Creative Director (London)

Who we are

Kurppa Hosk is a brand agency built for decisive moments. Across Europe and the U.S., our team of 220+ partners with companies at the moments that define them, when clarity is required, and compromise is costly. Working closely with leaders, we help turn bold decisions into confident brands that stand out far from the middle to create momentum and drive demand. From early-stage startups to some of the world’s most admired companies, we work with brave organizations and are proud to count brands like On, Zalando, Electrolux, Scania, H&M, Nike, Estée Lauder, Meta, Snap, Minecraft, Spotify and Heart Aerospace among our clients.

As we launch and build Kurppa Hosk in the UK, we're looking for a Creative Director to be one of the founding members of our London team, shaping not just the work, but the creative culture and standards of the studio from day one.

The opportunity

• You’ll help set the creative direction of Kurppa Hosk in the UK and globally. Inspiring new thinking, pushing concepts further, and nurturing an environment where everyone around you can do the same.
• You bring exceptional creative judgment, a strong point of view, and a gift for world-building; the ability to create rich, coherent brand worlds that hold together through an entire ecosystem.
• You have the conviction to push work until it's truly great, from early strategic thinking through to final execution.
• You’ll define what great looks like at Kurppa Hosk UK, leading teams to produce work that's both ambitious and commercially effective.
• You’ll contribute far beyond your own projects, helping us win work, develop talent, strengthen client relationships, and shape our creative offer as we build the UK studio from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Set and safeguard the creative direction and quality bar for Kurppa Hosk's design work – from strategic concept through to final execution, across brand creation, rebrands, and other transformative creative challenges.
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams – consisting of accounts, strategists, designers, creatives, and client partners; creating work that's stronger than the sum of its parts.
• Build the London studio from day one – shape the creative culture, hire the team, and coach design talent as it grows.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships directly with clients – acting as a creative partner they trust to push their thinking.
• Partner with the Business Director and founding UK team on new business – from pitches to growing existing accounts.
• Champion AI-enabled ways of working – experimenting with emerging tools in our design processes and deliverables.
• Shape Kurppa Hosk's design offer and point of view in the UK – establish our creative presence externally.
• Actively engage the wider Eidra network – to bring cross-disciplinary strength into UK client work.

The ideal person

• You're a creative leader with a strong point of view and the craft to back it up.
• You're generous with your time and your thinking: as comfortable coaching a junior designer as you are challenging a client to be braver.
• You're curious about how design craft is evolving, actively experimenting with new tools, AI included.
• You're energized by the idea of building a creative culture from the ground up.
• And most of all – you're a genuinely nice person.

Qualifications

• Exceptional track record leading creative work at a brand, design or advertising agency.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary creative teams and coach individual designers.
• Experience building trust-based relationships directly with senior clients.
• Strong portfolio of brand-led transformation, brand creation, rebrands or comparable transformative work.
• Fluent in modern design tools and actively engaged with how AI is reshaping design craft.
• Experience contributing to new business, pitches – scoping, account growth.
• Comfortable in a founding-team environment, building rather than maintaining.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Why join us

• 30 days paid holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Regular international travel, with opportunities to work and connect in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, DACH, and the US.
• Play a central role in scaling a fast-growing business
• Latest Apple kit (MacBook + iPhone) to do your best work
• Company conferences in standout European locations to connect, learn, and celebrate