Creative Director

OVERVIEW:

As Chapel’s Creative Director your focus will be on leading and motivating the creative team, fostering a collaborative environment, guiding the visual and strategic direction for all our clients, ensuring creative excellence and project success, while also building client relationships and pitching new business.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Creative Direction & Strategic Vision:

• Develop and implement the creative vision for all projects and campaigns, across all Chapel’s clients, ensuring briefs are consistently delivered with excellence.
• Have a full understanding of each individual client’s brand guidelines, tone of voice and products, offering creative and strategic solutions to answer briefs, as well as proposing alternative ideas that align with a creative vision and brand standards.
• Translate complex briefs and ideas into compelling and innovative creative concepts, as well as leading on new business pitches.
• Have a holistic understanding of the entire creative process, recognising standout ideas.
• Keep up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in creative fields.
• Play an active part in representing Chapel externally, be it LinkedIn, industry networking events, or design panels.

Team Leadership & Management:

• Lead, inspire and guide a team of up to 12 creatives currently (design, motion, strategy & copy) to ensure they achieve their best work, whilst also fostering their personal growth and development.
• Helping the creative team overcome obstacles and working closely with other senior members of the team to offer creative solutions, ensuring a positive and productive workplace at all times.
• Be responsible for fostering and maintaining a collaborative and creative environment, setting a positive and motivating tone.
• Manage a team of full time employees, whilst actively building a freelance network and nurturing all relationships.
• Effectively communicate with Senior Management, attend key leadership meetings, and present solutions to drive agency growth and align to agency goals.

Project Management:

• Working closely with the Client Services team to ensure projects are answering briefs, meeting timelines and running efficiently within budget.
• The ability to manage resources, including creative talent, technology, and production capabilities. You will be confident and comfortable managing freelance and full-time staff.
• Oversee the entire creative process, from concept development to final execution.
• Develop and deliver engaging presentations that effectively convey creative concepts and ideas to key stakeholders.

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and goals.
• Present creative ideas and proposals to clients, securing their buy-in and approval.
• Manage client expectations and ensure creative deliverables meet their needs.

KEY SKILLS:

• Maintain a high degree of craft and attention to detail in all creative work
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and inspire a creative team
• Self-starter who can work independently to solve complex problems
• Methodical and proactive approach to management
• A sensitivity towards client/collaborator engagement
• Confidence to present ideas clearly and concisely in/externally
• Ability to multi-task within a fastpaced environment
• Show initiative and decisiveness under pressure
• Highly adaptable when faced with challenging situations
• Review and approve creative content, ensuring it meets quality standards and brand guidelines
• Ensure creative consistency across all channels, including digital, print, social media, and in-person experiences, whilst pushing boundaries
• Strong understanding of the creative industries, including advertising, marketing, and design
• Expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite of tools, specifically Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and AfterEffects

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive for this role, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually.