Scientific Content Specialist

No7 Beauty Company; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand in Nottingham is seeking a Creative Lead to drive innovative strategies and oversee creative development. The role requires deep expertise in creative processes, agency management, and collaboration. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading teams and delivering high-quality, impactful creative work aligned with brand guidelines.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous discount on our brands

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in creative development across all stages.
• Proven skill in shaping powerful, story-led creative ideas.
• Outstanding leader that role models collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Craft concise, inspiring creative briefs.
• Lead the development of powerful creative concepts.
• Manage agency creative development output.
• Safeguard brand integrity of all creative work.

Skills

Creative development expertise

Ability to craft creative briefs

Agency management skills

Strong communication

Leadership and collaboration

Financial acumen

Job description

Overview

The Creative, Agency Partnership & B-Hive enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating approach. responsible for creative generation across the agency network, including management of the full agency network (incl. OLIVER, WPP & B-Hive). This CoE aligns all of our creative skills, resources and operating model with the needs of the Brand Growth Framework at the very heart, enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating approach.

Responsibilities

• Creative Strategy & Brief Development - Craft concise, inspiring, and results-driven creative briefs that spark innovative, brand-aligned ideas. Evaluate big ideas, strengthen creative, provide clear feedback and approve direction / execution.
• Creative Development - Lead the development of powerful, idea-led creative concepts and guide the translation of those ideas into multi-channel initiatives through our agency network. Give clear feedback and direction, approve good work that maintains the integrity of brilliant ideas.
• Creative Process Design & Implementation - Define, implement, and manage a new creative development process that fosters more effective, collaborative, and efficient ways of working across teams and stakeholders.
• Agency Management - Manage our agency creative development output with a focus on accountability, quality, and collaboration; provide, clear, actionable creative critique to continuously improve output.
• Brand Stewardship - Safeguard brand integrity by ensuring all creative work aligns with brand guidelines, tone, creative principles, luxury benchmarking and business objectives.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration - Inspire and mentor internal & external creative teams, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in creative development across all stages, from brief writing to concept creation and multi-channel execution.
• Ability to craft concise, inspiring, and results-driven creative briefs that drive meaningful, brand-aligned work.
• Proven skill in shaping powerful, story-led creative ideas that resonate across digital, social, video, and print channels.
• Strong experience of agency management, with a focus on coaching others whilst accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Confident and clear communicator who provides actionable feedback to elevate creative quality while staying within brand guidelines.
• Outstanding leader that role models collaboration & drives accountability; has the ability to challenge effectively and motivate others.
• Financial acumen in managing creative budgets to deliver high-impact work on time and at the best value.

Company

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we're innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact. We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.