Associate Creative Director, Marketing in London

As Associate Creative Director/Creative Director, you will be responsible for taking the creative lead on experiential projects and/or portfolios for GPJ, depending on level and experience. Working within project teams and alongside the ECD, your role is to drive the creative vision to ensure the delivery of inspiring marketing solutions that exceed our clients' expectations, meet their budget requirements, and fulfil GPJ’s business goals.

You will play a leading role in the development of concepts and will be responsible for presenting coherently and in a compelling manner the ideas and direction for specific events to clients and others. Our Associate Creative Director will actively approach stakeholders with more than just a mood board and design, but a compelling idea that works across channels and clearly drives business impact for the client.

You must work well as a leading member in a team environment; getting hands-on to clearly communicate your ideas and concepts to clients, managing and inspiring a team to deliver on projects, as well as working effectively with other departments within GPJ. You’ll be working on large scale projects as well as small.

Experienced in motivating creative teams in an atmosphere where all participants are heard and respected, leading teams to inspiring work, and making the process fun. Work in collaboration with account teams to develop realistic client proposals given the constraints of time and budget, to focus on the high impact areas of opportunity, and to create and deliver outstanding presentations which sell the idea.

Consider how the idea or experience can be extended to further reach and impact via social media, digital marketing, and OOH. Contribute to creative and agency culture, inspiring teams to do their best work. Collaborate with creative leadership to create high-quality, strategic presentations that exceed client expectations through copywriting, sketches, renders, mock-ups, and presentations.

Excel at managing team workload and meeting tight deadlines. Lead planning and strategy sessions resulting in clear creative briefs. Lead project creative teams, overseeing work and ensuring execution is consistent and of the highest quality output. Work closely with Creative leadership to establish agency best practices and standards ensuring our leadership within the industry.

Supervise account-based creative teams day-to-day to ensure their success. Drive the education of members of the GPJ creative team, making sure effectiveness is front of mind when designing experiences. Line management of junior team members within the creative team.

Collaborate with producers after the sale to ensure creative integrity, be a creative resource to the team as client needs or budget changes, and further develop the relationship with the client. Support with the development of thought leadership or marketing initiatives. Attend industry events and exhibitions and provide feedback for the team.

We seek a passionate, original thinker with proven creative expertise across a range of media. Acting as the lead on specific projects this role requires strong communication skills to team and clients at all levels. You will be able to drive the creative vision of our face-to-face communication projects from inception right through production to completion.

You are able to build effective relationships, able to understand and respond to the agenda of others and are able to help unlock future client opportunities.

ACD (10+) or CD (12+) years experience as a creative thinker and doer - conceptual thinking and ability to develop the idea through use of design tools, sketches, and AI tools. Broad client experience consistent with our portfolio of progressive and sector defining client brands. Excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills as well as creative and artistic presentation skills. In-depth knowledge of brand positioning, industry trends.

Ability to work in collaboration with the internal departments in bringing concepts to life and finding innovative ways of achieving this within a client budget without compromising on quality. Experience in having day-to-day responsibility for project delivery with the knowledge that you will have an Executive Creative Director to guide when needed.

Nice to have - knowledge of sports marketing industry and passionate about a wide range of sports. This role requires 3 days per week on site in our London office (Tues to Thurs).