CREATIVE DIRECTOR - PR AGENCY in London

White City, London - 2 days a week in the office

The role ITV Creative is ITV's in-house creative agency, responsible for promoting our shows and building the reputation of the ITV brand. As part of the marcomms team, we create attention grabbing, strategic ideas to help ITV compete with the best of the broadcasters and streamers. We have a high performing team of 70 people, made up of creatives, designers, editors, a full production team, strategists & campaign managers.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading the creative output: Setting the vision, the standard and being the ultimate decision maker on everything that goes out into the world creatively from ITV Creative.
• Working side by side with the Head of Creative Strategy and Head of Production to ensure our output is consistently on brief and well crafted.
• Driving best in class creativity within the creative department, with quality to rival any broadcaster/streamer or brand.
• Overall responsible for the quality of our imagery across ITVX and our partner platforms.
• Ensuring our owned channels are branded visually and utilising Continuity in the right way.
• Leading the charge on creative innovation alongside the Head of Post Production & Creative Operations.
• Supporting the Head of Brand Experiences when required for creative quality across internal and external activations and events.
• Ultimately leading award winning effective creative work across multiple touchpoints.
• Creative Champion within the business: The driver for brilliant and brave creative ideas that deliver against the strategy and brief.
• Fostering meaningful relationships with key senior stakeholders across Marketing and Commissioning to get ideas made.
• Being the ITV Creative voice in the room with production companies and commissioners where required.
• Supporting the Director of Creative in presenting and roadshowing the skillset and output of the team at internal and external events.

Management:

• Running the creative department (30 people plus freelancers), ensuring the teams and individuals have the right opportunities and training to thrive.
• Providing stability, leadership and guidance through practical and pastoral support for the wider creative team.
• Working closely with the Creative Resource Manager and relevant CDs to allocate teams and creatives to projects and campaigns.
• As part of the Creative Leadership Team (CLT) alongside Head of Creative Strategy, Head of Production and Head of Post Production & Creative Ops you will support the Director of Creative in the day to day running of ITV Creative.

Skills you'll need (minimum criteria):

• Experience within a creative agency at Creative Director level or above.
• Proven Leadership skills (running/developing a team).
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-channel 360 integrated campaigns across AV, digital, social, out-of-home, and digital platform imagery.
• Proven track record of developing, expanding, or embedding long-term brand platforms.
• Experience working to a commercial agenda, ensuring quality creative at varying cost levels.
• Experience collaborating alongside senior Strategy, Production, and Operations leads to manage department resourcing and workflows.

Other things we're looking for (key criteria):

• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• A love of TV/content/entertainment!

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage.

Your work matters to millions. Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference.