CREATIVE LEAD

ROLE OVERVIEW

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Creative to join our growing Shoreditch team and shape standout experiential ideas across brand activations, live experiences, and permanent or semi-permanent branded spaces.

This role is ideal for a conceptually strong, ideas-led creatives with a solid production mindset, and 8+ years’ agency experience delivering brand activations, events, and immersive experiences.

You’ll be comfortable pushing and presenting the creative from the start while fully understanding the realities of designing for real-world execution. The role sits at a nice intersection between strategy, design, and production. Let's use the term “Swiss Army Knife”

Working closely with the Creative Director and Project Team, this is a hands-on, creative-first role for someone equally confident leading and presenting ideas as they are shaping them into deliverable, buildable realities. Sometimes as a team and sometimes individually.

Something to note; we work over multiple projects at the same time, therefore you’ll be able to manage your time effectively, collaborate closely in a small team, and play a key role in bringing ambitious work to life.

MUST HAVES:

Experience delivering in Retail, Event & Activation, Spacial within fashion, sport & lifestyle sectors.

Solid client facing presentation skills, Deck making and development, Multi project ability.

Clear understanding on how things can be built & sourced.

NICE TO HAVES:

Technical Drawing or 3D Visualisation Experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Creative Development:

Work closely with the Creative Director / Project Team to concept and develop innovative brand activations, event environments and spatial experiences.

Production Awareness:

Apply a strong understanding of materials, build techniques, and fabrication processes to ensure your designs are both creative and feasible.

Project Ownership:

Manage your own projects from concept to final delivery – balancing creativity, timelines, and production constraints.

Cross-Functional Collabs:

Work alongside production, client services, and fabrication teams to ensure seamless translation of ideas into the physical world.

Client Understanding:

Deliver work that aligns with brand strategy and resonates with target audiences, with an eye for cultural relevance and shareable design.

On-Site Input:

Be present during builds and installations where needed, providing creative oversight and ensuring design integrity is maintained.

Presentation & Ownership of Creative:

Maintain the ability to pitch creative ideas to clients with a confident and clear vision. Care about what you are selling

REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years’ agency experience in experiential design, brand activations, or event environments
• A portfolio showcasing standout conceptual thinking within the event / activation sector
• Strong knowledge of production methods, event build processes, and materials
• Confident in taking ownership of projects and managing timelines independently
• Sharp eye for detail, originality, and design craft
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• London-based, with the ability to work from our Shoreditch studio 3 days a week