Global Creative & Brand Visuals Leader

Buro Happold Limited; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Car allowance 10%

Company pension

Job summary

Buro Happold invites a strategic Head of Creative & Visuals to lead the global creative function, elevating brand storytelling across markets. Based in Bath or London, you will report to the Chief Marketing & Brand Officer and shape visual expression across digital, print, video and experiential channels.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team, champion innovation, and partner with stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into compelling campaigns that differentiate the firm.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior creative, design or brand leadership role.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Strong portfolio showcasing brand development, storytelling and creative excellence.
• Experience translating strategic objectives into compelling creative campaigns.
• Demonstrated expertise in data visualisation and visual storytelling.
• Experience delivering thought leadership and content-rich publications.
• Understanding of website UX and UI design principles.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong project planning, prioritisation and delivery capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction for major global marketing campaigns.
• Develop engaging concepts and storytelling across digital, print, video and experiential channels.
• Champion creative excellence, innovation and best practice throughout the business.
• Own and evolve Buro Happold's visual identity and brand guidelines.
• Ensure a consistent, impactful and differentiated brand presence across markets and sectors.
• Act as the firm's senior creative authority, advising stakeholders and external partners on creative direction and brand expression.
• Collaborate with content and thought leadership teams to transform complex research and insight into visually compelling publications.
• Oversee the creation of reports, infographics, visual storytelling assets and data visualisations.
• Ensure content is accessible, engaging and aligned with our brand narrative.
• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing global creative team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Build strong relationships across the business to understand needs and deliver exceptional creative solutions.
• Identify emerging trends, technologies and opportunities within design, branding and storytelling.
• Drive continuous improvement in creative processes and outputs.
• Measure and evaluate creative effectiveness to strengthen brand impact and business outcomes.

Skills

Brand leadership

Team leadership

Portfolio

Campaign development

Data viz

Thought leadership

UX/UI

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Job description

Buro Happold invites a strategic Head of Creative & Visuals to lead the global creative function, elevating brand storytelling across markets. Based in Bath or London, you will report to the Chief Marketing & Brand Officer and shape visual expression across digital, print, video and experiential channels.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team, champion innovation, and partner with stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into compelling campaigns that differentiate the firm.