Senior Lead Creative - AI & Tech

DEPT

This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like social, influencer, TTL ad campaigns, augmented reality, AI and innovation. Our clients include eBay, easyJet, Just Eat Takeaway and Pepsico. JOB PURPOSE We are looking for Creatives for an exciting AI client of ours. The work we produce for them is varied and can range drastically from simple BAU creative responses, to in-person creative sprints and even full productions across multiple global markets. So, broad creative experience is required to ensure that whatever the brief, you feel comfortable delivering an excellent creative response. You will work with a wider team of creatives, designers, producers etc, to ensure great creative work!  Communication & presentation skills are critical due to frequent touchpoints with internal and external senior stakeholders in, both of which are located across the UK and US. You’ll be expected to work fast and nimble, getting work organised and ready to present to client. You will also attend and contribute to in-person creative sprints & workshops with the wider creative teams as well as the clients internal creative teams too.  WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Develop & craft brilliant, award winning ideas that capture attention and inspire our clients creatives * Deliver on-brand and on-brief work within budget and on time * Work closely with the accounts team to ensure a smooth monthly production process * Be aware of and respond to current advertising and media trends and pop culture * Present work internally and externally to an excellent standard * Stay up-to-date with industry developments * Team collaboration: work with Creative Directors, Head(s) of Creative and other Lead and Senior Lead Creative Planners to foster a stimulating environment, resulting in the happiness, retention and quality output of creative. * Champion craft and pay close attention to even the smallest details * Participate in new business pitches * Help to grow our creative offering, making sure we’re taking advantage of the latest tech and most advanced approaches, as well as expanding into new platforms WHAT YOU BRING: * Must be an AI-native and have an interest in AI generally * Broad and killer portfolio of work, with examples of tech or AI-led campaigns  * ImageGen skills - using AI to generate high quality imagery (big bonus) * A passion for motivating fellow creatives, offering support, advice and guidance * Experience with digital marketing, understanding platforms, potentials and limitations * Ability to work within a team as well as with clients * A love for learning new things and exploring new mediums * Experience in Figma  WE OFFER: * A flexible, hybrid working policy * The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)  * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year * Company pension scheme  * EAP scheme * Ride to work scheme  * Enhanced family friendly policies * Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®. * A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards. * Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together! * The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications. * Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities. WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION  At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

DEPT

Associate Creative Director London, Hybrid This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like social, influencer, TTL ad campaigns, augmented reality, AI and innovation. Our clients include eBay, easyJet, Just Eat Takeaway and Pepsico. JOB PURPOSE We are looking for an Associate Creative Director for an exciting AI client of ours. The work we produce for them is varied and can range drastically from simple BAU creative responses, to in-person creative sprints and even full productions across multiple global markets. So, broad creative experience is required to ensure that whatever the brief, you feel comfortable leading the team and providing clear direction. As a creative lead on the client, you will be responsible for ensuring creative excellence across all campaigns and projects. You will work with a wider team of creatives, designers, producers etc, providing clear, decisive feedback, guidance and inspiration to support members of the team across these disciplines. As well as building, delegating and empowering the team to confidently take on work, you will be a hands-on creative with a a willingness to ‘get your hands dirty’ to help the team. Communication & presentation skills are critical due to frequent touchpoints with internal and external senior stakeholders in, both of which are located across the UK and US. You’ll be expected to work fast and nimble, getting work organised and ready to present to client. You will also attend and lead in-person creative sprints & workshops with the wider creative teams as well as the clients internal creative teams. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Craft brilliant, award winning ideas that capture attention and inspire our clients creatives * Create opportunities for account growth through selling brilliant creative campaigns that have community and culture at the heart of them * Strategic thinking to lead your roster of clients to success through excellent creative * Lead, develop, motivate and inspire DEPT’s creative teams and encourage collaboration * Work closely with the accounts team to ensure a smooth monthly production process * Suggest best ways of working, and hustle for the best opportunities  * Deliver and inspire innovative and high quality work across all deliverables from the team * Be aware of and respond to current advertising and media trends and pop culture * Use experience and ideas to contribute to the development of our creative process  * Present work internally and externally to an excellent standard * Stay up-to-date with industry developments * Initiate and facilitate creative team collaboration and sharing, and team cohesion through social and team building initiatives SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE * Be an AI-native and have an interest in AI generally * Strategically minded with the ability to sell bigger ideas * Must be Figma-native (this is where we do 90% of our work/presentations) * Keep up to date with the latest tech/AI trends and have a broad understanding of the competitor landscape. * Strong performance chops  * Outstanding portfolio across multiple creative disciplines with examples of tech or AI-led campaigns * Ability to work fast and be decisive * ImageGen skills - using AI to generate high quality imagery (big bonus) * Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate well with the team and clients * High attention to visual and copywriting details * Ability to remain focused under pressure within a fast-paced environment * A love for learning new things and exploring new mediums WE OFFER * A flexible, hybrid working policy * The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)  * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year * Company pension scheme  * EAP scheme * Ride to work scheme  * Enhanced family friendly policies * Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®. * A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards. * Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together! * The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications. * Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities. WHO ARE WE?  We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.  Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world. DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION  At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

Too Good To Go

At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious goal: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste. Why do we need to do that? Because more than 1/3 of the food produced in the world is wasted. And that has a huge impact on the health of our planet, 10% of greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste and loss! As the world’s largest food waste fighting app, we connect stores that have unsold, surplus food with consumers who buy and enjoy it. But we’re more than an app: we are a certified B Corporation and our mission is to inspire and empower everyone to take action against food waste, so we’re doing all we can to create educational tools, make our knowledge as accessible as possible, find new business solutions and even change legislation to reduce food waste. We’re growing fast, with our community of 120 million users in 21  countries saving more than 500 million meals from going to waste. We are incredibly proud of this, but there’s still a lot more we want to achieve. We are now looking for an exceptional Senior Creative Lead to join the global team at Too Good To Go in Copenhagen Your mission You will use your outstanding creative skills to bring Too Good To Go’s mission, brand, and products to our consumers and businesses across numerous channels, bringing art direction excellence to our creative assets used globally to drive engagement and help us make a huge impact in the fight against food waste. Embracing our guidelines, identity and tone of voice you’ll be a brand guardian and work in close collaboration across marketing and particularly with the creative department and digital marketing.  Your role:  * Elevate the quality of our marketing campaigns and creative output through stronger concepts, sharper execution, and high creative standards. * Be an integral part of the creative leadership team led by the Director of Brand & Creative, collaborating closely with the Head of Design and Head of Creative Production. * Lead and inspire a team of creatives, copywriters, and creative managers to deliver exceptional ideas, craft, and storytelling across channels. * Shape and improve brand identity through strong art direction across activations, design, video, social, and campaign development. * Balance brand building creativity with performance-driven thinking to create work that is both commercially effective and culturally engaging. * Lead by example through coaching, mentoring, and hands-on creative direction, supporting both personal growth and professional development within the team. * Present concepts, sketches, storyboards, and creative rationale clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders and leadership teams. * Explore and integrate emerging creative technologies, including AI tools and workflows, to enhance ideation, production, and creative excellence. Requirements:  * Proven experience in a similar Senior Creative Lead or Associate Creative Director role, ideally with agency experience. * Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, art direction, and high quality campaign execution across multiple channels. * Extensive experience within performance marketing, with the ability to create innovative concepts that drive both brand impact and business results. * Expert in conceptual development, visual storytelling, and creative problem solving. * Experience leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams and department leads. * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting creative work to senior leadership. * Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and fast-moving projects. * Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or Figma with experience across multimedia content, design, and video production. * Familiarity with AI creative tools and emerging technologies as part of modern creative development workflows. Our values: * We Win Together * We Raise the Bar * We Keep It Simple * We Build A Legacy * We Care We offer * A rare opportunity to work in a social impact company (and certified B Corporation!) where you can see real and tangible impact in your role. * Working alongside an international community of users, partners and 1,200+ colleagues across 21 countries that are on the same important mission. * Personal and professional development opportunities in a fast-paced scale-up environment. * An inclusive company culture where you can bring your authentic self to work * A strong, values-driven team culture where we celebrate successes and socialise with colleagues that care. Benefits * WORK FLEXIBLY:  * Enjoy hybrid working from our great offices, at home or abroad. * Extra parental leave and days off beyond local legislation and the option to take an extra week of unpaid leave * Health insurance and pension plans (subject to country of employment). * Additional days off for significant life events * CELEBRATE & SOCIALISE * Regular social events like summer and winter parties. * Coffee, snacks and fully-equipped kitchens. * Get to know our community with a monthly free Surprise Bag * Paid volunteer time through our Shareback volunteering programme * Women in the Workplace, P.R.I.D.E., People of Colour and Functionally Diverse Employee Resource Groups  How to apply * Send us your CV and portfolio in English * We take recruitment very seriously, so please carefully read everything we have written above. Please also check our website and international media in order to get a good overview of Too Good To Go. * Submit your CV and Cover letter in English. * Please note that we only accept applications coming through our platform. No CV or Cover Letter will be accepted by email or LinkedIn direct messaging. A Movement for Everyone We want to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. With that mission, it’s only natural that we want to build a diverse and inclusive team of highly capable individuals who are passionate about doing things in a better way. We strongly believe we all excel and are more creative when we’re allowed to be ourselves, and we’re committed to a culture where all of us belong. We are an equal opportunity employer and all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.