Job Title: Lead Creative
Client: Creative Marketing Team
Location: London (Hybrid)
Type: Full-time
Salary: Depending on experience
Overview
We’re looking for a bold, idea-led Lead Creative to take the reins on conceptually ambitious, brand-building work in a highly regulated category — with the freedom to break new ground and reshape the creative norms of the industry.
This is a hands-on role for a conceptual thinker and experienced Art Director who thrives on creating powerful ideas that come to life across retail, live experience, sponsorship, and digital content. The opportunity sits within a creative team working on high-visibility projects for major consumer-facing brands — including a regulated sector client with a significant innovation agenda.
While your core focus will be on restricted market projects, you'll also contribute to work across a wider portfolio of lifestyle, sport, and culture brands.
What You'll Do
* Lead the development of ambitious, channel-spanning ideas across retail activations, live events, digital, and content
* Take creative ownership of high-profile projects in a regulated category, pushing the boundaries of what's possible within the space
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including strategists, producers, designers, and writers
* Develop and deliver compelling creative proposals to senior stakeholders and clients
* Apply hands-on craft — from art direction to visual mock-ups and storyboarding
* Help shape a creative culture built on originality, experimentation, and strategic thinking
About You
* 6+ years’ experience in creative agencies, ideally with a focus on integrated campaigns and brand experiences
* A portfolio that demonstrates standout retail activations, sponsorship ideas, experiential campaigns, and content-driven creative
* Conceptually strong — you thrive on big ideas and can work them through every stage of delivery
* Visually driven with excellent hands-on art direction and executional craft
* Comfortable working in regulated or complex brand environments (experience in categories like alcohol, pharma, or finance is a bonus)
* A confident presenter with the ability to bring others along with your vision
* Ambitious, proactive, and excited by the chance to do category-defining work
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to work on big, strategically important projects with the creative freedom to set a new standard in a typically limited space. You’ll be part of a creatively ambitious team, backed by an agency environment that values brave ideas, real collaboration, and work that connects with culture.