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After 16 years achieving exceptional results with video, Skeleton has rebranded and set ambitious goals for the future. We're seeking a Creative Director to take creative leadership of brand Skeleton, lead and inspire our studio team, and move our pitches to the next level. In short, your impact will be felt across the business and you'll help shape the new fibre of our being.If this opportunity is making your heart beat faster, please get in touch - details on how to apply are below. Alternatively, if you know someone who you think might be perfect for the role, please share this post with them.ABOUT USHi. We're Skeleton, a video content agency that crafts creative and engaging videos for our clients. We're a friendly, close-knit team of specialists who believe in continually learning and pushing ourselves.We help diverse businesses & brands from all over the globe get the most from video (think Boots, Samsung, and Airbus). Our dream is to become the UK's most-loved video agency famous for our creativity, technical wizardry, and the amazing results we achieve for our clients.YOUR IMPACTAs Creative Director, you're the creative voice of Skeleton - tenaciously striving for excellence in every endeavour. You'll ensure that anything and everything that is brand 'Skeleton' upholds the brand values, is current, ambitious and above all, remarkable.Fully experienced working with audience personas and market insights, you should be able to conceive compelling content ideas that blow our clients socks off. You will be expected to conjure highly effective, video first campaigns and oversee their realisation across digital channels.Inspiration flows through you, your enthusiasm for newness directly impacts the quality of Skeleton's work; and motivates and inspires the team. Your ability to home in on a core concept and then build a creative strategy around it is a major contributor to Skeleton's USP.Your communication and personal skills are excellent. You articulate creative concepts with ease and confidently advocate for them with Skeleton's clients, internal team, and contractors. Your influence is fundamental to your success in the role.Open-mindedness and creative flexibility is key to your approach. You're comfortable working with a multitude of different styles and methodologies from live action production to 2D or 3D animation. The concept dictates your approach, not the other way around.A great cultural fit, you are instrumental in building and maintaining a strong creative team ethos as well as helping to recognise, develop and celebrate our internal talent.REQUIREMENTSFor Skeleton's BrandDevelop a deep understanding of Brand Skeleton and act as ambassadorHelp shape the agency's creative philosophy and directionEncourage brand consistency across the entire business in everything from copy tone of voice to colours, image selection, styles and techniquesContribute to Skeleton's brand and marketing strategies in collaboration with the CEO, Sales Director and Marketing ManagerSupport the Marketing Manager to define creative direction behind Skeleton's marketingNew BusinessLead the creative development of every new business pitch and maintain strong creative ties across key agency accountsUse strategic and creative thinking to develop innovative ideas for new and existing clientsIdentify the most appropriate techniques for each project (live action, motion design, animation)Continually innovate and seek to improve the standard of Skeleton's pitches and presentationsConceive the core idea in collaboration with the Sales Director and Account ManagerUnderstand the client objectives, be proactive with suggestions and challenge the status quo if necessaryIn collaboration with the Sales Director and/or Account Manager, contribute to brand and marketing strategies being proposed to the clientClientsDevelop an expert understanding of the client's strategy and goals, enabling the creation of compelling and courageous creative workForm trusted ongoing relationships with clients, influencing and shaping their brands over timeAdvocate strongly for your ideas and hold influence when presenting work internally and externally to clientsTeamFoster a collaborative approach with Skeleton's internal and external teamsCoordinate and supervise your department's output - ensuring that the creative vision and client brief for each project is upheld in the project outputShape your team - supporting recruitment, mentoring and building an award-winning creative departmentFacilitate brainstorming sessions with agency teams (and sometimes, clients)Support Sales, Account Management and Production with creative guidance for projects and clientsContinually seek to support innovation in the department and improvement to our creative practiceActively support the growth and development of the senior motion designers; guide and influence the junior motion designersLead a courageous, inspiring and supportive culture for Team Skeleton WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TABLE7 years of related experience with 5+ years of creative direction (as a CD or a Senior Creative ready to make the next step) in agency or corporate settingExtensive experience marketing and advertising campaigns including developing creative direction and through to the realisation of the campaignProven experience with concept developmentExcellent client liaison and presentation skills - ability to engage, inspire and influence audiencesHighly skilled leading a team (internal and external) of creative talentStrong creative vision with an understanding of business objectivesA love of creative communications, the changing media landscape and emerging technologiesA strong understanding of production and how to bring together technical and creative skill-sets to execute great ideasAdobe Creative Cloud competency, with literacy across the suiteUnderstanding and a passion for the moving imageA can-do attitude that thrives on solving problemsExcellent written, oral and presentation skillsBENEFITSSalary TBC dependent on experienceJoint-funded workplace pensionHybrid working model25 days annual leave (plus 8 days bank holidays)Access to over 300 offers and discounts via PerkboxProfessional development pathwaysA personal training budget of £500 per year to complement your personal development planMental well being encouraged and supportedRegular social eventsChristmas & Summer parties (Covid dependant)Company book-clubEarly 5 pm finish on FridaysSubject to a 3-month probationary period
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