking

The interview process will consist of a least 2 rounds. 1st round will be a virtual interview on google meet with Clara Goodger our Creative Director and Matt Tremaine our Design Director and 2nd Interview will be with Clara, Matt and Hope Abel our Global Partnerships Director. There may be a short 3rd round to meet other members of our team.

CLOSING DATE is 11pm on Sunday 9th March

No agencies or recruiters please.