Creative Lead

Job description

About the Company

Are you a senior

creative

looking for the opportunity to influence the direction of an ambitious independent agency, while remaining hands-on with the work you love?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established, growing

creative

agency that delivers branding, design,

digital

and integrated creative projects for an exciting portfolio of clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced

Creative

Lead, Design Director or Senior Designer ready to take ownership of creative quality, mentor a talented studio team and help shape the future of the agency.

Description

This is far more than a traditional Senior Designer position. You'll be the creative driving force behind the studio, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on design, ensuring every piece of work leaving the agency is of the highest standard.

Working closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, you'll inspire the creative department, challenge briefs, develop outstanding concepts and help build a culture of creativity, collaboration and continual improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative output across branding, print, digital and integrated campaigns.
• Develop compelling creative concepts that exceed client expectations.
• Remain hands-on, producing high-quality design work across multiple channels.
• Mentor, coach and develop designers and artworkers, helping them reach their full potential.
• Review and quality-check key creative projects before client delivery.
• Present creative ideas and rationale confidently to clients and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with client services and production teams to deliver exceptional work.
• Improve studio processes, workflows and ways of working, including the adoption of AI tools where appropriate.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding and development of future creative talent.
• Foster an innovative, collaborative and high-performing creative culture.

Experience

You'll be an experienced creative with a genuine passion for design excellence and developing people. You'll enjoy balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on creative work and be excited by the opportunity to influence both the agency's output and its future direction.

You'll ideally have:

• A wealth of experience gained within a creative or branding agency, working up to a senior level
• An exceptional portfolio showcasing branding, print and digital design.
• Strong conceptual thinking and a keen eye for typography, layout and craft.
• Experience mentoring or leading designers within an agency environment.
• Confidence presenting creative work to clients and articulating design decisions.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how creativity delivers business results.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Experience with motion design and AI-enabled creative workflows would be advantageous.

Remuneration

• Salary of £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with 2–3 days per week in the office.
• Opportunity to shape the creative direction of an ambitious independent agency.
• A collaborative environment where your ideas and leadership will have genuine impact.
• The chance to mentor talented creatives and influence the agency's continued growth.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine exceptional creative work with inspiring leadership and want to make a lasting impact within a growing agency, we'd love to hear from you!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Royal Leamington Spa

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-09-2026

Profession type

Advertising / Marketing / PR

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English