Lead, Creative

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Dept Full time

Lead Content Creative
Internally, this role in known as Lead Creative
This position sits in our Marketing & Technology 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 like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. We’re currently on the hunt for a social media and cultural trend-obsessed Lead Creative to create unmissable social content for a roster of the world’s biggest entertainment, travel and automotive brands.
Creatives at DEPT are responsible for coming up with exciting ideas that capture the audience's attention, inspire behaviour change and make a real difference to our clients’ businesses.
You’ll be confident leading a team, delegating tasks and leading and overseeing creative work. You’re video first and confident in directing social video shoots, but also strong in copywriting and know how to create a laydown for a content calendar and explain the strategy behind it.
For this role, you’ll need to know the latest social trends, memes, viral sounds and breaking news before anyone else does – and understand how to spin those insights into compelling social-first content for a brand.
This role requires close collaboration and integration with all areas of the business (media, tech and data) and you will be expected to be able to frame your work in a solid strategy that’s grounded in insight and underpinned by a deep understanding of digital platforms and paid advertising formats.
The role of Lead Creative is exciting, varied and constantly evolving. Collaborate and lead creative projects, finding new ways to inspire audiences with ideas
Lead a team of creatives, working into the Senior Lead Creative and Editorial Director to foster a stimulating environment, resulting in the happiness, retention and quality output of your team
Play a key role in production, including planning, attending and directing social video shoots
Put social insights at the heart of social content and campaigns to place brands at the heart of culture
Juggle multiple projects simultaneously
Interpret data to optimise and improve monthly content
Create laydowns and content calendars and manage multiple moving parts with attention to detail
Present work to senior clients
Help to grow our creative offering, making sure we’re taking advantage of the latest tech and most advanced approaches, as well as expanding into new platforms
Experience on set, shooting video and stills content
Deep knowledge of digital paid media, particularly paid social media formats
Exposure to digital marketing campaigns that have increased sales
Ability to work with senior clients
A flexible, hybrid working policy
~ The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)
~25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
~ Company pension scheme
~ EAP scheme
~ Ride to work scheme
~ Enhanced family friendly policies
~ Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT.
~ Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
~ Global annual DEPT Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion?



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