Art Director
Art Director
UK Salary range £35,000 - £70,000
UK Salary range £35,000 - £70,000
Key Skills For Art Directors
Courses For Art Directors
From £329 + VAT
One day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Feed your creative vision and integrate AI tools into your design workflow. Learn how to generate artwork, transform images, and achieve realistic results with AI.
Integrate AI into your design process within Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Generate stunning AI images or vector graphics using a text prompt, and learn how to achieve realistic results when combining AI generated elements with existing photographs.
Ideal for existing users of Adobe Creative Cloud who want to gain AI skills.
"Engaging and informative while happy to explain when I got lost. My second time with Simon as a tutor and he is brilliant. Thank you."
"Excellent extra tips and time saving advice. Will be very useful in my work going forward."
"Tutor was really articulate and clear. The course covered so much more than I expected. I felt comfortable to ask questions and the group size was perfect. The environment was very professional and calm."
"The centre is very clean, modern and spacious. The food is always exceptional and the trainers are very knowledgable."
"Very good overview of what ai can do on the adobe programs. Great lunch and snacks"
Chapel & York
From £429 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Learn how to edit, retouch, and enhance images with this pro editing tool. Discover the creative possibilities with our beginners course.
Explore the creative possibilities of Affinity Photo with our two day introduction course.
Ideal for beginners, you’ll learn the essentials of image editing through hands-on exercises.
Learn how to remove backgrounds, colour correct, retouch, and experiment with creative filters and effects.
Get started with Affinity Photo today.
From £329 + VAT
One day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Learn the principles you need to create beautiful, professional designs. Discover the secrets of effective visual communication.
The Introduction to Graphic Design course will give you an essential understanding
of design principles - typography, colour theory, layout and composition.
Learn to
apply these principles to your work to give you the skills and confidence to create
professional designs.
"Trainer was patient and happy to take questions"
Mitie
"Friendly atmosphere, motivated teachers"
"Really knowledgeable trainer who was very personable"
Mitie
"Very hospitable, very passionate lecturer, very informative"
Bath Spa University
"Simon was really friendly and informative. He was approachable and it made learning a new subject much less intimidating."
JS Group
From £299 + VAT
One day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Master the full power and potential of Adobe InDesign. Take your design skills to the max by working smarter and faster.
Dive deeper into InDesign's typographical controls and advanced text formatting features.
Use grids, objects styles and liquid layouts to create beautiful and polished layouts and documents.
This Advanced course is designed to expand your skillset and help you maximise the potential of Adobe InDesign.
"Ian was flexible enough to tailor some of the course to what I do everyday and he taught me new tips and tricks that I know I'll be using a lot going forward! He was great at going through everything in detail and explaining the why and not just the how."
"Matt was amazing at talking through the topics on Indesign I wanted to know. Loveley offices and great lunch!"
Chapel & York
"Matt is very knowledgeable and all the examples are easy to follow and understand. Great insights on how to use the software."
"Engaging the whole group and covering all our questions and requirements for the course."
"Clear and knowledgable. A really helpful and enjoyable day. Thank you!"
From £429 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Expand your Adobe InDesign skills by creating interactive eBooks and magazines. Create interactive publications that work across a range of digital platforms.
Learn how to use Adobe InDesign to design and publish interactive content like e-books,
magazines, and interactive PDFs.
Gain the skills to create user-friendly interactive elements that provide a seamless and
enjoyable reading experience for your audience.
"Simon was so engaging and knowledgeable and was happy to explain things again when I got in a muddle. This course will be so helpful to my current employment and I think my managers will be blown away! Of all the courses I have done Simon has been the best teacher so far. The two days flew by and I feel I have a good grasp of what was taught. I also like that the group was small so it felt like one on one training which is so valuable. Thank you."
"Everything - super clear, very informative and plenty of real life examples of how to use the course."
"Vicki Loader was really great!"
"Great studio environment and friendly and helpful members of staff."
"The course instructor Simon was brilliant, knowledgeable and very patient. I would gladly take courses run by him again."
From £379 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Build on your existing InDesign skills to create more sophisticated documents. Master workflow strategies that will help you work more efficiently.
Deepen your understanding of InDesign's features and functionality, allowing you to create more professional and complex layouts.
Take your InDesign skills to the next level, master shortcuts and workflow strategies that will help you work faster and more efficiently.
"Everyone was really friendly and approachable, lovely location!"
UCL
"Matt was a great trainer and learnt lots"
RF
"Keeping us engaged and covering all areas."
TALA
"Really friendly staff and super helpful tutor, learnt a lot!"
Blakeney
"Great course, informative and the instructor was able and willing to answer our questions."
Durkan Ltd
From £379 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Learn how to create beautiful layouts and documents in Adobe InDesign. Design professional layouts for magazines, brochures, reports, and books.
Learn to create visually appealing layouts and documents using Adobe InDesign.
Our experts will teach you how to create beautiful print layouts for brochures, magazines, reports and books.
This is the ideal course for anyone who wants to learn how to create professional
layouts using Adobe InDesign.
"Really good communication and lots of opportunities to ask questions and tailor the training to our needs. Matt was very friendly and made the training very easy to follow and engaging."
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
"Visual demonstrations, adapting the learning to the audience."
People's Partnership
"Friendly and knowledgable"
DPAM
"Accessible and inclusive"
Age International
"The different stages and exercises were very helpful. I was good at going through the different tools step by step."
From £899 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Develop your leadership skills and learn to inspire and empower your team. Understand what makes an effective leader and how to apply your new skills.
Develop your leadership skills and learn to inspire and empower your team.
Understand what makes an effective leader and how to apply your new skills.
"A lot of valuable content and examples were shared during the call, which I found very helpful."
Norac Foods UK
"Creative atmosphere"
"Michael was a joy, his enthusiasm and knowledge was brilliant! i loved every minute. It has really helped!"
"Michael was great at communication, entertaining and conducted the perfect balance of humour. Michael also listened to questions and even workshopped scenarios that we have encountered in the past. I've done a few of these courses now and this is one of the best courses I've been involved in! Thank you! :D"
"Michael was so knowledgeable, patient and reactive to us and what we wanted to learn about. It felt like a bespoke course even though we knew it wasn't! I have learnt so much and thoroughly enjoyed the whole course. Thank you Michael!"
From £899 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Learn to become an effective and confident Manager and motivate your team. Develop the management skills that are critical to the success of any business.
This course will give you the management skills to effectively guide and motivate teams.
Learn how to communicate clearly, solve problems and delegate effectively, enabling you to build strong teams and promote collaboration.
"Michael kept the training engaging over two days."
"The general overview and range of points. The structure of the course and allowing regular breaks was also useful to reset and focus. Thanks Michael!"
"ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. Michael was great. We train very similar soft skills courses and this was so refreshing for me. His approach, his commitment to the subject and his delivery was fabulous. Thanks Michael, you were engaging, funny and informative."
"Michael was very knowledgeable and has given me some excellent tips for going forward in my management career (and my personal life!)"
"Friendly, the trainer was knowledgeable and all round nice guy. Had a great time thank you."
Half day Live Online Private Options
Understand and master the challenges of managing a project remotely. Learn the skills to effectively manage teams working remotely.
The course equips you with the skills and strategies to effectively manage projects in a remote work environment.
Learn how to effectively communicate with remote team members and how to improve collaboration on a project when your team works in different locations.
"Informative, well structured, good analogies and examples"
"Adapting to my needs, engaging and overall friendliness and knowledge"
"I was very happy with the course today. In this case it was highly beneficial that I was the only participant, as Michael was able to adapt the course specifically to my needs and current situation, which gave me tools and methods that I can implement straight away. Thanks a lot!"
Half day Live Online Private Options
Learn to effectively manage and motivate a team that is working remotely. Successfully navigate the unique challenges of remote team management.
Remote work can pose challenges in communication and collaboration.
This course will give you the techniques and tools to foster effective communication, build trust, and improve teamwork in a remote-working environment.
Learn how to navigate the dynamics of remote team management and successfully
manage and motivate a team working in different locations.
"Michael was excellent, knowledgeable and full of good examples. Incredibly helpful"
"Interactive and enthusiastic trainer - thanks!"
"The trainer was excellent and approachable, which made the session educational but relaxed and engaging. And the course ran incredibly smoothly and the setup was easy, which took out any stress of getting started."
From £329 + VAT
One day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Become a super-user and harness the full power and potential of Photoshop. Learn insights and techniques from experts to produce stunning images.
Expand your skillset and push the boundaries when using Adobe Photoshop.
This course is designed to expand your creative horizons giving you the skills to produce a wide range of beautiful digital imagery.
You'll also cover valuable advanced workflows and time-saving techniques from industry professionals.
"The course was very comprehensive and I feel I have gained enough knowledge of Canva and I am going away with some great ideas for the projects I am working on. I really appreciated the theory sections on design."
"Taking the time to help people if they got a little lost and demonstrating techniques with relevant examples."
"Very organised, well set up and prepared. Simo was lovely and friendly, explained clearly and effectively, made sure we were caught up with what was done and also answered all our questions and made sure to tailor the examples to our work and needs. Food was fresh and healthy and great portion, room was comfortable and everywhere was clean!"
"Great at answering any questions as well as asking at the beginning of the course what we would most find useful day to day and catering the examples to help."
BrandMe
"Lots of really helpful info and advanced techniques. Very well planned. We were able to tailor the afternoon to specific processes and techniques relevant to out role as museum photographers - using examples of our photography."
From £399 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
Work smarter in Photoshop, master new techniques and realise your creative potential. This is the ideal course for building on your existing Adobe Photoshop skills.
Expand your Photoshop skills!
This Adobe Authorised course will delve deeper into
Photoshop's features, tools and techniques taking your image editing skills to the next level.
Our experts will also teach you efficient workflows, shortcuts, and automation techniques enabling you to work faster and more effectively.
"Matt was so engaging, knowledgable, and helpful. I was nervous that it'd be too much for me. But I had a fabulous time!"
"Tutor has incredible knowledge, is approachable friendly, supportive and patient. I feel loaded with new idea's and having the resources to refer back to is great, as there is no way I could note it all down as we go through everything in class. Having the notes already done is brilliant."
"Simon was amazing, his knowledge is impeccable. I have learnt so much and will be using all he's taught straight away. It was really easy to follow."
"The trainer clearly explained all the steps when going through each exercise and we were able to ask questions at any time."
Purdey
"Really good training with useful examples and a wide range of techniques covered"
Caterham School
From £379 + VAT
Two day Classroom Live Online Private Options
This is the Adobe Authorised course for new users of Adobe Photoshop. Produce and edit images to meet professional industry standards.
Learn the fundamental tools and techniques of Photoshop on this Adobe Authorised course.
Our experts will give you the skills to edit and transform your images with precision and creativity.
Photoshop is the worldwide industry standard for working with digital images.
This course will give you the perfect start to working with Photoshop.
"Great staff. Trainer pace and knowledge was good."
QA
"It was really easy to find the building and there was a warm welcome from the team. The days were well structured with various workshops and breaks throughout. Our teacher was very knowledgable and patient. Learned a lot!"
St. Pancras International
"Really well structured course that covered a lot of material at a good pace. Good group size and great venue, everyone has been super friendly. It's been a great couple of days. Appreciate all the vegan food and drinks!"
Freelance
"Good to have small groups in training rooms with equipment. Good, knowledgeable trainers who are helpful and keep an eye on how students are progressing."
"A well organised course. I felt comfortable asking questions and learnt a lot as a result."
Billboard Media