Lead/ Mid-Weight Creative in Manchester

Lead/ Mid-Weight Creative in Manchester

Manchester Full-Time 50000 - 65000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
DEPT®

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Create innovative campaigns using AI and collaborate with a dynamic team.
  • Company: Join DEPT®, a certified B Corp® known for creativity and impact.
  • Benefits: Flexible working, healthcare options, 25 days holiday, and a buddy programme.
  • Other info: Inclusive culture focused on growth, learning, and community support.
  • Why this job: Work with exciting clients like eBay and Pepsico while pushing creative boundaries.
  • Qualifications: AI-native with a strong portfolio and experience in digital marketing.

The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.

  • Job Purpose
  • This position sits in our

Marketing & Technology service based in London.

We combine data, technology, creative and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like social, influencer, TTL ad campaigns, augmented reality, AI and innovation.

Our clients include e Bay, easy Jet, Just Eat Takeaway and Pepsico.

We are looking for Creatives for an exciting AI client of ours.

The work we produce for them is varied and can range drastically from simple BAU creative responses, to in-person creative sprints and even full productions across multiple global markets.

So, broad creative experience is required to ensure that whatever the brief, you feel comfortable delivering an excellent creative response.

You will work with a wider team of creatives, designers, producers etc, to ensure great creative work!

Communication & presentation skills are critical due to frequent touchpoints with internal and external senior stakeholders in, both of which are located across the UK and US.

You’ll be expected to work fast and nimble, getting work organised and ready to present to client.

You will also attend and contribute to in-person creative sprints & workshops with the wider creative teams as well as the clients internal creative teams too.

  • What You’ll Do
  • Develop & craft brilliant, award winning ideas that capture attention and inspire our clients creatives
  • Deliver on-brand and on-brief work within budget and on time
  • Work closely with the accounts team to ensure a smooth monthly production process
  • Be aware of and respond to current advertising and media trends and pop culture
  • Present work internally and externally to an excellent standard
  • Stay up-to-date with industry developments
  • Team collaboration: work with Creative Directors, Head(s) of Creative and other Lead and Senior Lead Creative Planners to foster a stimulating environment, resulting in the happiness, retention and quality output of creative.
  • Champion craft and pay close attention to even the smallest details
  • Participate in new business pitches
  • Help to grow our creative offering, making sure we’re taking advantage of the latest tech and most advanced approaches, as well as expanding into new platforms

What You Bring

  • Must be an AI-native and have an interest in AI generally
  • Broad and killer portfolio of work, with examples of tech or AI-led campaigns
  • Image Gen skills - using AI to generate high quality imagery (big bonus)
  • A passion for motivating fellow creatives, offering support, advice and guidance
  • Experience with digital marketing, understanding platforms, potentials and limitations
  • Ability to work within a team as well as with clients
  • A love for learning new things and exploring new mediums
  • Experience in Figma
  • We Offer
  • A flexible, hybrid working policy
  • The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
  • Company pension scheme
  • EAP scheme
  • Ride to work scheme
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
  • A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
  • Awesome clients.

Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries.

And we celebrate all of our successes together!

  • The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
  • Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.

We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

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DEPT®

Contact Details:

DEPT® Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Lead/ Mid-Weight Creative in Manchester

Creative Thinking
Digital Marketing
AI Knowledge
Image Generation Skills
Team Collaboration
Communication Skills
Presentation Skills