Creative Director - Video/Social

3Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Creative freedom

Collaborative studio environment

Rapid decision making

Job summary

3Search is seeking a Creative Director for a high-growth creative studio based in Greater London. You'll lead the development of culturally relevant campaigns and social-first content, working across globally recognized brands.

This role offers genuine creative freedom, minimal hierarchy, and an opportunity to shape the studio's creative direction. Ideal candidates are innovative thought leaders who embrace technology and thrive in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing creative concepts.
• Experience in leading creative thinking from brief to execution.
• Understanding of current digital landscape and trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of culturally relevant campaigns and content.
• Collaborate with strategists, filmmakers, and production teams.
• Present and defend creative ideas to clients.
• Experiment with emerging technologies to enhance creativity.

Skills

Culturally-led creative concepts

Creative leadership in fast-moving environments

Presentation and pitching skills

Understanding of content performance

AI-enabled creative workflows

Job description

CREATIVE DIRECTOR - HIGH-GROWTH SOCIAL-FIRST CREATIVE STUDIO

If you're the kind of Creative thought leader who lives and breathes culture, believes the best ideas should move at the speed of social, and feels increasingly frustrated by layers of process and agency politics, this could be exactly what you've been looking for.

We're partnering with a fast-growing creative studio that's building something genuinely different. Working across globally recognised brands, you'll lead the development of culturally relevant campaigns, social-first content and high-impact creative that cuts through. This is an opportunity to help shape the next chapter of an ambitious studio where ideas matter more than hierarchy, AI is embraced as a creative accelerator rather than feared, and great work gets made quickly.

What they need

• Someone who is first and foremost an ideas person, with a track record of developing creative concepts that feel culturally relevant, generate conversation and translate seamlessly across social, film and wider campaign activity


• A creative leader who understands modern content production and has spent time working in fast-moving environments where video sits at the heart of the creative output, rather than traditional campaign development alone


• Someone who can confidently present and sell ideas to senior clients, bringing the gravitas, commercial awareness and storytelling ability needed to earn trust while inspiring both internal teams and external stakeholders


• A creative who thrives in entrepreneurial businesses rather than heavily layered organisations, enjoys rolling their sleeves up alongside talented makers, and is excited by the freedom to move quickly from concept to execution


• Someone who embraces emerging technology and AI as part of the creative toolkit, continually experimenting with new ways of generating ideas, improving workflows and pushing the quality and pace of creative output

What you're great at

• Developing culturally-led creative concepts that naturally lend themselves to social platforms, motion content and audience-first storytelling


• Leading creative thinking from brief through to execution while collaborating closely with strategists, filmmakers, editors and production teams to deliver exceptional work


• Understanding what makes content perform, keeping a constant pulse on trends, platform behaviours, emerging formats and the changing digital landscape


• Presenting, pitching and defending creative ideas with confidence, balancing ambitious thinking with commercial objectives and client needs


• Working with AI-enabled creative workflows alongside modern production tools, using technology to accelerate creativity without compromising the quality of ideas

What you'll get

• The opportunity to join an ambitious, high-growth creative studio at a pivotal stage of its journey and help shape its creative offering


• Genuine creative freedom with minimal hierarchy, rapid decision making and the chance to see ideas brought to life without unnecessary bureaucracy


• A collaborative studio environment surrounded by talented creatives, filmmakers and content specialists who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of modern storytelling