Introduction

Company cultures & job summary

Our client is looking for a Strategic Principal Creative to join their in-house creative and digital agency, working across high-profile national and global accounts. This is a senior leadership role where you'll shape creative direction, drive business growth, and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of over 80 professionals. If you're a strategic creative who can lead from the front and deliver real impact, this one's for you. Apply Today!

Working Patterns and location - Hybrid - 3 days on site per week

Key responsibilities

• Lead creative direction across high-profile national and global client accounts.

• Develop compelling campaign concepts, narratives and creative strategies for clients.

• Confidently pitch ideas and present creative solutions to clients and senior stakeholders.

• Mentor and develop creative talent at all levels across the team.

• Identify growth opportunities and contribute to business development pipeline.

• Collaborate with other Principals to define strategy and drive innovation.

• Track and evaluate marketing strategy performance, adjusting approaches where needed.

• Challenge creative thinking and processes to improve quality, efficiency and delivery.

Skills & experience

• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative range across varied multi-disciplinary projects.

• Proven ability to develop campaign concepts and translate complex ideas into impactful creative.

• Experience leading and inspiring multidisciplinary creative teams at a senior level.

• Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Strong layout and typography skills with a sharp eye for design quality.

• Commercially aware with experience scoping and quoting multi-discipline creative projects.

• Confident presenting and pitching to clients and senior stakeholders.

• Up to date with market trends and AI tools relevant to creative and digital delivery.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Experience working within an in-house agency environment for a large organisation.

• Background collaborating with UX/UI, animation or web development disciplines.

• Experience contributing to business development and winning new creative work.

• Familiarity with the engineering, infrastructure or technical sectors.

Additional benefits

• Pension up to 10% client contribution.

• Life assurance, income protection insurance and critical illness cover.

• Option to buy & sell holiday.

• Dental, health, medical, travel and gadget insurance.

• 24/7 Digital GP.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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