Creative Director - 12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover)

Uncovered Group; London Borough of Lambeth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

Free Breakfast

Pension Scheme

Friday 3pm Finish

Cycle to Work Scheme

SPILL Therapy Support

Monthly Wellness Fund

Eye Care Allowance

£500 Referral Scheme

Personal Development Day

Dental Health Plan

Season Ticket / Travel Loan

Job summary

Uncovered Group, a London-based, award-winning social-first creative agency, is seeking a Creative Director to elevate creative output across client work. You will shape ideas with a deep understanding of social behaviour, creator culture and platform-native storytelling, guiding teams from pitch to production.

You will work with Strategy, Production, Client Services and wider Creative teams to ensure ambitious, executable campaigns across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging platforms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (10+ years) within a creative agency.
• 5+ years in social-first or social within ATL.
• Proven experience leading social-first campaigns and platform-native creative.
• Exceptional understanding of creator culture and digital audiences.
• Experience leading campaigns from concept through to production.
• Experience presenting creative work to clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of big social-first creative ideas across campaigns and retained clients.
• Push for culturally relevant and platform-native thinking across all output.
• Ensure work is built for how people consume content in-feed across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging platforms.
• Contribute to pitch work, campaign development and creative innovation.
• Lead campaign ideation from briefing through to execution.
• Collaborate with Strategy to translate insights into creative concepts.
• Balance entertainment, storytelling and brand objectives.

Skills

Creative leadership

Big ideas

Cultural awareness

Platform-native thinking

Collaboration

Creator culture awareness

Job description

About Uncovered

Uncovered is an award-winning, London-based social-first creative agency founded in 2017.

Social sits at the heart of everything we do.

From strategy to production, our team is fluent in the language of social, with a deep understanding of culture, platforms and the audiences that shape them. Working with a diverse portfolio of brands, we uncover what makes each one distinctive and create ideas built for where attention lives today. Our approach is rooted in social-first fundamentals: real people, real stories and video-first creativity.

We create at the speed of social; strategising, ideating, designing and producing through our team of in-house strategists, creatives, art directors, copywriters, producers, editors and videographers. We test, learn and iterate in real time, delivering end-to-end solutions from creative strategy through to production, reporting and analytics.

Named Campaign's Social Media Agency of the Year in 2026, Uncovered has become one of the UK's fastest-growing creative agencies, driven by a simple ambition: to build the best social-first creative agency in the world. Today, as part of LBG Media, we combine independent creative thinking with unrivalled social insight and cultural influence to help brands create work that earns attention and drives meaningful impact.

Our culture is as important as our creative. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives, collaborative thinking and an environment where people can do the best work of their careers. With women representing around 60% of our leadership team, we're committed to building an inclusive, ambitious culture where talent is nurtured, creativity thrives and everyone has the opportunity to make a difference.

Role Overview

The Creative Director is responsible for leading and elevating creative output across Uncovered’s client portfolio, ensuring ideas are culturally relevant, platform-native and creatively distinctive.

This role combines big idea thinking with a deep understanding of social behaviour, creator culture and how audiences engage with content in-feed. The Creative Director will help shape campaign concepts from pitch through to production, leading teams to create social-first work that cuts through and drives results.

They will work closely with Strategy, Production, Client Services and wider Creative teams to ensure ideas are not only creatively ambitious, but executable and effective across social platforms.

Roles & Responsibilities

Creative Leadership

• Lead the development of big social-first creative ideas across campaigns and retained clients
• Push for culturally relevant and platform-native thinking across all creative output
• Ensure work is built for how people consume content in-feed across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging platforms
• Contribute to pitch work, campaign development and creative innovation

Campaign & Creative Development

• Lead campaign ideation from briefing through to execution
• Collaborate closely with Strategy teams to translate insights into compelling creative concepts
• Ensure creative work balances entertainment, storytelling and brand objectives
• Champion social-first storytelling and creator-led thinking throughout projects

Team & Collaboration

• Mentor and support creatives across the department
• Provide clear and constructive creative feedback
• Work collaboratively with Production, Video, Edit and Client Services teams to deliver strong work
• Support the growth of a positive, ambitious and creatively driven culture

Creative Standards & Innovation

• Maintain high standards of craft and creative consistency across projects
• Stay deeply connected to culture, trends, creators and platform behaviours
• Bring new creative formats, storytelling approaches and social innovations into the agency
• Help evolve Uncovered’s creative offering as social platforms continue to change

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience (10+ years) within a creative agency with at 5+ years in social-first agency or social within a more traditional / ATL creative agency
• Proven experience leading social-first campaigns and platform-native creative
• Exceptional understanding of creator culture, social storytelling and digital audiences
• Experience leading campaigns from concept through to production
• Experience presenting creative work internally and to clients
• We would like to see evidence of leading or contributing to a social first, viral ‘hit’ campaign and big idea thinking deeply rooted in online culture

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong conceptual and big idea thinking
• Deep cultural awareness and instinct for what cuts through on social
• Excellent understanding of social platforms and content formats
• Confident creative leadership and communication skills
• Strong collaborative mindset across strategy, production and client teams
• Proactive, curious and creatively ambitious

Benefits

• Hybrid and Flexible working (Monday & Friday work from home)
• Free Breakfast, Snacks & Drinks
• Pension Scheme
• Friday 3pm Finish
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• SPILL Therapy Support
• Monthly Wellness Fund
• Eye Care Allowance
• £500 Referral Scheme
• Personal Development Day
• Dental Health Plan
• 12 Month Season Ticket / Travel Loan

Uncovered Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce, where all can thrive and belong. Uncovered is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.