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As Creative Director (Copy) at AKQA London, you will inspire and lead a team of creatives to craft compelling narratives that drive meaningful change. Through storytelling, innovation, and problem-solving, you will shape ideas that resonate with audiences and transform their experiences. Your role is to push the boundaries of innovative creativity, influencing the future of brand expression and engagement while inspiring some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies. You will support our dynamic studio, collaborating with ambitious local, regional, and global teams and clients. Your leadership will be essential in crafting work and culture that resonates not only within London but also across the EMEA region and with international audiences.
Job Responsibility:
Deliver and inspire award-winning work from your team, influencing change through ideas, creativity, and innovative brand experiences across any channel
Consistently deliver a number of successful solutions and high-quality work to clients on time
Immerse within the client’s business. Identify, understand, and overcome commercial and internal challenges to inspire and deliver effective solutions that consider the holistic needs of the brand
Contribute to the strategic development of a well-defined creative brief and any additional briefing documents, speaking with clients directly where necessary
Lead by example to help build an inspiring, fun, and high performing creative culture
Generate useful, usable ideas across all existing and emerging platforms
Continually develop practices and processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking - including the use of AI
Set creative direction and offer hands-on guidance throughout client team projects
Inspire clients with opportunities, growing partnerships organically through both ideas and successes
High level of internal and external client and team satisfaction
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital design developments, and successfully apply them to work practices to help improve processes and procedures
Display a cohesive understanding and execute principles that make innovative and effective digital communications, interface design, and interaction design
Select the most appropriate supplier for the required task. Successfully manage multiple suppliers, partners, and clients to ensure outsourced projects are creatively delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards
Oversee creation of award entries and case studies of key projects, ensuring they are distributed across the business to relevant people (e.g., client team, Business Development Director)
Creatively lead new business pitches. Responsible for ideas and creative work, and competently present pitches
Develop strategies to build a climate of trust, openness, and respect
forge strong relationships to drive successful outcomes
Possess highly advanced writing skills to effectively present a point of view, using logic, fact, and a compelling storyline via any medium
Represent AKQA by delivering talks, connecting with new talent, and inspiring the next generation of creatives
Requirements:
Extensive experience working at an Associate Creative Director or Creative Director level in a similar agency environment with a background in Copywriting
Demonstrated creative success in leading collaborative multi-functional teams, including project planning, to winning a number of industry-recognized awards
Considerable experience of European and Global projects
Curiosity and hunger to experiment with new creative tools and ways of working
Proven track record generating new business
Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience
Experience in, and enthusiasm for, creating digital platforms and products from brief to delivery and beyond
Experience in side-by-side collaboration with UX and development teams and leaders
Expert knowledge of user interface, application, mobile, and responsive design, using the latest prototyping and design tools
Be hands-on from a design craft standpoint. The ability to use creative programs such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma to a high level is essential, in addition to emerging AI tools
What we offer:
There will be the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically advanced environment, with access to ongoing personal and professional development
AKQA is committed to your growth, as well as your wellbeing
AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting our team's life choices. We provide an extensive range of benefits