Creative Director

ZOE

Aug 13

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Senior & Expert Level
London
Remote

Requirements

- Prior experience in a similar role
- Great organisation skills, methodical approach and meticulous eye for detail
- A self-starter with a positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Confident liaising with stakeholders, making decisions where necessary and escalating problems or project blockers
- A love for solving problems and dealing with challenges and changes
- Collaborative and happy to work with a mix of roles and people
- Confident negotiator, or an appetite to learn
- Understanding of design specifications
- Familiarity with design through a remote based environment co-working design and presentation tools including Figma, Slack, Loom
- Experience of using software to support asset management and project management
- An existing network of freelancers/agencies/production partners would be beneficial

Responsibilities

You will...
Creative Guidance
Oversight of output providing creative input on the actual content itself, offering key insights into what is developed and how.
Serves as a backstop to agencies or new team members to ensure they understand brand
Ensures coherence with all content, branding and messaging aligning to the campaign's mission and objectives.
Drives creative excellence and ensures high quality of creative assets
Process Design and Process Management
Monitoring, reviewing and filtering all creative briefs, ensuring they are clear and thorough
Design and operationalise the process for each major creative format and differentiated according to scope of concept: new vs iteration
Track project timelines and deliverables to ensure on time and to standard
Monitoring throughput of creative work whether delivered through internal or external resource against overarching content strategy
Operational Mindset and Measurement
Informed by a continuous improvement process to balance demand with supply across skillsets and commercial needs.
Proactively surfacing emerging supply/demand imbalances with ideas on how to mitigate.
Enable prioritisation discussions on a regular cadence.
Keep an eye on key metrics, ensuring that output is hitting the intended marks needed for success.
Budget management and financial optimising.
People and Organisational Leadership
Planning and monitoring resource to workflow, booking in freelancers and agency support where necessary, liaising with Heads of Teams to escalate any concerns
Motivate, coach and develop team members across sub-disciplines
Seamlessly leverage internal teams, freelancers, or agencies, effectively managing relationships of all forms.
Clarify priorities and ensure all team members are aligned to these at all times.
Proactively identify opportunities to resource through team organisation recognize skill or capacity gaps

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we support remote work in a flexible manner, allowing you to work from home, visit our London or Boston offices, or work within the EU.

What is the company’s stance on diversity and inclusion?

We are committed to building a diverse team where everyone can be their authentic selves, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

What type of experience is required for the Creative Director position?

We require prior experience in a similar role, particularly in building consumer brands and leading creative teams.

Are there opportunities for professional growth and learning within the company?

Yes, we offer plenty of learning and social opportunities, along with allocated budgets for growth and development.

What is the vacation policy for this role?

In addition to national bank holidays, you will receive 28 days off, consisting of 25 vacation days, plus one life-event day and two company-wide reset days.

Does the company offer stock options?

Yes, we provide stock options to ensure that everyone is rewarded for their contributions to our growth.

What kind of benefits does the company offer?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes private healthcare, life assurance, health and wellbeing programs, enhanced parental leave, pensions, and much more.

Will I be required to manage external agencies?

Yes, the Creative Director role involves managing relationships with external agencies and freelancers as needed.

Is budget management part of the Creative Director's responsibilities?

Yes, budget management and financial optimising are key responsibilities of the Creative Director.

Can this position be flexible in terms of hours?

While this position is advertised as full-time, we can discuss flexible arrangements such as part-time or job-share options if required.

ZOE

We’re on a mission to improve the lives of millions.

Technology

Industry

51-200

Employees

2017

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

ZOE is a nutritional science start-up on a mission to help people eat with confidence. Our name means “life” and we’re committed to helping people live it to their fullest by harnessing the power of scientific research, software engineering and artificial intelligence Our team tackles a range of complex product, engineering, data, logistics, UI/UX challenges that enable our customers to understand their unique biological response to food We are builders and lifelong learners - connected by a common desire to leverage our talent for helping the world Since our launch in 2017, we grew our team from 5 to 250 extraordinary individuals. Our products, insights and advice has been covered by many household media brands and we're only just beginning.