Head of Creative

The Pond Recruitment

  • Auckland
  • $180,000-200,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Take your proven creative & leadership ability to a role where your ideas will be heard.We're looking for a seasoned retail creative leader, someone ready for a new challenge leading creative and brand direction for a history rich brand, inspiring a large team of talented creatives to deliver the latest in retail trends for NZ consumers!Are you a talented and highly conceptual creative with great relationship management skills, up to speed with the latest communication trends in the world of fashion, beauty and home style? Do you know and love the world of retail and want to take the next exciting step in your creative career?Join a high-energy internal agency offering delivering the latest in retail trends for NZ consumers. Drawing inspiration from all over the world, they are passionate about leading the ever-changing world of retail in their space.Apply today if you want to motivate and inspire creatives, earn more and be rewarded for your talent, hard work and extra effort!The breakdownWe are looking for a creative leader with:
  • Advertising or Retail Creative Direction experience
  • Proven experience leading high functioning creative teams
  • Experience delivering integrated campaigns for TVC / Content / Video / Digital
  • Experience working in fashion, lifestyle or home categories hugely advantageous
Some key responsibilities are:
  • Develop engaging advertising campaigns and brand collateral to support the brand and sales strategy across all channels - Brand, Retail Campaigns, Instore Visual Merchandising and more.
  • Work with category mangers to develop the brand creative and tonality strategy.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding and ability to tap into the heart of the customer.
  • Lead a team of Designers / Art Directors to deliver work to a high standard, fostering a strong, positive and efficient team.
  • Produce a high standard of conceptual / creative ideas that are on brief, clever and well executed.
  • Ensure visual excellence and consistency across all material and communications that reflects the values, tone of voice and visual aesthetic of the brand.
  • Ensure photographic art direction and styling of images for category brands is on brief and drawing from global influences and trends.
  • Continuously provide a strong and market leading approach to all visual marketing - in-store POS, social and digital marketing, catalogues, ATL media including TVC's, Magazine, OOH etc.
  • Manage workflows for all creative work ensuring timings and budgets are met.
Are you someone who is…
  • A leader and a motivator who strives for the best?
  • Applies drive and confidence to all you touch?
  • Is innovative, creative, curious and passionate?
  • Thinks big and executes with perfection?
The reward:
  • Salary $180,000 - $200,000 per annum + KiwiSaver
  • Lead creative direction for this market leading brand
  • 5 days in office - highly collaborative team environment
  • Carpark
Apply today:If this role sounds like you then apply online with a brief summary of why you may be interested in this position & a copy of your CV and creative portfolio.

The Pond Recruitment