The Marketing Practice

Associate Creative Director

The Marketing Practice

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • **What you will do:**
  • - Lead a portfolio of clients creatively, driving excellence in visual and design disciplines.
  • - Develop and execute innovative creative strategies that align with client goals and brand standards.
  • - Manage the creative process from concept to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  • - Present creative concepts and designs to clients, effectively communicating the rationale behind design choices.
  • - Stay informed on industry trends and advancements, incorporating fresh ideas into creative work.
  • - Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and continuous learning.
  • - Act as a trusted adviser to clients, selling the value of creativity and looking for opportunities to increase creative work and cross-sell group services.

Requirements

  • **Who you are:**
  • - 4-year degree in a design-related field is preferred, but a strong portfolio is mandatory.
  • - Proven experience as an ACD, Senior Designer, or Art Director.
  • - Exceptional design skills with expertise in design software (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
  • - Strong leadership and team management abilities, with experience guiding creative talent.
  • - Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate creative concepts and strategies.
  • - A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • - A passion for marketing and a deep understanding of how visual design contributes to successful brand storytelling and customer engagement.
  • - B2B experience is preferred, but not essential. But you do need to understand how to sell expensive, complicated products to groups of people.
  • - Any video editing or motion graphics experience or skills are welcome.
  • **What you'll bring:**
  • - The Product: The ACD is expected to lead creatively, drive excellence in a specific skill set, create strong links with other business areas, and constantly innovate and improve methodology, output, and offer.
  • - The Team: The ACD sets clear expectations for the team, leads by example to produce high-quality creative work, and holds the team accountable for the quality of its output.
  • - The Attitude: The ACD should be easy to work with, commercially aware, and act as a trusted adviser to clients, selling the value of creativity.
  • - The Impact: The ACD helps make creativity a key pillar of clients’ marketing strategies, ensures consistent delivery of high-quality creative work, builds and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, and has a deep understanding of client’s needs and tensions.
Benefits
  • - Generous holiday allowance (Plentiful PTO)
  • - Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
  • - Private healthcare and dental insurance
  • - Group income protection
  • - Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • - Access to well-being coaching or counselling sessions once a week
  • - Financial health support
  • - Parental leave - 12 Weeks Full Pay for Primary Carers and an additional 50% pay for 12 more weeks.
  • - Use our portal to access discounts and cashback at plenty of retailers. You can also sign up for our cycle-to-work scheme.
  • - Sustainable Future Giving. We want to help create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tacking our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.
  • ***A note on applying***
  • *Not sure you tick every box? Apply anyway. Research shows some people hold back unless they meet 100% of the requirements. We do not want that to be you.*
  • *At tmp, we hire for potential, mindset, and character as much as experience. If you are excited about the role but your background is not a perfect match, we would still love to hear from you. You might be exactly what we are looking for, either for this role or another.*
  • *We are committed to building a diverse team because diversity fuels creativity and better results for everyone. We encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you need any accommodations during the process, just let us know.*

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
design skillscreative strategiesvideo editingmotion graphicsproject managementconcept developmentclient presentationbrand storytellingcustomer engagementportfolio development
Soft skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationpresentationcollaborationcreativityinnovationmentoringaccountabilitycommercial awareness
Certifications
4-year degree in design-related field