Creative Director

**Department**:
**Group Creative Services**

**Salary**:
**Negotiable**

**Location**:
**Midlands**

Y our reason for being here

Everyone at DRPG has a purpose and yours is to positively influence others by leading in the creation of highly engaging communications in a multitude of forms. Your ideas and creative concepts will purposely blow people’s minds in a way that succeeds in delivering better than before and beyond the expected.
The way you roll

The passion for what you do is infectious. You love taking fellow team members and clients on the journey with you as you take a project brief and begin to develop it. You are a true leader when it comes to championing the power of creativity and focus on the value your ideas and those around you will bring to all stakeholders.

You understand your audience and you know how to take that deep understanding and turn it into rich experiences, no matter what the industry, country or media. You’re also a fast learner who is a sensational listener with a skill for conquering any challenge whether personal, professional or both. Ultimately you know what bloody brilliant looks like and your determination to achieve this on every project you lead is unbeatable.
How you make it all possible

Creating strategic communication solutions that lead directly to clients attaining their marketing and communications objectives - maximising the spend within their budget

Generating creative ideas and concepts in answer to client’s project briefs. This includes working on internal comms, marcoms, design, live events, exhibition and displays, digital projects, videos and animation projects

Organising and running creative development sessions with various team members as required

Taking responsibility and leading in the creation of proposals and client pitch presentations that may involve other team members

Delivering face-to-face pitches to clients including the development of various content in order to do so

Working with the sales teams, account teams and various production teams to develop concepts and support in the development and production of proposals activities, including writing and presenting cohesive and persuasive rationales for client projects

Researching creative concepts and collating relevant information to help the development of ideas and formulated concepts

Leading other members of the team from all departments, including suppliers, to ensure a quality response is delivered to a high standard, and to time

Directing the production of any support services required to deliver a client’s response, and during the period of the project to completion

Providing a flexible and adaptable approach to work, moulding to, and influencing client ways of working

Ensuring that our high quality of creative and production is upheld, maintaining consistently high standards for yourself and others in the team

Proactively increasing the creative capabilities of the DRPG brand and team

Ensuring internal and external brand compliance. Keeping up to date with resources and changes

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to work flexibly and undertake other such duties as the management may, from time to time, reasonably require.
What’s in your toolbox

Must have at least five years creative experience in the blue chip corporate live experience arena

Must possess a thorough understanding of B2C and B2B communications and delivery systems, processes, and industry best practices

A strong working knowledge of comms strategy for internal and external audiences, including all activation channels, advertising, DM, social, events, experiential, video, print and digital channels

Highly experienced in creatively leading projects from concept to completion with attention to detail and understanding of objectives

A clear understanding of the importance and relevance of a client’s brand

Ability to make evaluative judgments both in delivery and commerciality, and ensure that projects are viable and deliverable within the agreed budget

Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with strong listening skills

Ability to coordinate, supervise and help upskill other team members, to include organising, prioritising, and scheduling work assignments

Highly competent creative thinker and problem solver

Responsible ownership who gains trust from others.

Must be computer literate. Competent at using Word, PowerPoint and Keynote.

Self-motivated with the ability to work well independently and as part of a team with an adaptable approach to work

Willingness to learn new skills and develop existing ones

Positive attitude towards challenging situations and multi-tasking

Be able to work under pressure on multiple projects with impeccable time management skills to ensure all deadlines are met

Must be committed to making ‘anything possible’ with a ‘can do’ attitude, providing high levels of cli