Sales / Growth Director – Creative Job at Jellyfish (Paris)

Job Description

Reporting to VP Growth, you will be responsible for driving growth for Jellyfish’s Creative offering in France – across both local French clients and global brands managed from France. You will act as a true Sales / Growth lead for Creative, working hand in hand with our Creative, Strategy, Media, Data and Production teams, as well as our Brandtech Group partners, to open new opportunities, design impactful proposals and close deals. A key part of the role will be to position and sell Pencil, our AI-powered creative solution, and to integrate it into client strategies and pilots that demonstrate clear business impact.

Job Responsibility

Own Creative pipeline & revenue for France
Identify, qualify and prioritise Creative growth opportunities with existing and new clients (local and global)
Build multi-threaded relationships at senior level (CMO, Brand, Digital, e-commerce, CX)
Translate client challenges into clear Creative + Pencil opportunities
Position Jellyfish Creative & Pencil in the market
Articulate a compelling Creative value proposition that connects brand, content, media and data
Lead conversations around Pencil (AI-powered creative): explain the value, de-risk adoption and design pilots that prove impact
Educate clients on how AI, data and media insight can power more effective creative ideas and content production
Lead pitches and proposals
Drive the end-to-end pitch process for Creative-led and integrated opportunities: brief teams, shape the story, build the commercial proposal and lead the room
Collaborate with Creative Directors, Strategists and Media leads to deliver coherent, inspiring and commercially sound responses
Ensure proposals are clearly linked to measurable outcomes (brand, performance, efficiency)
Grow key accounts in partnership with client leads
Work closely with Client Management / Client Partner teams to spot and unlock Creative and Pencil upsell opportunities on existing accounts
Design Pencil pilots (test & learn) and scale-up roadmaps once value has been proven
Help clients evolve their ways of working (process, governance, measurement) around Creative and AI
Champion collaboration across the Creative collective
Partner with the France Creative leadership and Brandtech Group Creative leaders to align on positioning and go-to-market
Mobilise the right mix of skills (social content, film, design, creative strategy, production, data & insights) according to each opportunity
Contribute to building and sharing case studies and best practices across France and other markets
Market intelligence & thought leadership
Stay on top of creative, social, AI and entertainment trends and feed this into client conversations and pitches
Represent Jellyfish Creative and Pencil at client meetings, industry events, and internal forums
Help position Jellyfish as a reference partner for AI-powered creativity in France

Requirements

Solid experience in a business development/growth/sales role in a creative, digital or integrated agency (or hybrid agency–consulting environment)
Proven track record of winning and growing Creative/content / social assignments with mid-to-large brands
Strong understanding of how creative, media, data and technology fit together to drive business outcomes
Genuine interest in (and ideally exposure to) AI-powered creative solutions – experience and a strong appetite to learn is essential
Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders (CMOs, Brand Directors, Digital Directors) and leading high-stakes pitches
Ability to work across local French clients and global accounts, navigating multi-country and multi-stakeholder environments
Excellent communication skills in French and English (written and spoken), able to switch seamlessly between strategy, creativity and commercial conversations
Collaborative mindset: you thrive in cross-functional teams and know how to build trust with creatives, strategists, media and data experts
Strong commercial acumen: comfortable discussing scopes, pricing, profitability and long-term growth plans

What we offer

Discretionary annual bonus scheme
Work remotely for up to 60% of your days
Flexible working hours between 8am and 6:30pm
Accumulate one paid day each month (2 hours per week) for self-development
Access to Jellyfish Learn
14 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers
4 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers
£1000 (or equivalent) towards courses for returning primary caregivers

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