Associate Creative Director (Copy)

RC&A; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Pension

Flexible working

Regular socials

Job summary

RC&A in London is seeking an Associate Creative Director (Copy) to be the creative number two on major projects and client relationships. The hybrid, permanent role focuses on turning strategic direction into standout work, shaping briefs and leading workstreams from brief to delivery.

You will write everything from headlines and social copy to scripts and brand narratives, own tone of voice across touchpoints, and mentor juniors.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a copy-led role within integrated, content or social-first work.
• Portfolio showing hands-on copy and big ideas across campaigns.
• Experience leading workstreams and mentoring juniors.
• Ability to switch voices across brands while preserving craft.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant workstreams from brief to delivery.
• Shape briefs, develop platform ideas and campaign territories.
• Write headlines, social copy, scripts, and brand narratives; long-form content.
• Own tone of voice across touchpoints and build decks; direct shoots/voiceover.
• Sometimes lead a small team or partner with an Art Director to deliver work.

Skills

Copywriting

Brand storytelling

Mentoring juniors

Voice consistency

Presentation skills

Client relationships

Job description

Associate Creative Director (Copy) | London (Hybrid) | Permanent | £70–75k + bonus

We're working with a London creative studio that's under a year old, 20+ people strong and profitable from day one. It's already making the kind of work bigger agencies pitch for:

• A social-first video podcast series fronted by a household-name presenter
• A creator-led global health platform with views in the hundreds of millions
• Integrated campaigns, brand platforms and always-on content for global brands

Now they need a copy-led Associate Creative Director to be the creative number two on major projects and client relationships.

The work:

You'll work closely with the Senior Creative Directors to turn creative direction into outstanding work, leading significant workstreams from brief to delivery. You'll shape briefs, find platform ideas and campaign territories, and write everything from three-word headlines and social copy to scripts, manifestos, brand narratives and long-form content. You'll own tone of voice across every touchpoint, build decks that sell, help direct shoots and voiceover, and be someone clients want in the room. Sometimes you'll lead a small team; other times you'll partner with an Art Director and make the work yourself. This isn't a role for reviewing other people's work from a distance.

Why this studio?

• It's young, so you'll help shape the work, the team, the culture and the business, not slot into a machine
• Strategy, creative, design and production work as one team, with no layers of process between the idea and the work
• You'll get real ownership of your workstreams, with trust to make decisions and keep things moving

You’ll bring

• Substantial experience in a copy-led creative role in an integrated, content or social-first agency or studio
• A portfolio that's equal parts big conceptual thinking and excellent copy, showing exactly where you were hands-on
• Integrated campaigns, brand platforms, social-first and content work for high-profile clients, across B2B and B2C
• The range to switch voices from brand to brand without losing craft
• Experience leading workstreams under a Creative Director, giving clear feedback and mentoring juniors
• A calm, confident presence in the room, and decks that look as good as they read

The package:

£70,000–£75,000 plus an annual bonus, private healthcare, a pension, flexible working and regular socials.

Permanent, full-time. London, hybrid: 3 days in the studio (Mon, Wed, Thu).

Reports to a Senior Creative Director.

Copywriting Creative Direction Concept Development Brand Strategy Integrated Marketing Advertising Script Writing Storytelling Team Leadership Presentation Skills