Responsibilities

• Bringing strategy to life – approach the creative process with a strategic brain focusing on brand values, consumer trends, cultural movements, wider industry, and environment context – able to articulate and write up a strategic brand concept with ease, and how to turn it into tangible, cultural first ideas, that has a cohesive narrative from start to finish
• Leadership – mentor, line manage and develop the wider design team through clear objectives and training either in person or remotely
• Presentation skills – confident and clear in presenting ideas with ability to guide clients through creative solutions and ideas
• Ideation – unrivalled creative ideation skillset with ability to lead on creative concepts and ideas putting pen to paper including compelling concept storytelling and inspiring mood boards that make sense
• Creative variety – lead on creative concepting from brand identity and positioning, through to event execution ideas, motion graphics, social content, spatial planning, activations and guest journeys
• Wide and varied industry knowledge – capable of suggesting ideas pushing production, technology and industry advancements using wider knowledge
• Communication – compelling and clear communicator, able to turn anything into a story to sell creative. Able to communicate effectively across the board from the team to suppliers and clients to senior management
• Relationships – it is second nature to cultivate positive relationships always, across the team, suppliers, and clients, no matter what the situation, to ensure productive ways of working and positive working environments, even when things get tough.
• Pro-active – able to come armed with solutions and suggestions and lead the way when it comes to pro-actively solving problems, outlining tasks, and delegating
• Efficient – able to ideate, brainstorm and collate creative responses at speed dealing with multiple briefs at any one time, whilst also managing a team.

Requirements

• 15 years+ experience as a creative within events delivering projects up to value of 2 million beyond
• 5 years+ experience as senior leader within a business or similar role
• Proven client and team management, concept creation, thought leadership and outstanding creative direction
• Proven experience working within branding or alongside brand strategists to deliver business messaging in a tangible way. Please provide examples of working with clients on top level conceptual strategy
• Experience delivering shows / stages / theatrical executions for brands, that tackle both stage direction, motion graphics, experiential moments, lighting and atmosphere, bonus but highly preferable

Preferred

• Bonus - ability to use, mentor and advise on key creative programmes - photoshop, C4D, 2D & 3D animation software
• Experience in leading and driving creative responses whilst managing and mentoring a wider team
• A deep knowledge of culture and entertainment, be hot on trends on TikTok / Instagram, have a broad knowledge of creator culture, and a deep knowledge of artists and designers to reference at all times