Creative Production Lead

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own day-to-day leadership of ITG and the internal creative team, ensuring resources and briefs are allocated, quality-checked, and aligned with brand standards while driving efficiency and cost savings across photography, production and operations; support the Head of Creative and Production in optimizing people, timing and budget.

  • Own delivery of creative and production throughout the content plan
  • Align briefs, assets, and QA with brand guidelines
  • Lead efficiency initiatives across teams and external partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Overall management of ITG and our internal creative team for the day to day delivery of all creative and production
  • Resource allocation - ensuring resource is allocated effectively across the teams to deliver the content plan
  • Quality assurance - working closely with Marketing Planning to ensure briefs are accepted at the right standard and only put into the system if they are planned, completed and needed
  • Ensuring all marketing assets adhere to brand guidelines and quality standards before going live
  • Supporting the Head of Creative and Production to identify ways to improve efficiencies in the team across people, timing and budget
  • Working with ITG to identify opportunity for driving efficiency and cost savings across photography, production and operations overall
  • Managing the packaging team and ensuring all packaging briefs are delivered on time and to budget

Requirements

  • Third-party management expertise - Extensive experience overseeing large-scale external creative studios
  • Packaging proficiency - Demonstrated track record in managing the packaging lifecycle from inception to delivery
  • Creative operations leadership - Significant experience leading production and operational workflows within a creative team
  • Operational breadth - Comprehensive background in managing complex operations within a dynamic creative environment
  • Technical aptitude - High level of proficiency across Google Workspace, including Slides, Sheets, and Docs
  • Financial stewardship - Proven ability to manage and deliver creative and production budgets to plan
  • Large store retail experience - Proven understanding of the complexities of working in a large store format
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Since 1864 we've been delighting customers with our quality products and renowned customer service. We put happiness at the heart of everything we do. We our one brand under the John Lewis Partnership umbrella. A unique way of doing business where all of our Partners (employees) share ownership of the company. We’re on a journey, an ongoing experiment to find happier, more trusted ways of doing business and all of our Partners have a part to play. By joining the Partnership you’ll be joining a different kind of business. One that seeks to make a difference, not just to its Partners, but to the lives of everyone. It’s this shared purpose that drives us. Guides us. And we believe that by working together, in Partnership, we can help create a place with happier people, for a happier business and a happier world. #FindYourHappier #DrivenByPurpose

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