Senior Creative

Authentic is a unified platform that integrates M&A, brand strategy, creativity and digital innovation to unlock the power of its global Lifestyle and Entertainment portfolio. As the world’s largest sports and entertainment licensing company, Authentic connects strong brands with best-in-class partners to optimize long-term value in the marketplace. Its brands generate more than $38 billion in global annual retail sales and have an expansive retail footprint in more than 150 countries, including 13,000-plus freestanding stores and shop-in-shops and 400,000 points of sale. Authentic transforms brands by delivering powerful storytelling, compelling content, innovative business models and immersive experiences. It creates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media.

At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.

What You’ll Do

• Support on the ideation, production, and delivery of creative assets for all activities, products, and partnerships associated with the David Beckham brand.
• Drive creative ideation and content execution to support the David Beckham brand and associated brand partnerships.
• Work closely with Authentic’s Associate Creative Director and Studio 99 to develop ideas and manage the delivery of content across multiple social media and brand partner channels.
• Ensure effective management of the creative process and foster strong collaboration, both internally and externally.
• Maintain a best-in-class creative standard; facilitate processes for ideation and content creation with the team and externally with partners.
• Work closely with the Integrated Marketing team to shape and ideate concepts for social media and commercial/brand campaigns.
• Manage design output e.g. client presentations and effective filing of all creative assets.
• Develop a network of high-level creatives including editors, script writers, DOPs etc.
• Bring knowledge of current and future trends in relevant categories such as photography, fashion and lifestyle.

Must Haves

• 6 – 8 years of experience in a Senior Creative or similar role.
• Experience of art directing within an advertising/creative agency with some high-level editorial experience within fashion, sport and lifestyle.
• Must be an ideas person - have lots of them, and be able to shape them into creative content.
• Ability to identify objectives and shape strong and exciting creative ideas.
• Can lead from brief to execution – with a strong knowledge and understanding of references, research and current and past trends.
• Possess elevated references and sense for unique tones of voice and a passion for great output and new ways of thinking.
• Brings good experience working across a range of genres, social media projects, scripts, film and photography.
• Good level of image retouch and video editing.
• Able to get things done quickly in a dynamic/entrepreneurial environment.
• Technical proficiency in design applications / BA or equivalent in Graphic Design / Adobe Creative Suite / Keynote.
• Time management skills / Attention to detail / well organised.