Creative Director - UK

London, UK

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level10+ years exp

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the social-native creative engine, turning internet culture and platform-native storytelling into campaigns that move fast and scale across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emergent channels.

  • Creative Leadership: Own concept development, copy, art direction, and quality across multiple accounts and campaigns.
  • Platform-native Strategy: Build breakthrough ideas for social channels with reactive content and trends.
  • Team & Client Impact: Mentor designers and writers, collaborate with strategy/production, and pitch concepts to clients and leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative vision and execution across social-first brand campaigns, always-on content development, influencer activations, content series, and cultural moments.
  • Develop breakthrough ideas designed for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging social channels.
  • Push brands beyond traditional advertising into culturally relevant storytelling and internet-native creativity.
  • Oversee concept development, copy, art direction, content execution, and creative quality across multiple accounts.
  • Collaborate closely with strategy, production, and account teams to bring ideas from pitch through launch.
  • Lead and mentor designers, copywriters, art directors, editors, and creators to produce best-in-class social work.
  • Create high-performing campaigns and content that balance brand storytelling with platform-native execution.
  • Pitch prospective and existing clients on campaign concepts, creative opportunities, and cultural trends.
  • Stay relentlessly tapped into internet culture, trends, creators, entertainment, music, sports, fashion, and emerging digital behaviours.
  • Identify new formats, technologies, and creative opportunities that keep our clients ahead of the curve.
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Movers+Shakers

Movers+Shakers is a socially-native creative agency on a mission to spread joy. We drive cultural relevance for brands with Gen Z and Millennials. Our expertise spans social strategy, campaigns, influencer, always on, and community management. We're the #1 fastest-growing agency in the world and Ad Age Agency of the Year (3x)! Our clients rely on us to push them into tomorrow, creating cultural relevance across mainstream and emerging social platforms. With 250+ billion views across our campaigns, Glossy named us "the TikTok whisperers." Digiday named us ā€œMost Dedicated to Employee Growth and Most Valued Employees." Curious about joining a talented, diverse, and award-winning team? Check out our openings at https://moversshakers.co/careers-current-openings

Founded in 2016
Santa Monica, California, USA
131 employees (42 in marketing)