Social Creative Lead

**WHO ARE WE?**

Electric House is a social media agency with a difference - we’re the UK’s only full-service, community first publishing group too We create, produce and distribute shockingly good video content through our social media communities, namely On The Tools which is a community dedicated to those in the construction industry, as well as those of our clients.

Based in one of the most iconic offices in the West Midlands, a career with us is a vibrant one. We create together, we believe in being passionate and honest, and we always strive to have a consistent positive impact on our communities and the people around us - and we look for people who want to be part of that culture.

If you’re looking to be part of something special, something dynamic, something exciting - Electric House could be the place for you.

**THE ROLE**

The Social Creative Lead will collaborate with the Creative, Design, Social, New Business, Client Services and Production teams to conceive and execute social-first creative campaigns and concepts for our communities, predominantly On The Tools, as well as a range of renowned brands.

The role will see you involved throughout the entire project lifecycle, from conceptualising ideas during creatives to developing winning pitches and working closely with Production to ensure ideas are brought to life and adhere to briefs.

Reporting directly into the Chief Content Officer, you’ll enjoy a hands-on creative role which will see you support many internal departments with ideation, creative direction, and copywriting.

As a Social Creative Lead, you will:

- Ideation, concepting and executing social campaign ideas for the On The Tools community and our client base, collaborating with relevant departments on treatments and pitch documents
- Lead creative brainstorming sessions with internal departments, ensuring all ideas conceptualised are in line with our communities and the brands we partner with
- Pitch creative ideas to prospective clients and conduct workshops or creative meetings with existing clients as required
- Maintain and elevate creative output, whilst promoting creative philosophy across the wider business
- Oversee the production of creative assets, including video, imagery, animation, and copy, ensuring work is delivered on time and to a high standard
- Delivering feedback, amends and ultimately sign off on creative work
- Maintain an awareness of the creative and social landscape, especially as related to social trends, and feed that back into the business where relevant
- Forecast, plan and manage all projects or pitches you create
- Act as a brand guardian, ensuring brand consistency across all touch points

**THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE**
- Have prior experience in a Midweight Creative or Creative Lead role, with an excellent understanding of developing creative strategies
- Have experience of working on projects from ideation through to final delivery
- Have a deep understanding of social media platforms and social trends and an interest in the digital landscape
- Have strong conceptual thinking skills, a natural creative who is able to delve into ideas and form them into social campaigns that wow our clients, their audiences, and our community
- Have strong communication skills, confident in presenting creative ideas and delivering pitches to clients and able to deliver clear and concise information internally
- Have an interest in new trends and technologies, always looking at ways to incorporate them to our campaigns
- Ideally have a background working with construction related clients, audiences, and projects, although not essential
- Have strong writing skills, able to craft compelling copy for social, scripts and treatments
- Have a valid UK driving licence to travel to and from client meetings

**THE DETAIL**
- 20 days per year, plus 1 additional day for your birthday and 1 additional day for your work anniversary
- Free fruit, snacks, and breakfast
- Free parking
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced parental leave
- Paid sick leave to look after your physical and mental wellbeing
- Pool table, darts board, arcade machines and ping pong table
- Social events
- Access to an EAP scheme, offering physical, mental and financial wellbeing support

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday