Responsibilities

• Direct and develop a multi-level creative team — running internal critiques, sharpening executions, and building a culture where high standards are the shared expectation
• Contribute directly to concepting and design, bringing hands-on skill to the team's output and elevating work at every stage of production
• Act as the studio's final quality check, reviewing and auditing all creative work before it reaches the client
• Ensure every asset the studio produces is faithful to the client's brand guidelines, voice, and creative vision — from flagship campaign heroes to localised regional content
• Develop team members' skills and creative output through regular coaching, feedback, and structured knowledge-sharing
• Identify opportunities to improve creative processes and introduce smarter ways of working
• Build an inclusive, collaborative team culture where diverse perspectives strengthen both creative output and working relationships
• Partner with the OLIVER Business Director to manage studio operations, timelines, and the overall client experience
• Maintain strong working relationships with client creative directors, account leads, producers, and project managers
• Manage and prioritise team workloads across high-volume delivery cycles, adapting quickly when priorities or timelines shift

Requirements

• A strong portfolio demonstrating brand system expertise, campaign craft, and multi-format creative execution at scale
• Proven experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary creative teams in high-volume, fast-paced environments — agency, in-house, or embedded studio backgrounds all welcome
• Deep expertise in brand identity and creative systems, with a track record of maintaining quality and consistency across diverse markets, channels, and formats
• Experience leading creative quality processes — running critiques, setting standards, and developing team members' output
• A collaborative, stakeholder-savvy approach, with the ability to build strong working relationships with senior clients, account teams, and cross-functional partners
• Strategic awareness of how generative AI can enhance creative quality and delivery efficiency, combined with the judgment to evaluate outputs critically and maintain creative standards
• Advanced proficiency with generative AI tools — including Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, or equivalent — and experience building AI-assisted workflows within a creative team
• Expert proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Strategic integration of generative AI across studio projects and operations
• Experience setting AI quality standards and governance at studio or team level