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Quintessa Art is looking for a fine art or interior art designer to join its team in London.

About Quintessa Art

Quintessa Art is an international art consultancy and creative design studio producing bespoke, made-to-order artworks and wall sculptures for interiors. Based in Stanmore, North London, the company works with clients across the mid- to top-end interior design sector, creating considered artwork solutions for sophisticated residential and commercial spaces.

This is a unique opportunity to join a company with over 40 years’ industry experience. It is a lovely role for the right person: someone with a genuine passion for art and interiors, a strong eye for colour and detail and the enthusiasm to contribute creatively within a close-knit, in-house team.

The role

Quintessa Art is looking for an experienced, confident and creative fine art or interior art designer to help develop new artwork layouts and concepts and translate physical art ideas into polished digital presentations. Working closely with the directors and in-house designer, you will interpret client briefs and help ensure that each proposal is beautifully resolved, relevant to the scheme and presented to a high standard. You will also help develop seasonal in-house collections.

Key responsibilities:

• interpret written and visual client briefs, particularly in the context of contemporary and luxury interior design
• develop fresh artwork concepts and design suggestions for the Quintessa Art portfolio and for day-to-day client briefs, responding to individual project requirements
• translate physical artwork concepts into high-quality digital formats and create convincing artwork, framing and in-situ room mock-ups in Photoshop or AI where appropriate
• prepare creative layouts and presentation documents, including digital look books and client pamphlets in InDesign; collate relevant information from internal teams for live orders
• carry out detailed image preparation, scanning and PSD colour adjustments; high-specification digital colour correction experience is an advantage
• help maintain image banks, caption images, source and purchase image rights and work with an understanding of copyright requirements
• support the creation of newsletter layouts and website layouts
• manage multiple tasks with care, keeping files and project information organised and maintaining a high level of accuracy
• knowledge of RAL colour systems would be helpful

About you

You will bring a combination of creative instinct, practical design skills and a thoughtful, organised approach.

You are likely to be:

• passionate about fine art, colour, composition and interior design
• confident interpreting a brief and developing ideas that feel appropriate to the client and the wider interior scheme
• highly attentive to detail, well organised and comfortable managing several tasks at once
• proactive and positive, with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team
• a clear communicator who takes pride in producing polished, professional work

Skills and software

Ideally, you will have:

• proficiency using Apple Mac computers
• good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, and new AI visual design packages, e.g. Midjourney or similar
• strong image-editing and digital artwork preparation skills; confidence with colour correction is beneficial
• an eye for typography, layout and presentation, with InDesign experience especially useful

Role details:

• hours: full-time
• contract: permanent, in-house role (no exceptions)
• start: immediate start, subject to a trial and probation period
• location: Quintessa Art, Stanmore, North London. Nearest tube station: Canons Park

How to apply

Please submit a CV, a short covering letter and a PDF portfolio or link to an online portfolio via the apply for job button below. Please include examples that demonstrate your design eye, image-editing skills and interest in art and interiors.

www.quintessa-art.net