Associate Creative Director – up to £65k DOE – London/ Hybrid
We’re partnering with an award-winning integrated agency to find a highly conceptual, hands-on Associate Creative Director to help shape and deliver standout creative. This is a broad, high-impact role working across multiple touchpoints - including retail, experiential, activations, PR, OOH, in-store, digital and social - for a mix of clients spanning gaming, retail and theatrical. Sitting at the intersection of big-picture thinking and execution, you’ll lead from the front - elevating ideas, staying close to the craft, and delivering culturally relevant, integrated work that connects with passionate audiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead creative development from concept through to execution across multiple campaigns – with a focus on retail and experiential
- Maintain exceptional design standards across all outputs
- Oversee and sign off creative, ensuring quality, consistency and brand alignment
- Manage, mentor and inspire a team of designers, fostering a high-performing culture
- Act as a confident, client-facing creative lead, presenting work with clarity and impact
- Translate client needs into compelling, insight-led creative solutions
- Lead and contribute to pitches, bringing strong storytelling and energy
- Oversee multiple projects, ensuring timelines, quality and creative vision are met
- Collaborate cross-functionally with strategy, account, production and delivery teams
Key Requirements
- Proven experience operating at Senior Designer / Design Director / ACD level
- Exceptional design craft with strong conceptual thinking
- Experience working on global entertainment or IP-led brands
- Strong background across retail and experiential
- Confident managing and developing creative teams
- Strong client-facing and presentation skills
- Experience working within established brand worlds and guidelines
- Understanding of shopper behaviour and retail environments
- Proficiency across Adobe Creative Suite and Cinema 4D
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion + GDPR
We are committed to building diverse, inclusive teams and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We ensure fair and equitable hiring processes and do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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