Creative Director (Design)

In a highly competitive and saturated marketplace, creating visually stunning, impactful, and effective creative work is essential. To help deliver this, OLIVER+ is seeking a strong and inspirational Creative Director renowned for their work across this category. The Creative Director will oversee and direct conceptual and design projects, ensuring the quality of ideas and end-to-end design execution from brief through implementation and delivery. This role involves overseeing multiple simultaneous live projects and leading a team of design and creative talent across the account to advance a positive and highly productive design culture. **Key Responsibilities:** - Motivate and influence the creative team to strive for excellence in performance. - Monitor the quality of design projects through internal review sessions and feedback from stakeholders. - Manage timely delivery of all projects, considering client requirements. - Implement innovative ways to deliver design services efficiently. - Coordinate team meetings, work review meetings, and knowledge sharing sessions. - Organize presentations to showcase work to the wider SMT team. - Attend client meetings, present work, discuss needs, and identify opportunities. - Develop accounts and teams, keeping abreast of global creative trends. - Work with the workflow/studio manager to allocate design talent effectively. - Act as a brand guardian to ensure design collateral aligns with brand guidelines. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high levels of client service. - Manage, train, and mentor staff, overseeing their professional development. - Ensure accurate timesheet recording by team members. **Qualifications Required:** - Strong hands-on experience in digital design. - Experience directing complex design projects involving senior stakeholders and interdisciplinary teams. - Creative with the ability to generate ideas and contribute to design details, showcasing exceptional graphic design and typography skills. - Proficiency in Adobe CC, Microsoft Office, and related software. - Strong communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. - Effective management of creative teams and Director-level communication skills. - Driven, proactive, helpful, and enthusiastic team player. OLIVER+ values ambition, innovation, inspiration, continuous learning, and results-focus in all aspects of their work. The company is actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist, striving to embed sustainability into every department and project lifecycle to meet ambitious environmental goals.,