Creative Lead at Historic Newspapers | London, UK | £50K/yr – £60K/yr

Historic Newspapers

Creative Lead

London, UK (Hybrid)

£50K/yr – £60K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own high level creative direction for a sports-leaning ecommerce brand, spanning digital campaigns, on-site visuals, and cross-functional storytelling with brand integrity in mind.

Digital Campaign Ownership: conceive and oversee paid, social, and email programs to drive brand and product narratives.
On-site Creative Leadership: shape homepage to product pages with a conversion-minded visual language in collaboration with an ecommerce partner.
Team and Brand Stewardship: mentor designers, push video/ motion formats, and ensure ad hoc briefs align with brand and business goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead digital marketing campaigns - conceiving, directing, and overseeing creative across paid, social, email, and seasonal campaigns end-to-end in partnership with our marketing leadership.
Bring the brand to life on-site - owning the creative direction of visual merchandising on our website in partnership with our ecommerce agency, from homepage to product pages, ensuring everything is on-brand and conversion-aware.
Collaborate across the business - working with trading, marketing, and product teams to ensure creative output supports commercial goals without losing brand integrity.
Lead by example - Providing guidance and feedback to midweight and junior designers
Take our creative to the next level - Exploring and introducing new formats such as video and motion where appropriate
Get stuck into other creative missions - from brand moments and product launches to one-off briefs that don't fit a neat box, you're up for it.
Solid experience in a similar creative role, ideally senior, within an ecommerce or direct-to-consumer business. We want to be sure you understand the rhythm and workflow of an in-house team.
A strong track record of consistently conceptualising and producing digital marketing campaigns across social, paid, and email. Ideally we want to see examples of multiple campaigns for the same brand in your portfolio.
Fluency with digital design and brand application, particularly through video. You understand what works on small screens and are happy working with any and all design tools to get it done. Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is a must. Experience with motion or video (eg After Effects) is highly desirable
Confident working both strategically and executionally. You can write a creative brief and then make it happen. Ability to lead projects and support more junior team member

Collaborate across the business - working with trading, marketing, and product teams to ensure creative output supports commercial goals without losing brand integrity.

Genuine enthusiasm for our brand. We want someone who is excited about the history of the press, the nostalgia of a front page, and the stories behind the headlines.
An interest in - ideally, a passion for - sport. Sports are our biggest and fastest growing book category and we want someone who instinctively knows what it means to a fan.

An interest in - ideally, a passion for - sport. Sports are our biggest and fastest growing book category and we want someone who instinctively knows what it means to a fan.

Benefits

£50,000 - £60,000k per annum dependent on experience
25 days a year holiday allowance (excluding public holidays)
Real mental health support with Spill
Free breakfast and a fully stocked fridge in our London office
5% pension contribution, with no cap on yours
Regular social events - theatre trips, beautiful sit down meals, Sports day, just to name a few
Quarterly all hands (with exceptional food, great company and a chance to reflect and plan).
£500 per year learning and development budget
Free books - and a lot of them!

Historic Newspapers

Historic Newspapers don’t just make it possible to view the past. You can explore it.We’ve been the UK’s s go-to archive for over 30 years and are the proud and privileged owners of the largest private collection of original British newspapers in the world.Our newspapers provide an unrivalled insight into the past, giving individuals the resources to find old newspapers from 1900 onward. These are genuine, original copies from your chosen date, making special keepsakes to treasure for years to come. Readers can discover what big events made the headlines on a day special to them, and immerse themselves in an original piece of history from the time.

Founded in 2003

London, England, GBR

15 employees (4 in marketing)

www.historic-newspapers.com