Frieze is the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art, dedicated to artists, galleries, collectors and art lovers alike. Frieze comprises three magazines – frieze, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week – and seven international art fairs – Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze New York, Frieze Los Angeles, Frieze Seoul, The Armory Show and EXPO Chicago. Legacy art fair brands The Armory Show and EXPO Chicago were acquired by Frieze in September 2023. In October 2021, Frieze also launched No.9 Cork Street, a permanent space for visiting international galleries in the heart of Mayfair, London. Frieze is part of the IMG network.
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Frieze are looking for a Graphic Designer comfortable with both designing for print and digital outputs to join our in-house team. The successful candidate will have a digital-first skill set, but with an understanding of print processes and art working for print.
The Graphic Designer will concept and deliver innovative and cutting-edge creative across Frieze's digital channels and fairs. You will be tuned into the latest creative and cultural movements with a broad skill set and strong aesthetic to bring Frieze's unique brand personality to life through your creative concepts. You’ll support in creating engaging digital assets across web, social media, onsite screens at fairs and more.
Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
Design assets for print, such as advertisements, fair brand and signage graphics and print collateral.
Design engaging digital creative across multiple channels, including but not limited to areas such as digital display banners (including HTML5), social media, video and frieze.com.
Respond directly to briefs from a wide range of Frieze stakeholders and colleagues, working closely and collaboratively with them to come up with creative solutions to their design requirements.
Oversee production and installation of signage at Frieze fairs as required (including travel to oversees fairs)
Manage external relationships with freelancers, printers, contractors, designers, installers, agencies etc
Manage own workload and workflow, prioritising design tasks appropriately
An interest in culture, media and the arts is a must; being connected and up to date with trends and movements both in and out of the industry, and constantly looking for opportunities for this to inspire our digital look and feel.
You’ll already have proven experience within a design role, whether in an agency, retail or cultural
environment
Experience using the full Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects.
With a can-do approach, be able to work with other teams and designers on projects, as well as being happy to take on a variety of briefs and support the junior designer when needed.
Attention to detail
Clear communicator
Great at establishing good relationships and confident liaising with other departments and third parties
Team player
Permanent, London Surrey Street
Travel required throughout the year
Our Diversity & Inclusion Statement
Frieze unites people in our love of the arts. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we are committed to practicing anti-discrimination including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, together with artists, writers, and cultural practitioners from all backgrounds. There is still much work to be done to address systemic inequality and discrimination within the arts and culture industry, and we are dedicated to making progress to both within our own organization and the art world at large.