Creative Director

• You are ambitious, inspirational, driven and energetic, all in the pursuit of excellence - you represent our core product of creativity and should ooze it.
• You know how to show leadership without a show of force, giving our teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their projects.
• You have a mindset attuned to trying new things - we challenge ourselves and avoid cookie cutters.

• Working with B2C brands, understanding of integrated marketing and campaign activity (e.g. brand building/product launches)
• Strong capability in experiential campaigns, use of emerging digital techniques, social content, influencers and partnerships, other media 
• Relationship building with clients - inspiring, selling concepts, be a great partner.
• Strong storyteller - clear ability to convey a message in a compelling way for the audience.
• Understanding of audience segmentation and (working with the strategy team) how to develop ideas which provide powerful connection and engagement between our client’s brands and their target audiences.
• Knowledge and clear passion for digital innovation, emerging technology and how this can be utilised to create world class experiences
• Proven track record of winning both large-scale multifaceted projects with blue-chip global organisations, as well as smaller-scale, niche brands that may offer more profile for the agency
• Broad sector experience e.g. Technology and Consumer Electronics, Fashion, Gaming, Alcohol.

 

What will success look like for you?
To support our business ambition and organisational goals you will be a naturally high-achiever, and an individual that can deliver tangible outcomes with positive and meaningful impact.

• Bring focus to digital as a key medium, be bold, collaborative and ambitious in the pursuit of excellence. 
• Champion strategic and creative excellence via extraordinary game changing ideas -  breaking moulds, inspiring clients / teams to win and deliver iconic work.
• Convert key new business opportunities, push creative boundaries to ensure Imagination are always delivering class-leading creativity. 
• Foster strategic, long-term client relationships, developing solutions that help solve their business, brand and audience challenges.
• Raise the profile of Imagination through thought leadership, industry profile and marketing activity.

 

You will work across a wide variety of global brands, developing award winning, high profile experiences not limited to; immersive experiences and video content, interactive content, XR, Virtual Production, gaming, social Media, Apps, Interactive Installations, Websites, UI and Interaction Design. 

You will help build creative strategies to develop new business opportunities and craft the brand narrative by positioning the story at the heart of immersive and transformative experiences.

What you will do here

• An all-round concept developer with at least 10 years of Senior Creative and CD-level experience in digital agencies at the highest international level.
• Produce industry-challenging ideas and present them in equally compelling decks.
• You know how to show leadership without a show of force, giving our teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their projects.
• Independently lead fast-paced pitches but also love going the extra mile when painstakingly pushing running projects to perfection.
• Champion storytelling and are experienced working together with all creative disciplines.
• In digital, the user experience is king, so you should be sovereign when shaping concepts that captivate and inspire.
• Strong pitching and presentation skills
• As part of a flexible-work supporting company, you must be able to successfully direct work at a distance.
• Possess superb communication, time-management and process-management skills
• Lead multiple project deliveries concurrently, from conception to completion
• Support the hiring, managing and mentoring of creative team members.
• Nurture and growing a super-talented and diverse team of creatives across digital and content designers.
• Facilitate workshops, digital reviews and ideation sessions with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and build relationships with external creative and technology partners and resources. 
• Lead from the front in ensuring the wellbeing of the team and establishing a strong culture based on collaboration, empowerment, creativity and innovation.