Art Director

Darktrace is a global leader in AI-driven cybersecurity, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats every day. Darktrace was built on a genuinely differentiated idea: that Adaptive AI could detect and respond to novel, real-time cyber threats. That approach matters more than ever in the era of AI. Today, our customers depend on us to stay ahead. At Darktrace, we are energized by that responsibility. We work across teams and rally around a shared goal. We own outcomes end to end - step in, step up and see things through without waiting to be asked. We make decisions with urgency, say the hard thing, and hold each other to high standards with care and directness. We move first and learn fast anticipating where our customers are going next, continuously challenging ourselves. We invest in the skills, learning and opportunities that help people deliver at the level their roles demand, and reward the aptitude and curiosity to grow beyond them. Our Values: Own It | Win as One | Raise Our Bar | Move First. Learn Fast Job D escription : Darktrace's internal creative agency is looking for an experienced and highly creative Art Director to help shape and elevate a world-class Blue-Chip brand. This is a hands-on maker role for someone with exceptional craft, strong conceptual thinking, and the ability to translate complex ideas into compelling visual storytelling across every touchpoint. We're building a team of creative-minded storytellers who are passionate about the work and energized by the opportunity to push the brand forward. The right candidate lives and breathes brand experience and design, combining visual excellence with strategic thinking to create exceptional work across advertising, web, digital, data visualization, print, social, video, keynotes, and events. You'll lead creative from concept to completion, driving ideation, shaping brand expression, and delivering high-quality work yourself. You are a natural creative leader with a sharp eye for detail, a passion for craft, and the ability to develop conceptual, identity-led campaigns, immersive experiences, and standout creative that raises the standard across the team. Responsibilities Be a master creative maker: develop and lead creative projects from conceptualization through design, execution, and delivery. Deliver high-fidelity work that is thoughtful, considered, and meets the requirements of the project brief. Demonstrate conviction and accountability through quality, effectiveness, and projects delivered on time and to spec. Be an expert multitasker, balancing workload across multiple projects in flight while understanding priorities and project parameters. Demonstrate the ability to execute on project requirements with urgency and accountability, while managing project requests outlined by the production team and Creative Director. Lead in creating compelling and inventive solutions and concepts for integrated campaigns that uphold and evolve the Darktrace brand. Evolve and push Darktrace's creative voice forward with a sharp art direction eye, exceptional craft, and a consistently high standard of visual excellence. Lead exploratory creative work that defines new visual territories and expands the brand's aesthetic boundaries. Develop and execute high-fidelity creative across campaigns, events, web, social, digital, print, OOH, motion, video, multimedia, and interactive experiences. Own projects from early concept through final delivery, ensuring work is strategically aligned and flawlessly executed. Translate abstract ideas, strategic inputs, and complex concepts into elegant, clear, and compelling visual communication. Bring abstract concepts to life through typography, illustration, iconography, photography, storyboarding, and graphic development. Build, maintain, and evolve style guides, brand kits, design libraries, visual systems, and modular design frameworks that ensure consistency, scalability, and excellence across outputs. Help innovate and elevate Darktrace's design, visual systems, and event graphics. Rapidly ideate on creative, producing comps, concept executions, and presentations for the work. Provide visual direction and art direction across illustration, photography, motion, video, and storytelling, both hands-on and through internal teams and external partners. Art direct internal videographers, photographers, external agencies, freelancers, and production partners to achieve the creative vision and ensure all work meets Darktrace's visual standards. Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, copywriters, designers, developers, videographers, photographers, and production team to deliver world-class creative solutions. Work closely with other team members and the production team to establish priorities, fidelity, and timely delivery of tasks. Partner cross-functionally with Creative, Brand, Marketing, Product, Content, Account, and client stakeholders to deliver cohesive and impactful #J-18808-Ljbffr