Creative Lead - Lifestyle D2C start up/scale up - London
£65,000 - £75,000
Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Creative Lead - The Company
My client are one of Europe's fastest growing D2C food brands. Launched in 2017 by two brothers with just £10 worth of ingredients while at University they have had an amazing journey so far growing over 10 x in the past year and delivering over 150,000 meals per week. Their mission is to make healthy eating effortless, helping people fuel their best lives without the hassle. So far, they've got quite a few accolades under their belts including Times Young Founder of the Year and Forbes 30 under 30 to name a few and they've built a brand strong enough to attract some of the UK’s biggest YouTubers, England footballers, and top artists - all organically. They now have an amazing opportunity for a Creative Lead to join their team
Creative Lead - The Role
The Creative Lead will blend creative direction, design sensibility, and full-stack production. You’ll be the hands-on force behind the brand’s visuals and content—leading shoots, managing talent, and delivering killer assets across every channel. You’ll work closely with their Head of Brand and Growth teams to concept and execute campaigns that move fast, look premium, and deliver results.
Day to Day you will be responsible for;
Creative Direction: Lead the creative execution across paid ads, organic content, packaging, website, and campaigns.
End-to-End Production:
-Plan and produce content shoots (video, stills, UGC, podcast, etc.) Book and manage photographers, videographers, editors, talent, stylists, & studios
-Own shoot logistics: briefs, call sheets, budgets, timelines
Design Oversight: Own (or contribute to) hands-on design for ads, content, and branded assets Shoot Leadership: Be on set to direct visual execution, ensure consistency, and capture the unexpected magic
Creative Resourcing: Build and manage a trusted freelance network across motion, design, edit, and production Performance Collaboration: Work with the Growth team to create, test, and iterate high-performing creative
Content Calendar Execution: Help the Head of Brand turn content plans into fully produced assets
Key Skills
* 6–10+ years in creative production, content creation, or art direction—ideally within a DTC brand or creative studio
* Proven experience producing a wide range of content formats: podcast, UGC, TikToks, brand shoots, campaign video, food photography
* A strong visual eye, with design or art direction skills (Adobe, Figma, Canva)
* Outstanding production skills—can plan and run shoots from A–Z with minimal oversight
* A bias toward action: scrappy, resourceful, and great under pressure
* Comfortable managing multiple projects and freelance creatives at once
* Bonus: Hands-on editing or motion experience; familiarity with food, wellness, or lifestyle brands
If this sounds like the Creative Lead role for you then APPLY NOW !! or drop me an email at kate@justuspeople.co.uk