Creative Director – Beauty

Role Overview

• Champion insight‑led creativity, working closely with strategy to turn cultural, consumer and category insights into powerful ideas.
• Review and elevate creative briefs, ensuring they are inspiring, focused and strategically on point.
• Lead the development of big ideas across experiential, digital, social and retail environments.
• Build compelling presentation narratives that bring ideas to life and excite clients using AI, visualising and 3D to bring these to life in polished and impactful ways.
• Confidently present bold, inspiring creative work to senior clients and in pitch environments.
• Lead and Inspire, mentor and develop creative talent, particularly more junior team members.
• Partner with the Executive Creative Director and Client Development teams to grow and strengthen beauty client relationships.
• Understand and manage creative budgets, time allocation and resource planning.

Requirements

• A deep, genuine obsession with beauty, from brands and products to culture, trends and consumer behaviours.
• Experience in experiential, activation or brand experience work.
• Minimum 2 years in a senior creative leadership role (e.g. Associate Creative Director) and 8+ years agency experience or equivalent.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual leadership, craft and innovation — ideally within beauty.
• Proven experience working with world‑class beauty brands as well as challenger brands.
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills.
• Use of AI to sell in and visualise your ideas in the most compelling ways.
• The ability to lead multiple projects and teams simultaneously, balancing creativity, budgets and timelines.
• A collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and inspire.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid working opportuntities
• 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising each year (capped at 30 plus opportunity to buy / sell holiday scheme)
• Life assurance
• to support the financial security of your loved ones
• Day one access to Digital GP service 24/7
• we know getting hold of a GP can sometimes be difficult (plus free private medical healthcare after 2 years' service)
• Retail discounts scheme
• save money on lots of everyday high street, online purchases as well as treats and experiences
• Employee Assist Programme 24/7
• support when you need it on a range of practical, financial, health and legal issues
• Our head office location has multiple perks including an onsite gym, free breakfasts, free carparking and onsite café
• Regular company socials from BBQs to festive celebrations
• Quarterly and annual recognition award schemes
• Salary sacrifice scheme to help with your commute costs whether you travel by car or bicycle
• Free onsite car parking plus a free shuttle service from the local train station!