As Creative Director, you will be responsible for taking the creative lead on projects for GPJ.
Working within a project team, your role is to drive the creative vision to ensure the delivery of effective solutions.
Your role is pivotal to the success of both winning and executing excellent work and you will be vital in shaping the creativity of the whole company.
Key Responsibilities
Lead project-specific creative process, both pre and post sale
- Enthusiastically contribute to a culture and environment that is conducive to creative excellence
- Experienced in motivating creative development in an atmosphere where all participants are heard and respected, leading teams to inspiring work, and making the process fun
- Work in collaboration with account teams to develop realistic client proposals given the constraints of time and budget, to focus on the high impact areas of opportunity, and to create and deliver outstanding presentations
- Oversee production after the sale to insure creative integrity, be a creative resource to the team as client needs or budget changes, and further develop the relationship with the client
Collaborate within Account Teams to generate business
Help develop new and existing client business development strategiesParticipate in key capabilities presentationsClearly articulate our brand promise and provide anecdotal examples of how that promise can provide value to our clients. Collaborate in preparing and presenting new business proposals and pitches to clientsDevelop and manage relationships with a broad range of freelance creative resources
Continually seek out new creative talent and actively manage existing vendor / talent relationships.Help facilitate interactions between freelance talent and the account team ensuring that there is clear direction and an accurate understanding of the team’s expectations.About you
We seek a passionate, original thinker with proven creative expertise across a range of media.
You have a ‘roll-your-sleeves-up’ approach and a strong portfolio to showYou like to challenge the status quoYou have an agile mindset. You keep everything in perspectiveYou are culturally aware and move with the timesYou demonstrate ‘active’ listening skills in a variety of situations, seeking out others’ ideas, are open to them and are able to take action where appropriateYou understand the marketplace (client and talent) and use this information to inform project & business decisionsYou are able to build effective relationships, able to understand and respond to the agenda of others and are able to help unlock future client opportunitiesYou think creatively to deliver ideas / solutions & solve problems; are able to demonstrate the ability to enhance the client’s or team’s outcomes or business impact through actions & contributionsYou are a collaborative, consultative team player with enthusiasm, passion and driveYou have a holistic approach to the marketing mix and integrating live, experiential, and digital platforms / communication ideasYou understand the marketplace and use this information to inform project & business decisionsYou are a collaborative, consultative team player with enthusiasm, passion and driveYou’re at ease in a fast-paced environmentYou are a champion of high quality outcomes and demonstrate an affinity with the brands you leadStrong appreciation of different creative disciplines and methodologiesKnowledge and understanding of emerging technologies and trendsAbility to design and develop customer journey mapsAble to communicate and influence demanding clients, across all levels of seniority, as well as co-workersEmpathetic – ability to explain concepts in language relevant to the audienceApply now