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Executive Creative Director, Global, Condé Nast Commercial Creative

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Condé Nast

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Creative Arts & Fashion
    Media & Journalism
  • London
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You need strong creative leadership experience, excellent presentation skills, Adobe expertise, video/photo production knowledge, a diverse portfolio, and team management skills in cultural sectors.
  • You will lead creative strategy, manage a team, pitch concepts, collaborate across departments, elevate creative output, and ensure productions meet standards while balancing client and editorial voices.

Requirements

  • Strong, professional experience as a creative lead in media, premium brands or creative agencies.
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
  • Expert ability with Adobe Creative Suite and Google Slides.
  • Extensive experience on set and with pre- and post-production processes for video and still photography (digital and print).
  • Passion/experience in cultural categories relevant to Condé Nast audiences: fashion, entertainment, cuisine, beauty, travel, and technology.
  • A portfolio demonstrating a multidimensional body of work encompassing 360 creative campaigns (content, marketing and advertising).
  • Highly organised, and skilled with time-management and workload prioritisation.
  • Experience building and managing creative teams and implementing new processes.
  • Passionate about brands, ideas, stories, design and experiential, and a cultural point of view that translates to brand campaigns.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with marketing leads on the development of creative strategy for custom programs. Responsible for leading the creative team from pitch through production of disruptive multi-channel campaigns.
  • Lead creative team brainstorms and work hands-on with your team to create compelling and effective proposals.
  • Manage and direct a team of creatives, cultivating growth opportunities and new ways of working in a complex organisation.
  • Pitch creative concepts directly to clients, and develop ideas that fit within the provided budgets and strategic objectives.
  • Collaborate closely with strategy, marketing, talent booking, editorial and production teams in the orchestration of complex campaigns.
  • Apply strategic insights to the development of creative concepts and build inventive content solutions utilising relevant and emerging platforms/formats.
  • Set the bar for innovative creative work. Inspire teams and stakeholders in the process of answering a brief, and the art of building a pitch.
  • Ensure Condé Nast Commercial Creative ideas authentically balance the voices of our editorial brands with that of our advertising partners.
  • Work closely with the Global VP, Creative on the development and communication of the creative strategy and global positioning of Condé Nast Commercial Creative.
  • Serve as a key creative lead on set and ensure productions deliver to Condé Nast and client standards/expectations.
  • Nurture relationships with global cross-functional teams, and bring an inspiring commercial perspective when collaborating with editorial teams.
  • Continually elevate creative output and enforce a healthy creative process.

FAQs

What is the location for the Executive Creative Director position?

The position is based in London, GB.

What primary functions does the Executive Creative Director role involve?

The role involves leading a team on global commercial campaigns and special projects across the entire Condé Nast portfolio, focusing on a 360 approach to creative strategy.

Who will the Executive Creative Director report to?

The Executive Creative Director will report directly to the Global Vice President of Creative.

What types of campaigns will I be managing?

You will manage disruptive multi-channel campaigns that include photography, video, experiential, digital, print, and social content.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A strong, professional experience as a creative lead in media, premium brands or creative agencies, excellent presentation skills, and a portfolio demonstrating multidimensional creative work are required.

What benefits do we offer to this position?

Benefits include 25 days of holiday, a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, enhanced maternity leave, and wellness benefits, among others.

Is experience in a specific cultural category essential for this role?

Yes, passion and experience in cultural categories relevant to Condé Nast audiences such as fashion, beauty, technology, and travel are important.

What is the team structure for the creative team?

The Executive Creative Director will manage and direct a team of creatives, focusing on cultivating growth opportunities and new collaborative practices.

What kind of creative work should I expect to be involved in?

You will be expected to create compelling and effective proposals, pitch creative concepts directly to clients, and ensure productions meet Condé Nast and client standards.

Does Condé Nast value diversity and inclusivity?

Yes, Condé Nast prioritizes diversity, inclusivity, and representation in the creative process and empathizes in team management style.

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Condé Nast

Entertainment & Media
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1909
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. The company is headquartered in New York and London, and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. Launched in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment is an award-winning production and distribution studio that creates programming across film, television, social and digital video and virtual reality.