Creative Director

McCann Synergy; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

McCann Synergy is seeking an experienced Creative Director to join our renowned employee engagement team. In this role, you'll lead creative projects for top global brands, mentor talent, and cultivate a culture of innovation within the design team. You're expected to have a strong design background and experience with internal audiences, ensuring that our creative outputs resonate effectively within large organizations.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus opportunity to buy more

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance

Access to industry-leading training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in leading creative projects at a director level.
• Background in design and a passion for creativity.
• Ability to articulate brand narratives and campaign rationales.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of creatives and designers, delivering high-quality work.
• Collaborate with clients, presenting strategic creative concepts.
• Mentor design talent and ensure top-tier design capabilities.

Skills

Creativity

Leadership

Client Presentation

Education

Degree in Design or related field

Job description

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We are McCann Synergy, experts in employee engagement, working tirelessly to make work better and unleash the power of people in organisations to make a difference on the inside and out.

We’re an agency of our own, but also very much an extension of McCann Central, the UK’s largest integrated agency with over 500 individuals working together to help brands play a meaningful role in people’s lives.

We are also part of McCann Worldgroup, a global agency network that delivers culture-shaping work for some of the world’s biggest brands.

And to add to our awards shelf covering multiple awards for Agency of the Year, innovation, and category accolades, not to mention McCann Central’s haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. Creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do.

About the role:

This is a rare and outstanding opportunity for an experienced Creative Director to join McCann Synergy, our award-winning employee engagement team that boasts a stellar list of famous UK, European and global brands.

You will work alongside McCann Bristol’s ECD and lead a team of creatives and designers to deliver fresh, engaging and effective work for an enviable list of big brands and their sizeable internal audiences. You will be comfortable in the biggest boardrooms, presenting alongside our expert team and leading the charge for creativity in the fast-growing internal engagement space. Some experience of work created for internal audiences is desirable.

We’re ideally looking for a candidate from a design background, with a real passion for your craft. Design is arguably the fastest changing part of the creative landscape, with the advent of AI and the continual advancement of new tools and processes. You will have access to a wealth of design resources within the McCann network, including full production facilities and content studios. And you will be on a mission to grow our design team, mentor our talent and ensure that our design capabilities are best in class and futureproof.

You are also likely to have a strategic sensibility and be comfortable articulating brand narratives, positioning statements and campaign rationales to your clients. You will be experienced in helping planners to shape briefs that can act as a creative springboard and you will have a good intuitive understanding of how to scope work for your teams.

Candidate profile:

A director-level opportunity like this doesn’t present itself often and we’re looking for an ambitious, experienced and personable candidate who can uphold McCann’s creative reputation, inspire confidence in your clients and bring a new flavour to our team.

In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported, pushed and developed.

Our values and commitment:

Our commitment to equal opportunities.

For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.

As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.