Creative Development Manager

Medium; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading visual content creator is seeking a Creative Development Manager to engage with photographers and videographers, ensuring high-quality content. The ideal candidate has strong creative vision, 5+ years in visual communications, and experience in creative industries. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects, providing direction to creators, and recruiting talent. The role offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative environment focused on diversity and inclusion, with a competitive salary and hybrid work options.

Benefits

Stock Purchase Plan

Leadership development programs

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 5+ years in visual communications or advertising.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledgeable about the visual market and content creation.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with photographers and videographers.
• Provide creative direction throughout projects.
• Oversee multiple projects ensuring timely completion.

Skills

Creative vision

Photography expertise

Videography expertise

Public speaking

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant degree in visual/creative media

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Project management tools

MS Office

Job description

Who You Are:

Getty Images is hiring a Creative Development Manager!

You have a strong creative vision and a deep understanding of photography, videography, and the visual landscape. You are an effective communicator with experience in creative industries, proficient at connecting with and influencing image and video‑makers. You have a keen eye for identifying good talent and recruiting photographers and videographers who would be well suited for stock content. Passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, you bring diverse perspectives to your work. A self‑starter, you work autonomously and collaboratively, managing multiple projects effectively.

As a Creative Development Manager within the EMEA team, you will support the local creator community by engaging, inspiring and educating them to produce high‑quality work that meets customer and insight needs. Reporting to the Director of Creative in the UK, you will manage your projects and collaborate with Creative Insights, Contributor Relations, Custom Content, and Creator Engagement in EMEA Marketing, PR, and Sales teams to deliver relevant local content.

Your Next Challenge:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with photographers, videographers, and illustrators to inspire and produce high‑end regional commercial content.
• Regularly communicate content needs and provide creative direction to creators via email, Discord, and Zoom, guiding them from concept to execution.
• Identify and recruit new talents within EMEA contributor portfolios and externally.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and develop new content ideas. Having a keen sense of experimental ideas to create differentiated content.
• Oversee multiple projects from planning to delivery, ensuring timely completion.
• Provide feedback to all creators to enhance their skills and ensure content quality on a 1‑to‑1 basis.
• Curate and review creative assets to meet differentiation standards and customer needs.
• Offer feedback and support to regional contributors, enhancing their shoots and art direction.
• Promote and showcase creative work internally and externally both verbally and written.
• Collaborate with the Creative team on community matters and industry trends.
• Write briefs to communicate content needs in EMEA.
• Organize regional events and webinars for creator engagement and education.
• Support sales and marketing with presentations on local content.
• Partner with Contributor Relations and Creator Engagement teams for community support and material translation.
• Engage with the EMEA community through Discord and Hangouts
• Analyze data and insights to inform and guide the briefs you write, to ensure it aligns with your research.

What You'll Need:

• Relevant degree in visual/creative media.
• Expertise in photography/videography; experienced in photo and video production, art direction and shoot management.
• 5+ years in visual communications or advertising.
• Strong creative vision and ability to create compelling content.
• Detail‑oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Fluent in English with excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• German or Spanish speaking is an advantage.
• Comfortable with public speaking and inspiring creators.
• Experience in negotiation, relationship building, and creator relationships.
• Knowledgeable about the visual market and content creation. Confident to highlight trends and share inspiration with the global team.
• Proficient in PC/MAC, MS Office, project management tools, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to independently manage projects from ideation to delivery.
• Proactive in sharing trending topics; ideas and solutions.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Familiarity with AI technologies.
• Strategic thinker with a strong ability to develop innovative approaches for engaging creators, providing clear creative direction rooted in purpose and vision.
• We are looking for a positive; highly motivated and results‑oriented individual with a strong work ethic and a collaborative team spirit.

We are seeking a creative professional with a strong background in art direction, photography, or production who thrives at the intersection of visual storytelling and collaboration. This role requires not only technical expertise and a refined creative eye, but also the ability to build and sustain strong relationships using art direction as a bridge to connect with clients, collaborators, and partners. The ideal candidate brings both creative leadership and interpersonal skill, ensuring that projects are executed with vision, clarity, and trust.

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame.

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue‑generating or society‑changing, market‑disrupting or headline‑driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.

Working at Getty Images

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well‑being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company‑paid holidays to time away from work.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market.

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid‑working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours.

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.