Creative Director

Location: Cologno Monzese

Creative Director – Italy
Department: 77-803 - Subscriptions - Creative Services

Employment Type:

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Italy - Milan - Cologno Monzese
Description

The Role
DAZN Creative is DAZN’s in-house creative agency, and we are looking for a multi-disciplined and talented Creative Director to join our creative team in Italy. Responsible for shaping and elevating the brand’s creative vision in the market. Working with the department’s global creative management, this role leads on regional creative strategy, ensures global brand consistency while enabling local relevance, and partnering closely with Marketing, Product, Programming editorial and Regional Leadership to deliver best-in-class creative across all channels.

Deep understanding and love of Serie A and Italian football is a must.
Please note, our Talent Acquisition team and some Hiring teams are based in the UK so parts of the recruitment process will be in English. Please also upload your resume in English, thanks!
What You'll Be Doing:

Define and drive the creative vision for the Italian region in alignment with global brand guidelines
Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of designers, editors and copywriter in the market
Work closely with the global creative department’s management team in both APAC and London to ensure the Italian region is consistent with creative quality and effectiveness
Oversee the development of integrated campaigns across digital, print, social, and DAZN’s owned and operated inventory.
Strong story-telling and promo narrative sensibilities.
Ensure all creative output is culturally relevant, linguistically accurate, and market-appropriate for Italy.
Partner with regional marketing and programming editorial teams to translate business objectives into compelling creative solutions
Review, approve, and elevate creative concepts, layouts, copy, and final executions
Stay ahead of creative, cultural, and design trends within Italy and globally
Present creative concepts and campaign results to senior stakeholders

What You'll Bring:

8+ years of experience in creative leadership roles, preferably within international or matrix organizations
Proven experience leading in-house creative teams and agencies across multiple channels
Strong sports-based portfolio demonstrating brand-building, campaign development, and creative excellence
Deep understanding of the Italian market, consumer behaviour, and cultural nuances
Fluency in Italian (native) and English (business fluent) is required
Excellent storytelling, conceptual thinking, and visual sensibility
Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills
Experience working with global brand guidelines and adapting them for local markets
Experience in sports lifestyle brands and/ or Broadcast
Familiarity with agile workflows and cross‑functional collaboration

Benefits
Benefits include access to DAZN, lunch vouchers, free coffee and snacks, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.
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