Associate Creative Director in England

HEART Productions is a fully integrated live experiential agency based in King’s Cross that delivers a 360° service from concept creation through to project delivery. HEART Productions works with some of the world’s biggest and most exciting clients, from immersive brand experiences to film premieres, global sporting events, cultural festivals, and big PR moments. Founded in 2006, HEART Productions brings together a uniquely talented and passionate group of specialists able to deliver brilliant thinking, beautifully executed.

Purpose of the Role

Heart is expanding its creative offering, and we are looking for talented people that can help broaden our capabilities. Our work spans a variety of mediums, including but not limited to experiential event design, creative strategy, social and digital briefs, branding design and production, partnership strategy and activation, and more. This brief is for an experiential creative to play a key role in developing and delivering innovative creative concepts that bring our clients’ briefs to life. Working closely with Heart’s ECD, strategy lead, and design team, you will be working across a range of projects and clients with lots of opportunities to make your mark.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• Play a hands-on role in concepting and delivering outstanding creative work, working collaboratively with creative, strategy, design, production and account teams.
• Develop and articulate compelling ideas for clients through well-crafted decks and presentations that effectively communicate your vision.
• Craft ideas and experiences that break traditional formats and meaningfully engage with culture.
• Define experiential programming, thematics, consumer journeys, and physical components that enhance the overall experience.
• Contribute to new business pitches, ensuring creative work is on-brief and stands out from the competition.
• Confidently present your creative ideas to clients and broader stakeholders, successfully advocating for your concepts.
• Collaborate continuously with designers, technical teams, and account leads to maintain quality control and oversee creative work to ensure seamless execution.
• Work hand in hand with production to deliver in-budget solutions while maintaining creative integrity.
• Attend project meetings and provide creative input aligned with budgets and KPIs, refining concepts as development progresses.
• Participate in site visits to assess opportunities and map out the overarching experience.
• Build and strengthen client relationships through consistently excellent creative output.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop creative solutions/brand experiences for a range of key clients, across live and digital touchpoints.
• Work closely with the Executive Creative Director and Senior Leadership Team to sell in high-level ideas, whilst owning projects from start to finish.
• Act as a guardian of visual and executional standards for all work you preside over.
• Confidently present creative concepts to clients and stakeholders, clearly articulating the rationale and cultural relevance behind the work.
• Proactively nurture and grow existing client relationships through strong creative leadership.
• Contribute to new business development by leading and supporting pitches, helping to extend the agency’s portfolio.
• Support the growth of the creative department, nurturing a creative culture with a curious spirit.

Your Skills

• 7+ years working in a similar creative agency environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating experience in crafting broader integrated responses across multiple touch points, as well as experiential work.
• Proven ability to craft compelling narratives for pitches and live campaigns, with strong presentation and storytelling skills.
• Experience developing campaigns aligned with the clients’ tone of voice, brand positioning and channel relevance.
• A strategic mind-set that uses a brief as a compass ensuring ideas meet objectives.
• A strong art directional eye and ability to bridge the gap between concept and execution.
• A collaborative, enthusiastic team player.
• Confident presenting to clients, with openness to feedback and adaptability in the creative development process.

Technical and Industry Knowledge

• Competence in relevant creative and presentation tools (Adobe Creative Suite; PowerPoint).
• Understanding of earned media and social engagement, and the intersection of live events, technology, and digital platforms.
• Experience working with print houses and set builders.
• Being in touch with industry and cultural trends.

Organisation and Delivery

• Highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing projects within budgets and meeting tight deadlines without compromising quality.

Nice to Haves

• Work that has been recognised, whether awarded or featured.
• Experience or passion for sports, entertainment, and music.
• Knowledge of 3D software.

Application

Please ensure that you submit your creative portfolio along with your CV.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom