Executive Creative Director

Whisper; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global production company is seeking an imaginative Executive Creative Director to spearhead brand-driven content innovation in London. This pivotal role involves driving creativity across diverse genres, collaborating with key teams, and influencing brand strategy in a vibrant and high-profile production environment.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in developing original brand-led content.
• Experience working with brands or agencies.

Responsibilities

• Drive creativity and brand strategies across various projects.
• Partner with teams in different divisions to enhance creative solutions.
• Lead ideation and pitch development for brand partnership strategies.

Skills

Storytelling

Collaboration

Creativity

Brand Strategy

Commercial Awareness

Job description

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Role: Executive Creative Director, Brands

Division: Working across Sport,Branded, Documentaries, Events& Entertainment. Report to: Chief Commercial Officer

Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment.

Our diverse team of over 270 team members work in offices across the UK and beyond,

producing top level sport such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime-time documentaries and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters.

In 2023 Whisper won a BAFTA and was nominated for an International EMMY.

It's co-owned by Sony Pictures Television and is a Sunday Times Best Place to Work.

We’re looking for a bold and imaginative Executive Creative Director to join Whisper and lead our next phase of brand-driven content innovation. This newly-created role is about sparking original thinking, unlocking creative partnerships, and helping Whisper shape standout content that sits at the intersection of sport, culture and storytelling.

Working across multiple genres and divisions, you’ll play a strategic role in developing ideas that inspire brands to fund, distribute and collaborate on both short and long-form content. You’ll partner closely with our teams in Sport, Branded, Docs, Entertainment, and Distribution to build a brand-first creative slate – from major tentpole events to direct-to-consumer formats across digital platforms.

This role is about driving ideation at the front end, shaping creative pitches, influencing brand strategy, and helping Whisper stand out in a crowded marketplace. If you’re commercially curious, creatively bold, and thrive on collaboration — we’d love to hear from you.

Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving Whisperinto a new era of joined-up creativity to proactively exploit the “power of brands” to fund, distribute and create a series of short and long-form content.
• Partnering with teams across Sport, Create, Docs & Entertainment to drive creativity across pitches and delivery of brand-related projects.
• Working closely with MD, Create,to develop a new strategy for branded content and add a new creative spark to all pitches and RFP responses.
• Proactive identification of brands that can deliver creative content ideation.
• Identifying new brand opportunities and building a strategy around content partnerships, in conjunction with Chief Commercial Officer.
• Working with existing teams to superserve existing clients and identify opportunities to proactively extend our partnerships.
• Establishing a strong working relationship with Head of Docs/Distribution and MD, Entertainment, to tailor projects to maximise potential brand funding and new SVOD partnerships.
• Partnering with Sportteams to develop a slate of new brand-focused content ideas around big events, including the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
• Build out Whisper’s overall creative brand positioning and communication channels, driving creative workshops and sessions.
• Working with in-house teams to support a D2C offer for brand-funded content via YouTube and other digital platforms.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong track record in developing original, brand-led content across short and long-form formats
• Experience working with brands or agencies to shape strategic, creative pitches
• Excellent storytelling instincts with a collaborative and audience-focused approach
• Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams across multiple departments
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of brand objectives and value creation
• Confident presenting ideas and responding to briefs under pressure
• Familiarity with digital platforms, social formats, and direct-to-consumer content
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-profile environments with senior stakeholders

Please note that responsibilities may be amended, added to, or removed to reflect the changing needs of the production or organisation.

Location:

Kew, London.

Working Days:

Five-day week, with four days in the office and one day working from home.

Some flexibility is required, including occasional weekend work depending on production needs. Lieu days will be given for any additional days worked.

Flexitime is available, subject to production requirements.

Contract Type:

12-month contract, with potential to extend or convert to a permanent role

Application Closing:

Dependent on experience.

How to apply:

Please upload your CV and tell us in your own way why you are the right person for this opportunity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Art/Creative, Business Development, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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