Creative Director

Fashion Jobs United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in London is seeking a Creative Director to spearhead creative ideation and execution. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in the creative industry, a strong portfolio, and a keen understanding of youth culture. This role involves mentoring creatives, managing projects, and ensuring high-quality outputs across campaigns. Competitive salary and full-time position offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative experience in relevant industries.
• Strong understanding of youth culture and current trends.
• A portfolio showcasing diverse creative work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of creatives.
• Direct collaborative projects across departments.
• Oversee the creative development process.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team mentorship

Cultural awareness

Effective communication

Project execution

Tools

Keynote

Adobe Suite

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Job Description

Hypemaker is a global, award-winning, full-service creative agency. With its ability to transform perception through visual presentation and carefully curated content, it empowers brands to be relevant in the cultural landscape. The global creative studio provides total creative solutions, from insights, creative to content production and experiences, through access to our global talent network for brands around the world.

Job Description

Hypemaker is a global, award-winning, full-service creative agency. With its ability to transform perception through visual presentation and carefully curated content, it empowers brands to be relevant in the cultural landscape. The global creative studio provides total creative solutions, from insights, creative to content production and experiences, through access to our global talent network for brands around the world.

Hypebeast is seeking a Creative Director to lead creative ideation, strategy, and execution for pitches and campaigns in the EMEA region, while also developing our creative network across Europe. The role is primarily focused on Hypemaker, Hypebeast's 360º in-house cultural and creative agency, helping brands effectively connect to audiences within different cultural playgrounds.

What We're Looking For

• Experience leading creative and creative teams at a culturally relevant brand, platform, publisher, or creative/media agency.
• A confident, capable leader who thrives on diverse creative challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven leadership in executing world-class creative projects with teams of various sizes resulting in a variety of outputs.
• Deep understanding of all facets of the creative lifecycle from pitch to production to post and how teams contribute to them.
• A connoisseur of culture, an eye for visual trends, and an insightful, strategic, approach to projects.
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Senior, Mid-weight, and Junior Creatives.
• Collaborate and direct in-house and freelance designers, copywriters and production teams.
• Collaborate with Sales, Production and Account Management departments to dissect and refine client briefs.
• Oversee creative development and execution of proposals that win business.
• Own the end-to-end process of creating cultural or strategy-driven pitches including decks or similar pitch documents.
• Support the Director of Hypemaker in converting commercial leads into winning pitch material.
• Work in tandem with the Director of Hypemaker to effectively communicate the pitch proposal at in-person meetings and/or on video calls.
• Ensure productions meet both Hypebeast storytelling, visual, and cultural standards and client expectations.
• Take responsibility for the creative output and quality of projects you and your team are across.
• Provide feedback on all parts of the creative process from creative to strategy to design to copy.
• Be nimble - operating as a one-person team or as a leader of several creatives delivering on large scale projects depending on the brief or campaign.
• Oversee the delivery of all assets created by Hypemaker, with final sign off on all edits.
• Manage inter-departmental relations to ensure smooth and efficient working practices that deliver the best results.
  
  

Requirements:

• 10+ years of creative experience in agencies, publishers, brands etc. that are relevant to Hypebeast's cultural space.
• A strong understanding of youth culture centered around the Hypebeast space including relevant talent, brands, trends, publishers and platforms.
• Wide understanding and affinity with the various platforms Hypebeast operates on, both established and emerging.
• Keen awareness and passion for Hypebeast's/Hypemaker's cultural space. Be an ambassador for the brand.
• A portfolio of successful creative work in a diverse range of formats and sectors.
• A confident communicator and leader who's able to foster and direct talent.
• Solid understanding/experience of production costs and industry standards to help manage expectations both internally and externally.
• Proficient with Keynote and Adobe Suite.
  
  

If you think you've got what it takes, please provide your portfolio, cover letter, resume and expected salary.

This position is based and located in London. Candidate must be eligible to work in UK.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Online Media

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