Creative Director

Agency Bell; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Jobs Board is seeking a hands-on Creative Director to lead a small in-house team and freelancers in a hybrid London-based role. You’ll translate strategy into bold B2B creative ideas, champion quality, and develop territories and concepts that resonate with clients and audiences.

You’ll work closely with clients to understand challenges, present solutions, and build trusted partnerships, while mentoring the team and exploring new formats, tech, and storytelling approaches to keep output

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading creative teams in an agency environment (B2B marketing/content).
• Strong portfolio showing original ideas across multiple channels/formats.
• Confident presenting ideas and managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a small in-house team plus freelancers to deliver high-quality work.
• Develop creative concepts, ideas and territories.
• Collaborate with clients to understand challenges and sell in solutions.
• Provide clear creative direction from brief to production and delivery.
• Explore new formats, technologies, trends to keep work fresh.

Skills

Creative leadership

Client relationships

Concept development

Presentation skills

Adobe CS

Figma

After Effects

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

Job ref.: 42634.

Job Title: Creative Director

Job Ref: 42634

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (3 days in a Holborn studio)

Salary: £75+ (d.o.e)

The speed read

We’re looking for an inspiring and hands-on Creative Director for an independent b2b focused content marketing agency. You’ll need to be someone who can turn strategic thinking into compelling ideas, bring fresh perspectives to client challenges and push the boundaries of what B2B creativity can be.

The facts

You’ll be a natural creative leader who knows how to get the best out of people, working closely with the content team to produce work that is engaging and effective. You’ll combine big-picture thinking with a passion for the detail, building strong client relationships and championing creative excellence from the first idea through to final delivery.

Day to day you’ll be developing creative concepts, ideas and territories. You will lead and inspire a small in-house creative team + freelancers - enabling them to do their best work. You will work closely with clients to understand their challenges, present creative solutions, sell in ideas and build trusted creative partnerships.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Championing creative excellence and maintaining high standards across all agency output.
• Bringing creative and content teams together, encouraging collaboration and joined-up thinking across disciplines.
• Providing clear creative direction from initial brief and concept development through to production and final delivery.
• Exploring new formats, technologies, trends and approaches to storytelling to keep creative work fresh, relevant and forward-thinking.
• Contributing to the development of the agency’s brand.

You’ll have:

• Proven experience as a DD, Senior Art Director or Junior CD ideally within an agency environment focused on B2B marketing, content marketing or thought leadership.
• A great portfolio demonstrating your ability to develop original creative ideas and deliver high-quality work across multiple channels and formats.
• Confidence and credibility when working with clients, presenting ideas and building strong, lasting relationships.
• A curious, innovative mindset, with a passion for emerging technologies and the evolving world of content and communications.
• A good understanding of B2B audiences, complex business sectors and the role of thought leadership in building reputation, engagement and influence.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to sell creative thinking with clarity and conviction.
• Fluent in Adobe CS and, ideally a good working knowledge of Figma and After Effects.
• Confidence using creative and presentation tools including Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint, Pitch or Keynote, alongside an understanding of project management and analytics platforms.
• You must have the right to work in the UK