Earned Creative Specialist in Cardiff

The Team

In Creative no two days are the same, you could be working on ideation for a global brand initiative in the morning and facilitating a brainstorm for a new product to market in the afternoon. The team is passionate about communication in all its forms and is regarded as a trusted advisor by both internal colleagues and external clients. You will be passionate about the craft, keeping up to date across the ever-changing industry landscape and searching for inspiration beyond the ordinary.

The Position

We are seeking an earned first mid-senior creative to help to inspire creativity at Freuds. Our creatives consistently push boundaries and deliver culturally relevant campaigns that deliver earned buzz and measurable impact for both consumer brand and corporate clients which include Nike, KFC and Danone. You will be a creative catalyst that champions innovative ideation, ensures creative excellence and craft in responding to briefs and have the gravitas, expertise and ability to influence at all levels. With the ability to unlock revenue through ideas with overall responsibility to ensure that smart creative ideation is delivered on accounts and flawlessly manage creative projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities:

• Able to read and dissect briefs, and identify the need for creative strategy in RFPs and for retained clients.
• Deliver outstanding and original creative ideas for any client sector, across any agency brief.
• Able to present ideas in a compelling way both internally and with external clients as required.
• Support the team to manage the proposal development process and ensure timely proposal completion.
• Build an understanding of the wider macro context around projects and clients.
• Contribute to creating and developing integrated strategies for our clients including culturally relevant reactive ideas.
• Provide strategic rigour by ensuring the message is clearly explained and executed.
• Use strong insight-led research skills and are able to distil findings and relay back as clear and succinct recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with the campaign teams to ensure the creative strategy is consistent in the campaign delivery.
• Ensure proposals, supporting materials and client-facing documents are accurate for grammar, style, continuity, and content.
• Lead creative brainstorming sessions, using insights and data to support creative ideas.
• Embrace our cornerstones of Love & Work, which require a passion for what we do and an ability to persevere.

In addition, you will take an active role in our belonging values – collaborating to achieve common goals, connecting with one another in an authentic way, sharing our perspectives and embracing others, and actively supporting each other and our experiences.

About Freuds

Love & Work are our cornerstones. We believe they should be entwined with one another. To achieve this blend, we not only choose to work with clients who want to do things differently, but we build teams that are passionate about working on initiatives that they truly believe in. Our employees are given the opportunity to develop industry firsts whether that be in the form of a documentary, an activation or the launch of a new concept or partnership. Our alumni have gone on to run their own top 150 agencies and to lead the communications and marketing for well-known global brands. Securing a role with us is a smart and strategic career move.

We look for problem solvers, for creative minds and for individuals who want to change society, influence culture, challenge conformity and push boundaries. We know that without our employees, we wouldn’t be able to achieve what we do. As our many awards and certifications confirm, we are committed to offering an inclusive environment where individuals from all backgrounds are rewarded on merit, have the opportunity to experience integrated communications in its truest form and work on opportunities that due to our connectivity are unique to Freuds. Our culture ensures a sense of belonging for all and we thrive off our ability to support and utilise a diverse range of thoughts and perspectives.

Freuds Group is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability – we want to hear from you.