Job title: Associate Creative Director
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: XP
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £60,000.00
Location: London, UK
Job published: 26/03/2025
Job ID: 91090

Job Description

Job Title - Associate Creative Director
Salary - £55-65k
Location - London 
Reporting to - Head of Design
Perm
 
Role Summary - As a senior member of the creative team you would be responsible for the full creative and management of projects.
 
Responsibilities:

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP - LEAD AND INSPIRE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF DESIGNERS, GUIDING THEM TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND EXECUTE INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT ALIGN WITH CLIENT OBJECTIVES AND BRAND IDENTITIES.

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - SPEARHEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE CONCEPTS AND NARRATIVES FOR EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS, LEVERAGING INSIGHTS FROM CLIENT BRIEFS, MARKET RESEARCH, AND EMERGING TRENDS TO DELIVER COMPELLING EXPERIENCES.

DESIGN EXCELLENCE - ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE ACROSS ALL PROJECTS, OVERSEEING THE CREATION OF VISUALLY STUNNING GRAPHICS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT THAT ELEVATE BRAND STORYTELLING.

CLIENT COLLABORATION - CULTIVATE STRONG CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATIVE IDEATION SESSIONS, AND STRATEGIC PRESENTATIONS, TRANSLATING CLIENT VISION INTO TANGIBLE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT - WORK WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION TEAM TO PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION AND DELIVERABLES, HELPING TO ENSURE THE END-TO-END CREATIVE PROCESS IS SEAMLESS AND RESULTS IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY WORK.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT - FOSTER A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING WITHIN THE DESIGN TEAM, PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, FEEDBACK, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO NURTURE TALENT AND DRIVE GROWTH.



Experience/Skills:

 

  • BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN DESIGN, VISUAL COMMUNICATION, OR RELATED FIELD. MASTER'S DEGREE IS A PLUS
  • MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CREATIVE DESIGN ROLES, WITH AT LEAST 2 YEARS AS ACD OR SENIOR DESIGN LEAD WITHIN AN EXPERIENTIAL AGENCY OR RELATED INDUSTRY
  • PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF CONCEPTUALIZING AND DELIVERING INNOVATIVE EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS, WITH A STRONG PORTFOLIO SHOWCASING CREATIVE EXCELLENCE ACROSS A RANGE OF MEDIUMS AND PLATFORMS
  • A PORTFOLIO SHOWING BOTH CONCEPT AND DESIGN-DRIVEN  WORK, SPECIFICALLY IN THE EVENTS REALM
  • IN-PERSON EVENTS EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL
  • MASTERY OF DIGITAL DESIGN TOOLS (ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE)
  • EXPERT UNDERSTANDING OF TYPOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATION, AND LAYOUT; MAKING THINGS LOOK BEAUTIFUL IS SECOND-NATURE
  • THE ABILITY TO GUIDE AND MENTOR SEVERAL TEAMS AT THE SAME TIME, INCLUDING OTHER ART DIRECTORS AND DESIGNERS
  • UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE WITH 3D/SPATIAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION
  • OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION SKILLS AND PROVEN ABILITY TO PRODUCE AND PITCH GREAT STRATEGIC PRESENTATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS
  • STRATEGIC MINDSET, WITH THE ABILITY TO TRANSLATE CLIENT OBJECTIVES AND MARKET INSIGHTS INTO COMPELLING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE RESULTS
  • EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION, PRESENTATION, AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, WITH THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE CREATIVE CONCEPTS AND INFLUENCE STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL LEVELS
  • STRONG LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, AND EMPOWER TEAM MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
  • OFFICE BASED ROLE 4 DAYS PER WEEK, 1 DAY WORK FROM HOME


 
 
Key Studio Benefits:
 
Please get in touch with me, Ben McKenna-Smith if this position sounds of interest. I am a consultant at mustard with a specialist approach to creative recruitment.

For more info on this role or to chat about other options call me on +447537144045 or the office on 0117 929 6060. You can also email me at ben.smith@mustardjobs.co.uk

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