Senior Creative

You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.

• Partner closely with the VP, Creative Director to develop and deliver the overall creative vision for the David Beckham brand and its partnerships, deputising and taking creative ownership where required.
• Lead day-to-day creative development and execution across campaigns, social, editorial, digital, film, photography and commercial partnerships.
• Maintain a best-in-class creative standard, facilitating ideation and content creation internally and externally, ensuring consistency, quality and continued elevation of the David Beckham brand.
• Provide creative direction across look and feel, art direction, retouching and overall content output, working closely with a variety of production/ creative agencies and in-house creative brand partners.
• Work closely with the Brand Partnerships team to shape concepts for social media and commercial campaigns, translating ideas into effective 360° creative executions.
• Take ownership of projects from brief through to execution, ensuring creative quality, timelines and partner requirements are effectively managed.
• Provide creative leadership and direction to internal teams and external creative partners, helping to get the best from multidisciplinary teams and high-profile talent.
• Contribute creative thinking to new business development and partnership opportunities.
• Oversee design output, including client presentations, and ensure effective organisation and filing of creative assets.
• Build and maintain a network of high-level creative talent, including directors/ photographers/ editors, scriptwriters, DOPs and other creative specialists, bringing fresh thinking and expertise into the business.
• Stay ahead of current and emerging trends across photography, fashion, lifestyle, film and social media, bringing relevant global perspectives and new approaches into the work.

• 8-10 years’ experience in a Senior Creative or similar role.
• Strong experience in art direction within an advertising or creative agency, with high-level editorial experience across fashion, sport and/or lifestyle.
• A highly creative thinker with the ability to generate, develop and articulate strong ideas.
• Ability to shape creative concepts around brand and partner objectives, existing brand DNA, audience, cultural context and emerging trends.
• Proven ability to lead creative projects from brief through to execution, with strong knowledge of creative references, research and trends.
• Strong aesthetic judgement and an elevated visual point of view, with a passion for exceptional creative output.
• Experience leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams and high-profile talent.
• Strong experience across social media, film, photography, scripts and broader content production.
• Good level of image retouching and video editing skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume content environment, particularly across social and digital.
• Confident stepping into a leadership role, providing creative direction and deputising for senior creative leadership when required.
• Able to get things done quickly in a dynamic/entrepreneurial environment.
• Technical proficiency in design applications / BA or equivalent in Graphic Design / Adobe Creative Suite / Keynote.
• Time management skills / Attention to detail / well organised.

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