We are recruiting on behalf of a leading creative agency for the role of Creative Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on creative leader who will be responsible for running various creative projects across all platforms and media.

Our client is looking for someone who can inspire and lead the studio team to deliver top-class work, engage in strategy and planning, and build exceptional client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a positive solution-based mindset, be commercially aware, and have strong conceptual problem-solving abilities.

If you have significant experience in a Creative Director/Art Director role and are passionate about the foodservice industry, we want to hear from you!

Main responsibilities:

• Spearhead the charge to transform the agency into a creative food marketing agency that clients want to work with and people want to work for.
• Support growth with key involvement in strategic new business, as well as actively seeking incremental opportunity and building business with current clients (live and lapsed).
• Build exceptional client relationships, to instil total confidence and trust in our creative ability, through client-facing interaction from start to finish on creative projects, agreeing briefs, strategy and approach to work for Campaigns and Rebrands.
• Take an active role in and provide final approval on all ‘high-value’ design or conceptual work it before it leaves the building.
• Work collaboratively with the SLT to continually assess and improve processes and procedures that will support in driving the business forward profitably.
• Support the sustainable growth of the business with overall financial accountability for the Studio team budgets and performance (time and costs).
• Ensure Studio best practices are identified, created and followed on all client projects.
• Lead and champion the development of the Studio team, identifying gaps in their knowledge and skill set and actively working to close these.
• Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of the Studio team.

Key behaviours:

• Leads and inspires, with a positive solution-based mindset.
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of project time vs budget.
• Able to make key decisions quickly and effectively with authority and confidence.
• Empowers team members to continually challenge the status quo.
• Personable, and takes the time to develop and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Able to have open conversations with clients and colleagues and provide honest views.
• A love for mentoring and getting the best from people.

Key skills:

• An excellent communicator who can listen actively and effectively.
• Strong conceptual problem-solving abilities.
• Integrated campaign development expertise.
• Expert knowledge of creative software including Adobe CC.
• Able to lead a team effectively, inspiring a culture of high performance whilst ensuring team and client satisfaction.
• Highly motivated and intrinsically driven to succeed.
• Adaptable in response to changing circumstances and client requirements/demands.

The experience this role requires is:

Essential

• Experience in leading and developing a high performing team.
• Experience of managing senior stakeholders within a business.
• Solid working knowledge of design and UX principles.

Desirable

• In-depth knowledge of the foodservice industry.
• Moving image experience.

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