Lead Creative (Social)

This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like social, influencer, TTL ad campaigns, augmented reality, AI and innovation. Our clients include eBay, easyJet, Just Eat Takeaway and Pepsico.

JOB PURPOSE

We’re on the hunt for a brilliant Lead Creative to join our team – someone filled with strong social creative ideas that grab attention, a conceptual eye to social-first campaigns, first class cultural insights and brilliant social trends knowledge. 

The ideal candidate will be a social-obsessed creative, ready to join our team to work on an exciting roster of consumer brands at DEPT to come up with exciting organic social, digital and tech ideas. In this role you’ll lead creative projects end to end and also could lead the creative for a retained account. Your ideas will connect brands with communities and culture - not just adding to the noise, but building and creating real connections and driving engagement. You’ll be required to have strong attention to detail and always be pushing for the best creative ideas possible while collaborating with the wider team. 

You’ll bring experience from a social role – this could be in-house or agency - and you’ll be able to sell your ideas with flair and demonstrate this through an exciting portfolio. You’ll have experience concepting, presenting with confidence and backing up your ideas with strategic insights, trends and data. 

This role requires a range of skills across concepting, social shoots, storyboarding, reactive cultural content and copywriting, so it goes without saying that you’ll know the latest cultural niche coded’ social trends before anyone else does – and understand how to spin those insights into compelling social-first content for brands. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver stand out creative ideas across organic social, digital and tech. 
• Present work to clients with confidence 
• Sell ideas succinctly and confidently using data, trends and insights  
• Juggle multiple projects and clients simultaneously
• Use data to continuously improve ‘always on’ content and bigger ideas
• Create content calendars, laydowns and roll out plans
• Have strong attention to detail
• Help to grow our creative offering, making sure we’re taking advantage of the latest tech 
• Participate in new business pitches

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Solid experience of social-first concepting, copywriting and production
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience on set, shooting video and stills content
• Ability to work with senior clients
• Ability to remain focused under pressure and get stuff done on a tight deadline
• A love for learning and teaching new things
• Great interpersonal and listening skills
• High attention to detail

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash) 
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
• Company pension scheme 
• EAP scheme
• Ride to work scheme 
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE? 

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. 

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.