Creative Director Social Focused FTC 12 months

Creative Director - Social Focused - FTC 12 months

Were VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social our work is now full service simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned founded in 2009 with offices in London Amsterdam New York Los Angeles Singapore Tokyo Sydney Bangkok Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions the Clios D&AD and The Webbies to name a few.

Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time PEOPLE. Day in and day out we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and EMEA we are proudly 250 servicing multi-brands across the region.

The PITCH.

We are creators creative industry rogues and stars. We are not just on the internet; we are creating the stuff the internet and the world wants to see. Were curious hungry and passionate about what we do - and the people we do it with. We move so fast and make so much good stuff its tough to keep up with. And we need more folks just like us the unconventional less-obvious unseasoned (or over seasoned) creative pros. But above all - passionate makers and culture shakers.

Want in We love subversive artists obsessive makers dedicated creators and we dont care if youre a baby fresh to the workforce or working on your third act. Whats your hustle Documentarian DJ Sports junkie Fashionista Blogger Vlogger Retired logger Are you an Insta-fiend An unabashed TikTokker Or both Were down with all of that. Just as long as you love making and are really good at it.

Heres where you come in

• Lead develop and deliver creative solutions from content work to larger campaign initiatives for a variety of clients and industries. This includes both executing work on your own as well as managing and approving the work of your assigned creative team.
• Embodies strong creative vision and understanding of client and agency business needs and objectives.
• Engages inspires ideation and thinking and leads teams across a large body of work; capable of working with large creative groups and with cross-functional disciplines with the agency.
• Leads and wins new business pitches by collaborating with inter-agency departments and teams to develop a variety of content needs that meets creative and strategic criteria (client briefs feedback client KPIs etc.) and delivers on measurable business results for your client
• Develop company wide creative processes including voice and content workshops brief sessions high priority brainstorms emerging technology and social opportunities and innovating on campaign work.
• Ensures that work is outstanding creatively and meets all brand objectives including integrating seamlessly artcopy design and editing techniques while providing clear
• support and communication to the senior team on all current initiatives.
• Lead the development and execution of creative content rooted in insights for a variety of clients including executing independently and responsible for overall output of the creative product
• Lead mentor and manage a full creative team including ACDs lead creators senior creators creators across different discipline such as content creation design copy and edit.
• Must understand articulate and strategically apply the latest platform industry creative trends and digital best practices always seeking the next opportunity for your brands.
• Lead the development and growth of each team member providing evaluation mentorship counsel and determining assignments and incentives as needed. Monitor performance and progress and manage up to the leadership team when needed.
• Act as a dotted line to senior leadership including C level stake-holders to ensure creative excellence and meeting of brand objectives
• Operate as quality control and brand steward for the creative team and liaising between the team and regional ECD.
• Attend client meetings and be the voice that communicates creative vision and processes bringing stellar presentation skills to the table.

We treasure Personality and Experience yet we do know that these qualifications lead to what WE KNOW as a success:

• 10 years of professional creative experience from a creative/advertising agency and worked with various client or brands with a strong portfolio in interactive/social in the EMEA landscape.
• Exceptional management experience leading large teams including ability to qualify prioritize and delegate workloads for your team.
• Experience building strong client relationships and build confidence as a leader who can manage work while successfully interpreting their brands
• Experience in partnering with clients to help them understand ideas and act as a guide in any situation while able to pivot thinking and adjust style when necessary.
• Master of industry and digital best practices coupled with a strong knowledge of platform/Industry/creative trends in order to articulate and strategically apply to creative executions.
• Master of UI/UX and an interest in the big social media platforms and their abilities/limitations. You play on the platforms and understand their differences.
• Thought leader in ideation copy design or any diversed creative content for creative campaigns crafts that motivates and connects.
• Master of platform/industry/creative trends and best practises. Must be able to translatethis knowledge into articulating and strategically applying to creative executions.
• Leads develops and creates TTL digital and platform specific social campaigns.
• Challenger of the advertising industry embraces change and a keen adopter of new strategies and techniques
• Strong creative vision and understanding of client/ agency business needs and objectives with a strong understanding of a brand in different spaces.
• Master of craft with vast amount of experience in designing all things digital and social: sites Facebook tabs and templates mobile apps content creation processes asset development social sweeps projects and work with tie-ins to the shopper and experiential realms.

Heres how We Support You

We regularly review our benefits and are committed to providing a comprehensive programme for our people.

• Unlimited Holiday 1 Day Birthday Leave
• Cash Plan with Medicash - Virtual GP Skinvision 24/7 Health and Stress Helplines Discounted Gym Medicash Extras
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (Financial Mental and Physical Wellbeing)
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• 2 weeks Work From Anywhere
• Once you reach 2 years round the Vayner sun youre eligible for an annual 150 budget to spend on anything that youre curious about

What you SHOULD KNOW about VaynerMedia

Think lab and not agency. We get excited about solving business problems not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. Were willing to break rules try new things and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. Its fun!

We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms and part of our model is built bottom up flipping the traditional advertising model and process on its head. We dont play to agency/industry norms and our culture and energy reflects that.

Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew work with big brands excites you as it does us. We cant wait to meet you.

VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender pregnancy marital or civil partnership status gender reassignment race disability sexual orientation religious belief part time or fixed term employment age or any other legally protected class.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.K.