Head of Creative Studio in London

We’re IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

We are looking for a seasoned creative to lead the IG UK Creative Studio. This position would be responsible for leading growth and product creative and working with agencies to deliver brand creative across UK and Ireland. An ideal candidate is not only fluent in Creative Direction, copy and production but also knows how to lead an in-house creative team with vision. You will lead a studio working across a host of touch points from in-app assets to larger digital and audio campaigns.

If you’re obsessed with all things creative, want to help bring some life to the world of finance and investing, and enjoy working from concept to execution we’d love to speak with you. You’ll be reporting straight into the Marketing & Growth Director.

• Lead and inspire a group of creatives including copywriters, designers, motion designers and web editors
• Build and inspire best in class creative across key growth channels (CRM, performance marketing, website, incentives and acquisition) as well as mid funnel activation (social, content, brand & product marketing)
• Work with the Acquisition team to interpret and implement creative learnings on a continual cycle to drive growth through creative optimisation
• Run the studio as an internal agency that responds to creative briefs from the UK&I marketing teams and partner functions
• Have a sharp eye for talent – this role will continue to nurture & grow a positive studio culture
• Understand & implement strategy to ensure all ideas are aligned with the IG brand
• Work with Marketing Operations Manager to project plan and forecast resource, and build efficient creative processes
• Articulate complex ideas in a concise and effective way – both to consumers and to internal stakeholders
• Continually raise the bar for creative excellence and creative innovation for IG
• Support the development of external creative agency relationships

10+ years' experience as a creative director or related position with a brand. Track record of creative directly contributing to brand and commercial growth. Experience building and overseeing marketing campaigns. Ability to learn and apply new knowledge and skills quickly. Must be dependable, positive, open-minded able to clearly communicate verbally and visually. Must be an expert in Figma, nice to have motion experience. Ability to inspire but also lead hands-on work. Comfortable working in an experimental and extremely fast paced environment.

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We’re committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey.

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work. As well as having the chance to attend regular social events and join special-interest groups, you get an attractive selection of benefits working with IG:

• Hybrid model - 3 days in the office
• Performance-related bonuses
• Pension, insurance and medical plans
• Career-focused technical and leadership trainings in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform
• A day off on your birthday
• Two days’ volunteering leave per year

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!