Associate Creative Director

What you'll be doing...

This is an opportunity to join a growing team at a moment where we’re pivoting to a creative direction. If you’re a ideas person who can think strategically and succeed working at the centre of a fast, collaborative creative process then this is your chance to shape the direction with us and help build something exciting. 

You will be one of three main creative leads (alongside our Commercial Editorial Director and our Creative Strategy Director) working together and independently to deliver new business pitches, reporting into the Creative Director. You will lead the creative development of winning campaign ideas and ensuring delivery is of the highest creative quality. 

Whilst you might have started out as an art director or a copywriter, you will be a hybrid in your creative soul and you’ll be equally very comfortable creating both a stirring manifesto and a directional moodboard. If you’ve been a hybrid from day one, that’s a bonus. You probably work solo as a senior creative at either a traditional creative, PR, social or content-focused agency. 

You will collaborate with Planning and Sales Directors on responding to new briefs. You’ll be comfortable moving as three with sales and planning, being in it with them right upstream, from when the brief lands in the department. Your role will not just be executional so you will need to excel at deconstructing a brief and unpacking the brief behind the brief, and spotting and running with the creative opportunity.

You will have experience managing junior creatives, as this role both directing the work of other creatives and designers, and directly managing two team members.

Finally, you will be the person “running the room” in brainstorming sessions and when we take WIP concepts to our editorial teams to get their feedback, input, and development. This will often include editors up to Editor-in-Chief level.

If all of this sounds like you, you’ll have the support of an excellent team around you and the chance to pitch for and work on creative branded content campaigns for some of the worlds most exciting and desirable brands across luxury, fashion, beauty, homes, design, wealth, tech, gaming, sport, leisure, entertainment and knowledge. And you’ll get to see your work come to life on amazing titles (think Marie Claire, Living Etc, Wallpaper, The Week, Who What Wear, T3, Tech Radar,  Games Radar and many more…) and off-platform across social, digital, video, experiential, live, and whatever else you can come up with…

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve

• Take the lead on developing pitches and live campaigns, pulling in creatives, designers, copywriters, specialists and editorial teams where needed to deliver the best work.
• Break down client briefs and new opportunities, working with planning and sales directors to lead our new business efforts forward.
• Lead new business pitches, from organising brainstorms, to briefing creatives, to writing the deck, to presenting alone or as part of a team.
• Come up with creative campaign concepts that inspire our clients with a vision for their brands and businesses that translate into campaigns on Future’s platforms. 
• Facilitate productive brainstorming sessions that produce relevant, impactful ideas and find unique solutions creatively. 
• Be a figurehead for creativity and branded content across the business, someone who editors and sales directors alike will consult on trends, opportunities, best practices
• Manage two direct reports.

What's in it for you

The expected range for this role is £49,000 - £70,000

This is a Hybrid role from our London Paddington Office, working three days from the office, two from home

… Plus more great perks, which include;

• Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
• Wellbeing support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan

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Who are we…

We’re Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces.

We’ve got ambitious plans that further build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities – and we’re looking for driven people who want to be a part of it!

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are. 

Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That’s why we’re building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It’s not just about what you bring to the table — it’s about making sure the table has room for everyone.

Because a diverse team isn’t just good for business. It’s the Future.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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