Head of Creative

Sideways 6; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic marketing organization in Manchester seeks a Head of Creative to oversee the creative design function and lead branding initiatives. The ideal candidate has significant B2B design experience, strong leadership skills, and mastery of design tools. The role offers a salary of £60,000 - £70,000 per year along with benefits like 25 days annual leave and free gym membership.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Access to Learning & Development platform

Life Insurance

Auto Enrolment Pensions

Healthshield

Free Gym membership

Free Friday lunch

Qualifications

• At least eight years of B2B design experience.
• At least three years of management experience.
• Mastery of graphic design, corporate branding, or video production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the organization’s visual identity.
• Develop new visual brand standards and guidelines.
• Manage and guide design team in numerous projects.

Skills

B2B design experience

Management experience

Graphic design

Corporate branding

Adobe Creative Suite mastery

Figma mastery

Education

Degree in design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Head of Creative

Department: Marketing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manchester, UK

Reporting To: Cindy Knezevich

Compensation: £60,000 - £70,000 / year

Description

Interact provides enterprise-grade intranet software that connects over three million employees to leading global names like Levi's, Domino’s, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Technicolor.

Our team of customer-focused problem solvers are passionate about helping organizations to communicate better. We do this together by constantly working to improve every service and product we offer. With offices in Manchester, New York, Dubai, Tulsa, and Warsaw, we operate across North America, EMEA, and Australia.

Click on any of our vacancies and you’ll see one thing in common – they all begin with this message. Why? Because at Interact we treat everyone with the same respect and honesty. Whether you’re a developer fresh out of college or a seasoned salesperson, we live the motto that we uphold for our customers: our people are our most valuable assets.

The Head of Design manages and oversees the creative design function of the marketing team and ensures design continuity across the organization. The head of design will lead the company’s creative and branding initiatives, applying the brand standard guidelines in creative materials, and ensure they are consistently applied for a holistic brand experience for our audiences. The head of design will manage one marketing designer (with the potential to grow the team in the future) and any design agencies or freelancers, and will take on design projects themselves.

A little about you...

• Degree in design or related field
• At least eight years of B2B design experience
• At least three years of management experience
• Have mastery of the following domains (at least two): graphic design, corporate branding, video production and editing, website design, illustration
• Be current on the latest design trends and styles
• Knowledge of large corporate enterprises and visual identities that appeal to our audience
• Design experience across various formats, including print, web, video, email
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Experience in product design a plus

About the role...

• Lead and manage the organization’s visual identity ensuring alignment with messaging
• Recommend and develop new visual brand standards and guidelines, including for any subsidiaries or acquired companies
• Manage and guide design team in numerous projects, including event collateral development, email marketing, digital ads, content marketing, and more
• Project manage/oversee design team outputs
• Collaborate across departments to ensure teams access and use latest materials
• Collaborate across departments to create sales and CS enablement components, including proposals, slide templates, one-pagers, videos, and more
• Work closely with product marketing to ensure strong product and feature visual representation
• Maintain design aspects of corporate website
• Recommend visual content that complements marketing campaigns
• Guide design projects across various formats, including print, web, video, email

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell additional days)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Learning & Development platform
• Life Insurance
• Auto Enrolment Pensions
• Healthshield (Cashback on dental check-ups and fillings, eye tests, physiotherapy, prescriptions and much more)
• Reimburse for usage of personal mobile phone
• Free Gym membership and Free Friday lunch for office based staff