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Senior Creative

Location
Remote, London
Salary
£40,000 – £55,000
Level
Senior
Type
Full Time
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Job Description

Senior Creative

We are Fire Without Smoke. We love games - so we built an agency specifically to create the best game content possible. We’re experienced content creators, creatives and first and foremost, avid gamers.

Fire Without Smoke is a creative & marketing studio solely in the orbit of the gaming world. We use our talents to create industry defining work for AAA games and a global fanbase. We’re the go-to for blockbuster heavyweights because we know games inside out. We uncover in-game magic and bring it to a wider audience with our storytelling, technology and game expertise. From detective stories to first person shooters, if it’s in the world of gaming, we'll definitely have touched it at some point.

We are looking for a full-time Senior Creative who is a collaborative and dedicated creative leader. This is a really special opportunity for a forward thinking creative who has not only the experience but the creative curiosity to join our team and make some serious magic. You will be responsible for developing category defining creative work that truly connects with gamers. You will have a strong understanding of brands, culture, gamer behaviour and how to leverage this to create insight driven work. We embrace every challenge with passion and intrigue, and whoever takes this role will need to match that energy.

You like to look at the big picture as well as the finer craft details to execute impactful work. You thrive when challenging the client to think differently, and are in your element when creating work that no-one can stop talking about. Working as a lone ranger and collaborating with other members of the team you will own projects from briefing to delivery, working into our Creative Director. You will define, craft and execute award winning work across all channels. This role is firmly rooted in the gaming sphere, so a vested interest surrounding this world is a big plus!

Day to day, you’ll be:

  • Creating impactful ideas and executing them brilliantly across channels
  • Rallying people around an idea and selling the vision to clients
  • Bring to life ideas and execute them into integrated campaigns
  • Define and craft channel specific work across digital, TV, Print, Social, Events, OOH
  • Craft copy and art direction to execute ideas in the most impactful way
  • Lead and oversee the creative direction of pitches and client proposals
  • Inspire the team to create high-quality content across video, print and digital
  • Relay creative and production direction for each project to all relevant parties
  • Build strong and trusting relationships with clients and internal team members
  • Rally and inspire the Studio to produce the best possible game content

You are:

  • Confident in your experience in concepting, creating, crafting brilliant work for brands
  • Leading a team toward a vision to create inspiring
  • In your zone leading, inspiring and challenging our creatives of all levels to get the best out of them and any given brief.
  • Able to dissect, analyse and challenge a brief, to create a clear point of view and direction for the creative process and, for the creatives.
  • Comfortable leading and creating great work, and have proven experience of this for big international brands, small organisations and everything in between.
  • Able to speak our clients language consistently, to build long-term working relationships.
  • An enthusiastic gamer, and/or have in-depth understanding of gaming and contemporary gaming culture.

You’ll need:

  • 5+ years working as creative at a creative agency
  • A proven and consistent creative track record.
  • Exceptional portfolio of work across all channels, from social to bigger integrated campaigns
  • Exceptional concept and craft abilities
  • Exceptional integrated thinking
  • Exceptional creative problem-solving skills
  • Brilliant communicator and presenter
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative software
  • Deep knowledge of the video games industry and culture
  • A love and knowledge of creative industries - film, music, literature

Benefits:

  • Generous bonus scheme
  • Shares opportunities
  • Bupa care
  • Mental health support platform
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee benefits/ wellness platform
  • Cyclescheme
  • Techscheme