Creative Lead

Creative Lead

Durham, East Yorkshire

c£45k (plus an excellent bonus)

4 days onsite, 1 day WFH

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This role is based in Northeast England, working within the creative and marketing team for an trusted industry-leading wholesaler. You will be overseeing a small, talented design team, working alongside their Head of Brand and Creative, working together to help set their creative direction as well as hands on delivering impactful creative work across print and branding, events, digital, video, motion - shaping their creative direction and elevating their brand storytelling.

This role is a permanent, full-time, hybrid role, on-site in Durham (North East England) 4 x days, remote 1 x day.

The Company

Our client stands as the UK’s leader in the trade wholesale space, with sites in the US and EMEA. During a continued period of growth, they are heavily investing in their marketing, with 2 big projects to get stuck into the next year, one of which being a brand refresh. They have physical stores across the UK and a strong online presence and are a trusted heritage brand.

You will be part of the creative team that is elevating their design offering and rolling this out. They offer a state-of-the-art workplace with incredible facilities along with a collaborative and friendly team, and the opportunity to learn and develop in your role.

The Role

You will be a a Senior Creative with strong conceptual skills as well as hands on design skills and ideally experience in ideation across both print and digital and also managing a small team of creatives.

Working closely with the Head of Brand and Creative, you will work with them to help set the creative direction across all of their creative work, from campaigns, to events, print and digital/social - then allocating work to the creative team to help you deliver the creative output to a high standard.

You will be managing and mentoring a small team of creatives, fostering a great team culture and a strong creative output, so previous experience of managing is a must.

You will work from concept to delivery and with a wide array of projects, from large projects to fast turnaround smaller projects, working to produce a high quality of creative output across the board.

The work is fast paced and varied due to them having physical stores and a strong digital presence.

Being one of the senior leads, you will be working with stakeholders of all levels, from C-suite employees to branch staff, being solution driven and enjoying collaborating with different teams as well as thinking strategically and able to confidently present creative work in meetings.

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You have a passion for all things design, strong ideation skills and a good understanding and experience of digital and a portfolio that showcases your creative work

A design qualification and 5+ years of relevant design/Art direction in a role that has included team management and a strong emphasis on digital or multimedia

You are a natural storyteller and are able to develop a simple and compelling brand narrative which ties campaigns together

Strong conceptual skills, Art Direction experience beneficial

Experience of working within retail or e-commerce environment would be beneficial

Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)

Good knowledge of After Effects and Premiere Pro

You are confident in presenting creative work to stakeholders at all levels

Social Media savvy - understanding of different social platforms from TikTok to Instagram and LinkedIn

You have a strong strategic and operational mindset

You have very good communication and interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude.

This role is based in Durham, which is in East Yorkshire in the North East of England, before applying please ensure that you are able to commute to the studio for a minimum of 3-4 days per week