Creative Production Manager/Director

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Creative Production Manager/Director, Brighton and Hove

Client:

Crimtan

Location:

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

About Crimtan

Crimtan is a programmatic digital marketing company with proprietary technology that enables us to run intelligent, targeted and high-performing omni-channel campaigns for well-known brands globally. Due to our proprietary technology stack, we’re well positioned for the impending changes in the programmatic ecosystem.

• Active ID is our persistent identifier (cookieless technology) that we’ve been working with since 2018
• Dynamic creative (prospecting and retargeting) is core to everything we do
• We’re well-versed in running sequential campaigns across multiple formats

The company was founded in the UK in 2009. Our business is in an exciting high growth phase, and with offices in New York, London, Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney, you will be working across several campaigns across different formats and mediums. Our vision is simple: To transform programmatic digital advertising into meaningful individual experiences.

The role

Crimtan is experiencing fast growth and is looking to expand its team in the global head office, located in Brighton, UK. The senior role would be ideal for a candidate with at least 4-5+ years’ experience in creative production design, looking to gain deeper experience within the Adtech industry and has an eye on eventually becoming more strategic.

You will be technically minded yet creative, looking to develop your skills and push the boundaries of digital creative for our clients. You will have a deep interest in creative, automation and how to plug-in technology to enhance the creative. This role is suited to someone who is a quick learner and able to implement creative solutions using new tools and technologies. The role is a combination of leadership, design and production.

Key responsibilities

Underlying every successful campaign is the ability to deliver the right message, in the right context, with the right creative to the right customer at the right time. Our proprietary technology has all the building blocks needed to allow this to happen.

• Lead, manage and mentor the creative production team
• Build out scalable processes to support the production team to drive efficiencies
• Ensure the team is trained to a high industry standard
• Act as key point of contact for creative supporting key business functions
• Lead and create digital design concepts and mock-ups for client pitches/briefs
• Adhere to corporate brand guidelines and quality control of design work
• Design and build standard and dynamic digital display ads
• Collaboration with colleagues and clients to understand and respond to the requirements of each project/brief
• Conduct user and competitive research (creative/technological references and inspirations) and R&D for new formats
• Support with the development of better working practices across teams to bring the different disciplines together more effectively
• Working alongside other design specialists, you will ensure that campaigns are set up efficiently, effectively, and accurately to be tracked and measured against client KPIs.

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 4-5+ years’ experience as a digital designer or digital production manager
• Excellent project management skills
• Good understanding of UX
• Strong design skills from wireframes/scamps to production
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects
• Ability to use your initiative, prioritize and multi-task your workload to deadlines
• Willingness to learn and a positive approach to new challenges
• Ability to take initiative in response to direction and feedback
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to sell in creative concepts
• Inquisitive mindset with a good understanding of the competitive landscape

Other beneficial competencies (not required but let us know if you’ve got any of the below or similar):

• Print Experience
• Motion Graphics / Animation
• Creative writing / Copywriting
• HTML and CSS
• DoubleClick Studio
• Other AdTech tools
• Project management tools (ASANA, JIRA)

What Crimtan Offers

• All the latest tech & software you need
• We operate a hybrid-working policy offering a mix of office/remote working
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Be part of a passionate, friendly and transparent culture