Creative Director

About the Role

We're an ambitious marketing agency evolving from media buying into full-scale creative production.

We're looking for a
Head of Creative
who's both a visionary and a doer — someone who can
create high-impact content
,
lead a creative team
, and
manage external creative partners
.

You'll be the founding member of our creative department — defining our creative standards, producing world-class content, and coordinating with external agencies to ensure creative excellence across all clients

Key Responsibilities:

Creative Leadership & Direction

• Define the agency's creative philosophy, tone, and aesthetic direction.
• Lead ideation, concept development, and storytelling for client campaigns.
• Collaborate with the media and strategy teams to ensure creative aligns with business objectives.
• Set and maintain high-quality creative standards across all deliverables.

Hands-On Execution

• Design, direct, and produce visual assets for campaigns (social, digital, video).
• Develop storyboards, layouts, and scripts.
• Oversee — and when needed, personally contribute to — design and video production.
• Ensure all content is engaging, platform-optimized, and performance-driven.

External Agency Liaison

• Act as the
  primary point of contact
  between our agency and outsourced creative partners.
• Manage relationships with external creative agencies, production houses, and freelancers.
• Share briefs, requirements, insights, and strategic direction with these partners.
• Review and provide clear, constructive feedback on all external creative work.
• Ensure deadlines, quality standards, and brand guidelines are met.
• Align creative agencies with our media performance data and marketing strategy.

Team Building & Mentorship

• Build and mentor an internal creative team (designers, copywriters, videographers, etc.).
• Establish efficient workflows between creative, strategy, and account management.
• Create templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent output.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Collaborate closely with account managers to present creative work to clients.
• Contribute to pitches, proposals, and campaign decks with innovative ideas.
• Stay ahead of content and platform trends to keep output fresh and effective.

Who You Are

• 6–10+ years in a creative or art direction role (agency or brand).
• Strong hands-on design and/or video editing skills.
• Experienced in managing external agencies and creative partners.
• Strong understanding of brand strategy, performance marketing, and social media platforms.
• Excellent communication, feedback, and presentation skills.
• Organized, proactive, and comfortable leading multiple creative streams at once.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — can build from scratch and lead by example.

Success Metrics

• Smooth coordination between our agency and external creative partners.
• Improved creative quality and campaign consistency across all clients.
• Development of a strong in-house creative portfolio within 3–6 months.
• Clear internal workflows and collaboration between creative, media, and strategy teams.
• Increased efficiency and faster turnaround times for creative requests.