About me&you
me&you is a brand-focused creative design agency based in Kent and Surrey. We're a tight-knit team of passionate designers and creative specialists dedicated to helping organisations that make a positive impact on the world. We believe in the power of design to drive positive change and offer our clients a range of support focussed around our core services of Brand Development, Creative Campaigns, and Design Support.
About the Role
We're looking for a talented and driven Creative Lead to join our team 5 days a week on maternity cover contract, starting on 1st December 2024 and lasting for 11 months. This is an exciting opportunity to take the reins of our creative output, lead impactful campaigns, and contribute to a diverse range of projects for clients who are making a difference.
While this is a maternity cover position, we're a growing agency, and we may be in a position to extend this role beyond the initial contract period.
What You'll Be Doing
As Creative Lead, you'll be responsible for the creative vision and execution of our projects. This includes:
- Leading creative campaigns: Developing and delivering engaging campaigns across all channels (digital, print, social media, etc.) from concept to completion.
- Branding: Ensuring brand consistency across all marketing materials and touchpoints.
- Project management: Managing timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
- Content creation: Generating innovative ideas for captivating content that resonates with target audiences and achieves marketing objectives.
- Collaboration: Working closely with internal teams and external partners to bring projects to life.
- Artworking and production: Producing high-quality artwork and designs for various applications (brochures, website graphics, social media assets, etc.).
- Copywriting: Crafting compelling and effective copy for marketing materials.
Why You'll Love Working with Us
- Make a difference: Contribute to projects for clients who are positively impacting humanity and the planet.
- Creative freedom: Take ownership of the creative direction and bring your vision to life.
- Collaborative environment: Work closely with a talented and supportive team.
- Variety of projects: Gain experience across different design disciplines, from branding and campaigns to website design and film.
- Growth potential: Opportunity to extend the contract or secure a permanent role in our growing agency.
What You'll Bring to the Team
- Proven experience: A strong portfolio demonstrating your experience as a Creative Lead or in a similar role, showcasing successful campaigns and branding projects.
- Creative vision: A strong understanding of design principles, typography, and visual communication.
- Technical skills: Proficiency in design software (Adobe Creative Suite).
- Project management expertise: Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.
- Copywriting skills: The ability to write engaging and effective copy for different audiences and channels.
- Hands-on approach: Willingness to be involved in both the initial creative concept and the artworking/production stages. We are a small team a frequently you'll need to be happy to support on the production side of things.
Bonus Points
- Experience in the pharmaceutical or "for good" sectors.
- Experience with WordPress, social media scheduling tools, and Google Analytics.
- Animation, video editing, UX/UI design skills.
Benefits
- Salary: £28,000 - £34,000 per annum.
- Holiday: 25 days plus public holidays (pro rata).
- Equipment: Provided with a MacBook Pro and large screen.
- Private Health Insurance: After a successful six-month probation.
Location: Ideally, you'll be willing to work from our Redhill office during the first month for a smooth handover and training. Afterwards, primarily remote with occasional meetings in Redhill, Surrey.
Apply: If this sounds like you, reach out to us for a chat. Send a friendly message along with your portfolio (in PDF format) to [email protected]. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.
Recruitment process:
- We review all submissions by hand
- Invite 10-15 people for informal chat with Matt
- Filter down to 3-4 people who we then ask to do a few simple tasks (estimate 4 hours work). These tasks are as much to give you a taster of the kind of work as it is for us to assess you. We appreciate the time taken and offer a £60 voucher as way of saying thank you.
- These 3-4 people are then invited to meet the wider team and discuss the role and your responses to the tasks.
- Offer then made.