Executive Creative Director

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Executive Creative Director

Location: London

About the role:

You will be the senior creative lead behind Doves social outputsettingthe vision raising the bar on craft and enabling multiple studios to deliver social content that is distinctive on-brand and effective. Working at the intersection of brand strategy social platforms community culture and production you will turn insights and briefs into clear creative territories repeatable formats and standout moments that travel globally.

We are looking for someone who can guide senior stakeholders with confidence simplify complexity across markets and build a creative system that balances global consistency with local relevance. Success means stronger social creative effectiveness clearer ways of working across studios and a measurable uplift in quality speed and brand impact.

What you will be doing:

• Set the global creative vision for Dove Social defining what great looks like across platforms and markets

• Lead creative development from global briefs through to execution ensuring work delivers against brandobjectivesand platformbehaviours

• Oversee and align multiple studios improving consistency creative quality and operational rhythm across regions

• Create andmaintainsocial-first toolkits including creative principles tone of voice format playbooks and templates that enable scalable excellence

• Partner with strategy account leadership social listening and analytics teams to turn insight into clear creative direction

• Guide teams to build content ecosystems across always-on tentpoles creator partnerships and reactive moments with clear roles and KPIs

• Provide senior-level creative approval and feedback loops ensuring work is inclusive culturally aware and aligned to Doves brand purpose

• Present and sell work to senior Unilever and Dove stakeholders earning trust through clarity craft and commercial understanding

• Coach and develop Creative Directors and wider creative teams building capability across social storytelling platform craft and effectiveness
• Raise production standards and creative efficiency partnering with producers and makers to deliver strong work at speed and with sustainable choices

What you need to be great in this role:

• A strong portfolio andtrack recordleading social-first creative for a global brand with work thatdemonstratescultural relevance and platform-native craft

• Proven experience setting creative direction across multiple markets and teams with a clear approach to balancing global consistency and local nuance

• Expertiseacross key social platforms such as TikTok Instagram YouTube Pinterest and emerging channels including creative best practice and formats

• Strong creative judgement across concept copy design motion and film able to elevate ideas and ensure high-quality execution

• Experience building and leading senior creative teams with a coaching style that develops talent and delivers outcomes

• Stakeholder-savvy communication skills with confidence presenting to senior clients and guiding decision-making

• A working understanding of social effectiveness including attention retention brand cues and distinctiveness and how to apply it creatively

• Comfort working with data social listening and performance insights to iterate and improve creative output

• Qualifications: Formal degrees are welcome but notrequired. Equivalent experience counts. Experience can be gained through work study volunteering or self-directed learning.

Req ID: 16551

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Our values shape everything we do:

BeAmbitiousto succeed

BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible

BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work

Bealways learningand listening to understand

BeResults-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community clients and creations

OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.