Creative Director

Stopgap Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stopgap Limited is seeking a Freelance Creative Director to lead shopper and integrated campaigns. You will translate briefs into connected, brand-driven ideas and extend concepts across channels while staying hands-on through development.

Roles vary from short, intensive sprints to longer engagements. The ideal candidate has an agency background with a focus on shopper marketing or brand activation in the FMCG sector, with alcohol/beverage brand experience highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Agency background with strong shopper marketing or brand activation experience.
• Ability to turn strategic briefs into compelling, integrated ideas.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills with ability to refine ideas from client feedback.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong creative territories and integrated concepts.
• Clearly articulate the idea, customer insight and 'why'.
• Present confidently to clients and refine ideas based on feedback.
• Extend concepts across multiple channels and customer touchpoints.
• Remain hands-on throughout the creative development process.

Skills

Creative direction

Integrated campaigns

Brand activation

Shopper marketing

FMCG experience

Client presentation

Job description

Freelance Creative Director - Shopper & Integrated

Are you a conceptual, hands-on Creative Director who knows how to turn a strategic brief into an idea that connects - from brand through to shelf? We are partnering with an established independent creative agency seeking an experienced Freelance Creative Director to support a growing pipeline of integrated projects.

• Develop strong creative territories and integrated concepts.
• Clearly articulate the idea, customer insight and "why".
• Present confidently to clients and refine ideas based on feedback.
• Extend concepts across multiple channels and customer touchpoints.
• Remain hands-on throughout the creative development process.

The ideal candidate will come from a creative agency background, with a strong focus on shopper marketing or brand activation within the FMCG category. Experience working with alcohol or beverage brands will be highly regarded.

You’ll be a natural storyteller who can balance big-picture creative thinking with the practical detail needed to bring an idea to life.

The opportunity is flexible depending on project requirements - from an intensive three-day creative sprint through to a longer contract period. Some face-to-face collaboration in Sydney will be important, alongside the flexibility to work remotely with the broader team.

Start: ASAP

Location: Sydney / hybrid

Engagement: Flexible freelance assignments, from short projects to longer contracts