Creative Director

Creative Director Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Creative Director to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Management and development of creative teams to bring out the best creativity while being rigid about brand guidelines;
• Delivering a brand language that is immediately identified as Kiwi.com;
• Inspire a culture of creative thinking and innovation throughout the creative department and the wider agency;
• Manage, inspire, guide and motivate the creative department to ensure that they perform at their peak and grow their careers;
• Constantly raise the standard of creative output across all client accounts;
• Delivery of creative products of the highest standard that generate measurable business return for our clients;
• Set the creative vision and drive strategies through the entire creative and development process;
• Integrate and communicate well with team members across account service, analytics, project management, and development disciplines;
• Are you willing to think like an owner and prioritise doing the right thing by your clients?
• Take ownership of the creative proposals working with the broader team on content;
• Take a leadership role on new business pitches;
• Ensure that creative ideas and executions support client business goals;
• Are you open to exploring new ways to find the solutions we need to deliver client success?
• Own brand guidelines and ensure excellent execution across brands, markets and customer touchpoints;
• Are you also open to travel to the US on a fairly regular basis?

Requirements:

• You’re a practitioner. This is a leadership role, but you will still be on the tools. (and you wouldn’t have it any other way);
• Branding and communication is your focus;
• Extensive experience in feature design and development;
• Strong previous agency and CD experience;
• Experience supporting national B2B and B2C brands;
• At least 10 years’ experience with an ATL / BTL agency / design studio;
• Achieve high level of internal and external satisfaction;
• Proven ability to drive new business through creating pitch winning concepts and proposals;
• Enthusiasm for traditional and contemporary Scottish music, performance cultures and other music genres;
• Interest in latest trends, technologies and practices in branding, marketing, digital and experiential tactics;
• Flexible approach to working hours and travel;
• Possess the ability to lead client meetings, rationalise creative choices to clients;
• Familiarity with the use and application of project management and QA task/bug-tracking tools;
• A strong passion for all things digital, with an appreciation for how it connects holistically;
• A zest for creative, technical and production innovation allied to respect for heritage and Tattoo traditions.