Creative Director

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.  As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.  Role:  Creative Director  Location:  London   About the role:  You will be the creative lead for the local Dove social studio, accountable for the quality, speed, and effectiveness of day-to-day output. You will guide teams from brief to delivery, shaping ideas, strengthening craft, and keeping work aligned to Dove’s global brand voice while making it culturally and contextually right for your market.  Working closely with the Global Social ECD, local marketing teams, strategy, account leadership, and producers, you will build a confident creative rhythm across planning, production, approvals, and optimisation. Success means consistently high-quality work, strong stakeholder trust, and a studio team that delivers sustainably.   What you will be doing:  Lead creative development for local social content and campaigns, from brief to final delivery  Translate global toolkits and creative territories into locally relevant ideas, formats, and executions  Set clear creative direction across concept, copy, design, motion, and film, improving quality through strong feedback and reviews  Build and maintain an effective local content system, including recurring formats, creator briefs, and platform-specific guidelines  Partner with strategy, social listening, and analytics to use insights to improve creative performance over time  Ensure the work is inclusive, culturally aware, and aligned to Dove’s brand purpose and safeguards  Collaborate with local brand, media, PR, and legal stakeholders to deliver work smoothly through approvals  Guide production choices to balance craft, speed, and budget, and to support sustainable production where possible  Support and develop the local creative team, including freelancers, by creating clarity, coaching, and opportunities to grow  Escalate risks early, solve problems quickly, and keep delivery on track    What you need to be great in this role:  A portfolio demonstrating strong social-first creative work, including always-on and campaign content  Experience leading creative on brand social channels, with strong platform craft across formats and placements  Ability to direct and improve work across copy, design, and motion, with a clear eye for quality  Proven experience partnering with stakeholders and presenting work with clarity and rationale  Practical understanding of creative effectiveness on social, including attention, retention, brand cues, and distinctiveness  Confidence working in a studio model with multiple briefs, quick turnarounds, and clear prioritisation  Strong collaboration skills across strategy, account, production, and client teams  Qualifications: Formal degrees are welcome but not required. Equivalent experience counts. Experience can be gained through work, study, volunteering, or self-directed learning.    Req ID: 16970 #LI-JS1 #LI-HYBRID #LI-DIRECTOR  Our values shape everything we do:  Be Ambitious to succeed    Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible    Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work    Be always learning and listening to understand    Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations    Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations      OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.     OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. Offices: (UK);