Head of Creative Development, B-Hive
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Job Location:
Nottingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Nottingham or London
Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister-Lyas
Contract: Maternity Cover
Overview:
The Creative Agency Partnership & B-Hive enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating for creative generation across the agency network including management of the full agency network (incl. OLIVER WPP & B-Hive). This CoE aligns all of our creative skills resources and operating model with the needs of the Brand Growth Framework at the very heart enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating approach.
Reporting to the Creative Agency Partnerships & B-Hive Director this is a pivotal role in our Creative CoE. Youll lead and inspire our creative teams (all agency partners) in delivering high-impact well ideated campaigns & initiatives. A natural creative with a great instinct for powerful creative and big bold ideas. A strategic thinker with deep expertise across the entire creative lifecycle you will be leading the process from brief development to execution focusing on elevating our brands creative output while maintaining strong alignment with brand guardrails strategy BVI and luxury benchmarks. A confident leader exceptional communicator and skilled collaborator
Key Responsibilities:
Creative Strategy & Brief Development - Craft concise inspiring and results-driven creative briefs that spark innovative brand-aligned ideas. Evaluate big ideas strengthen creative provide clear feedback and approve direction / execution.
Creative Development - Lead the development of powerful idea-led creative concepts and guide the translation of those ideas into multi-channel initiatives through our agency network. Give clear feedback and direction approve good work that maintains the integrity of brilliant ideas.
Creative Process Design & Implementation - Define implement and manage a new creative development process that fosters more effective collaborative and efficient ways of working across teams and stakeholders.
Agency Management Manage our agency creative development output with a focus on accountability quality and collaboration; provide clear actionable creative critique to continuously improve output.
Brand Stewardship - Safeguard brand integrity by ensuring all creative work aligns with brand guidelines tone creative principles luxury benchmarking and business objectives.
Team Leadership & Collaboration - Inspire and mentor internal & external creative teams fostering a culture of innovation excellence and continuous improvement.
What youll need to have:
Deep expertise in creative development across all stages from brief writing to concept creation and multi-channel execution.
Ability to craft concise inspiring and results-driven creative briefs that drive meaningful brand-aligned work.
Proven skill in shaping powerful story-led creative ideas that resonate across digital social video and print channels.
Strong experience of agency management with a focus on coaching others whilst accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
Confident and clear communicator who provides actionable feedback to elevate creative quality while staying within brand guidelines.
Outstanding leader that role models collaboration & drives accountability; has the ability to challenge effectively and motivate others
Financial acumen in managing creative budgets to deliver high-impact work on time and at the best value.
About No7 Beauty Company:
No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7 Liz Earle Soap & Glory Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - were innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products proven results and positive impact.
We have built a reputation on scientific innovation whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.
Our benefits:
Retirement Savings Plan
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to to find out more.
(Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate)
Whats next:
If your application is successful our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion youll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Keywords
Head Creative Development
Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister-Lyas
Contract: Maternity Cover
Overview:
The Creative Agency Partnership & B-Hive enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating for creative generation across the agency network including management of the full agency network (incl. OLIVER WPP & B-Hive). This CoE aligns all of our creative skills resources and operating model with the needs of the Brand Growth Framework at the very heart enable our ambitious brand growth goals through a more agile and technology-enabled operating approach.
Reporting to the Creative Agency Partnerships & B-Hive Director this is a pivotal role in our Creative CoE. Youll lead and inspire our creative teams (all agency partners) in delivering high-impact well ideated campaigns & initiatives. A natural creative with a great instinct for powerful creative and big bold ideas. A strategic thinker with deep expertise across the entire creative lifecycle you will be leading the process from brief development to execution focusing on elevating our brands creative output while maintaining strong alignment with brand guardrails strategy BVI and luxury benchmarks. A confident leader exceptional communicator and skilled collaborator
Key Responsibilities:
Creative Strategy & Brief Development - Craft concise inspiring and results-driven creative briefs that spark innovative brand-aligned ideas. Evaluate big ideas strengthen creative provide clear feedback and approve direction / execution.
Creative Development - Lead the development of powerful idea-led creative concepts and guide the translation of those ideas into multi-channel initiatives through our agency network. Give clear feedback and direction approve good work that maintains the integrity of brilliant ideas.
Creative Process Design & Implementation - Define implement and manage a new creative development process that fosters more effective collaborative and efficient ways of working across teams and stakeholders.
Agency Management Manage our agency creative development output with a focus on accountability quality and collaboration; provide clear actionable creative critique to continuously improve output.
Brand Stewardship - Safeguard brand integrity by ensuring all creative work aligns with brand guidelines tone creative principles luxury benchmarking and business objectives.
Team Leadership & Collaboration - Inspire and mentor internal & external creative teams fostering a culture of innovation excellence and continuous improvement.
What youll need to have:
Deep expertise in creative development across all stages from brief writing to concept creation and multi-channel execution.
Ability to craft concise inspiring and results-driven creative briefs that drive meaningful brand-aligned work.
Proven skill in shaping powerful story-led creative ideas that resonate across digital social video and print channels.
Strong experience of agency management with a focus on coaching others whilst accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
Confident and clear communicator who provides actionable feedback to elevate creative quality while staying within brand guidelines.
Outstanding leader that role models collaboration & drives accountability; has the ability to challenge effectively and motivate others
Financial acumen in managing creative budgets to deliver high-impact work on time and at the best value.
About No7 Beauty Company:
No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7 Liz Earle Soap & Glory Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - were innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products proven results and positive impact.
We have built a reputation on scientific innovation whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.
Our benefits:
Retirement Savings Plan
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to to find out more.
(Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate)
Whats next:
If your application is successful our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion youll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Keywords
Head Creative Development
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics Design
- Copywritter
- Creative concept
- Advertising
- Communication
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Autodesk
- Art Direction
- Flash
- Flex
- HTML
- SEO
- Fine art
- Quarkxpress
About Company
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