DEPT®
Media
CreativeDirector(Social)
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“Creative Director (Social) at DEPT®. Skills: Social media, Digital marketing, Creative direction, Team leadership. Provide leadership to social creatives. Provide guidance to social creatives”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive revenue through digital marketing; Deliver best work on budget; Raise the quality of creative; Create award-worthy work
Industry & Context.
Crack brands' business problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid experience as a Creative lead, Expert knowledge of social media, Expert knowledge of digital marketing, Experience of building a creative team, Outstanding portfolio of work, Ability to meet deadlines, Ability to collaborate well with team, Ability to collaborate well with clients, High attention to visual details, High attention to copywriting details, Ability to remain focused under pressure, Ability to work in fast-paced environment, Love for learning new things, Love for exploring new mediums
Nice to Have
Pitch winning work pedigree, Award winning work pedigree
What You'll Do.
Provide leadership to social creatives
Provide guidance to social creatives
Provide inspiration to social creatives
Provide support to social creatives
Provide leadership to content creators
Provide guidance to content creators
Provide inspiration to content creators
Provide support to content creators
Provide leadership to community managers
Provide guidance to community managers
Provide inspiration to community managers
Provide support to community managers
Take a hands-on creative role
Delegate work to the team
Get hands dirty to help team
Drive direction of always on offering
Drive output of always on offering
Drive direction of editorial offering
Drive output of editorial offering
Ensure output is kept at high level
Ensure process is kept at high level
Tap into comments section
Experiment with new formats
Experiment with new platforms
Experiment with AI usage
Experiment with lofi production
Experiment with external creators
Deliver content at speed of culture
Take creative ownership of clients
Strive for best work delivered on budget
Nurture client relationships
Update ECD on project statuses
Oversee growth of the team
Oversee resourcing of the team
Work on additional projects
Work on new business opportunities
Co-lead the creative team
Develop the creative team
Motivate the creative team
Inspire the creative team
Encourage collaboration within creative team
Be a face of social creative
Be a voice of social creative
Raise profile of the team
Hold promotion plans for creatives
Set objectives for the team
Set performance goals for the team
Collaborate with other creative directors
Collaborate with design director
Balance hands on vs oversight
Build processes with ECD
Build structures with ECD
Raise quality of creative with ECD
Nurture a team of happy creatives
Nurture a team of fulfilled creatives
Build productive relationship with other disciplines
Deliver projects with other disciplines
Deliver new business pitches with other disciplines
Inspire innovative work
Inspire high quality work
Be aware of advertising trends
Respond to advertising trends
Be aware of media trends
Respond to media trends
Be aware of pop culture
Respond to pop culture
Contribute to development of creative process
Present work internally
Present work externally
Create award-worthy work
Initiate creative team collaboration
Facilitate creative team collaboration
Initiate creative team sharing
Facilitate creative team sharing
Initiate team cohesion
Facilitate team cohesion
Support ad hoc PR efforts
Lead ad hoc PR efforts
Support Dept marketing efforts
Lead Dept marketing efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaboration with other CDs; Collaboration with design director; Relationship with other disciplines; Cross-functional collaboration
Communication Scope
Present work internally; Present work externally
Process & Methodology
Project oversight, Deadline management
Full Job Description
Creative Director (Social) London, Hybrid Our team of 4,000+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on five continents deliver pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture. We live and breathe our ‘big enough to cope, small enough to care’ ethos, providing an inclusive, supportive and an exciting place to accelerate your career. This position sits in our Creative & Media service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions. Our clients include eBay, Pepsi Co., Visa and easyJet. JOB PURPOSE The Creative Director role here at DEPT® is an integral part of the team providing leadership, guidance, inspiration and support to social creatives, content creators and community managers at a range of different levels. CDs take a hands-on creative role, building, delegating and empowering the team to take on work, but as required, the ability to lead from the front and willingness to get ‘their hands dirty’ to help the team when needed, is essential. The CD is responsible for driving the direction and output of our always on/editorial offering at Dept®. Our team and client list is rapidly expanding, we need to ensure both output and process are kept at a high level as we grow. A huge part of quality always on content comes down to cultural relevance and the CD will need to be pop culture obsessed and ‘chronically online’. They will be a key driver in helping the team be as reactive and relevant as possible tapping into trend, culture and the comments section. A sense of innovation is key, experimenting with new formats, platforms and how we use AI, ‘lofi’ production techniques and external creators to deliver content at the speed of culture. The Creative Director will take creative ownership of all clients assigned to them, striving for the best work delivered on budget and nurturing strong client relationships. They will update th
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