Midweight Creative (Conceptual/Generalist)

Overview

Working as part of the creative team, the Creative will be integral to the agency’s response to pitch opportunities and delivering strategically-informed experiential concepts. They will focus on research, creative problem-solving, conceptual design and communication of ideas both within the agency and to clients.

The Creative will work closely with the Experience Design Lead, Creative Design Lead and Creative Director on a daily basis.

The role will cover creative work across a range of different types of experience – live events, content, digital & interactive, product & spatial etc.

Responsibilities include:

• Insights research through desktop and primary research methods, also engaging external resource/services where required
• Active collaboration with all members of the creative team, and with project delivery teams, in the development of concepts and ideas
• Analysis of pitch briefs to identify core requirements and deliverables
• Using excellent written and visual communication skills to create presentations that convey our thinking, research and proposed action
• Edit and synthesize research into useable data/patterns/insights as the basis of creative response
• Collaborate and contribute to creative ideation workshops, working towards leading these workshops and processes in the future
• Contribute to, and in some cases lead the presentation writing process to communicate the insights and strategy behind the creative concept
• Proactive research on consumers, behaviours and other related topics that can help the agency’s responses and creative problem-solving processes
• Attending briefing meetings, tissue/WiP meetings, and presenting in live pitches
• Contributing to the development of processes and capabilities of the creative function, to enable best practice throughout the agency and the project process

Skills and Experience:

• Working as a part of a team to originate and develop ideas for brands, products and services
• Researching and developing insights in order to help support creative decisions
• High quality written communication skills – especially in presentations and copywriting
• Demonstrable ability to communicate ideas both in written and verbal presentation
• Understanding and experience of working within marketing, either for an agency and/or in-house at a brand
• Curious and active in the wider cultural world – able to understand and engage with a wide range of art, media and digital experiences
• Strong knowledge of current digital, web and social culture, tools and developments
• Proficient and confident using software such as Keynote, PowerPoint, Word, Excel
• Experience of working on hybrid, virtual and digital creative projects

Nice To Haves:

• Knowledge and understanding of the live events and experiential marketing world
• 2D, 3D and/or Interactive design skills and software proficiencies

Benefits:

• Private health care and enhanced benefits
• Discretionary bonus at year end
• 20 days leave per year plus bank holidays