Creative Director - Manchester

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR - MANCHESTER

Pride in what we do. In what our work does. In how it changes lives. In making a difference around the world. In making a difference in our neighbourhood. In what we believe. In how we’ve grown. In who we are. And how we stand together.

Everything this company achieves, every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins, is down to everyone that works here.

Havas Lynx Group. We’re a team of around 500+ people in Manchester and London, with a history of over 30 years and an ever evolving future. Take a look at our social media channels for a glimpse of what we get up to via @havaslynxeu on Instagram and Havas Lynx Group on YouTube and Facebook.

Our role

The role of Creative Director will see you take responsibility for creating insightful and effective conceptual ideas, whilst overseeing and producing impactful, original, intelligent work. You will excel across a broad range of media, whilst pro-actively furthering you and your team’s skills across all areas. You will be a mentor to all Creatives in your team, helping them to fulfil their potential.

Role responsibilities

• You will lead the origination and delivery of conceptual ideas whilst guiding and shaping these with the wider team.

• You will oversee and produce creative work across a broad range of media, which is appropriate and exceeds the clients’ brief.

• You will manage the day to day running of your creative team. Providing creative nurturing and day to day management.

• You will oversee and produce creative work across a broad range of media, which is appropriate and exceeds the clients’ brief.

• You will be the lead in pitch activity – leading the Creative Team’s activity and compliment the Accounts and Strategic Teams to ensure the creative put forward is appropriate, on brief and innovative to the client need.

• You will have a good financial awareness of projects, ensuring creative ideas and execution are realistic to budget.

What we offer:

• ‘Thoughtful Working’ post pandemic – split remote and office-based working (pilot programme)
• Increasing holiday allowance connected to length of service (with the option to buy more)
• Early Friday finish throughout the year
• Extra early Friday finish during summer months
• Late Monday start during winter months
• Wellness Wednesdays with extended lunch hours
• Wellbeing programme – yoga, football, running club, hiking and more
• Season ticket interest free loans for travel
• #LXAcademy – our huge bespoke training programme for personal and professional development
• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Medicash healthcare benefit
• Enhanced parental return to work scheme
• Office dogs
• In office drink trolley Fridays
• And the best, fully paid for, company parties and socials!

Before applying for this role, please be aware that this is a Manchester based opportunity that will require you to work from the office twice a week.

This advertised post is with Havas Lynx, part of the Havas Health network. More information can be found at www.havaslynx.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram via @HAVASLYNXEU for regular updates.

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