Senior Creative Manager

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Music is Universal. It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company, from A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that welcomes and values diversity of thought, and embrace talents with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other neurocognitive variations. We also provide reasonable adjustments for all applicants.

• Lead the development of engaging concept decks to sell through ideas to clients, translating brand objectives into culturally relevant concepts that fit brand tone and align with client KPIs.
• Lead campaign creative from idea to pitch and through delivery, ensuring alignment with the campaign vision, brand guidelines, and cultural strategy.
• Manage multiple client briefs and deliverables simultaneously to meet tight deadlines.
• Guide internal and external resources (teams, freelancers, agencies, vendors) across projects.
• Contribute actively to brainstorms for clients and new business opportunities.
• Oversee and lead production vendor briefing sessions, providing creative and actionable feedback on treatments or asset delivery.
• Stay up to date with creative trends and the competitive landscape to inspire and motivate the wider team.
• Maintain an exceptional design aesthetic, ensuring all creative output adheres to brand and artist standards.
• Communicate the creative vision verbally and through pitch decks, explaining how it achieves business goals.
• Act as a culture ambassador, fostering a team-player attitude and curiosity in the workplace.
• Mentor and manage junior employees, ensuring elevated creative work and adherence to client expectations and deadlines.

• 5+ years of agency or similar brand partnership experience.
• Demonstrated originality, innovation, and a wide range of creative work for well-known brands or agencies.
• Excellent copywriting and design skills, delivering persuasive pitch proposals.
• Collaborative teamwork within tight time frames.
• Track record of collaborating with motion designers, technologists, live production teams, product designers, and vendors, with clear understanding of budgeting and scheduling.
• Initiative to bring new ideas to strengthen creative work and market relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
• Positive contribution to team culture and spirit.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Keynote, Photoshop, InDesign, or similar presentation and design tools.
• Love for music.

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%).
• Private Medical Insurance.
• 25 paid days of annual leave.
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan.
• Holiday Purchase scheme.
• Dental and Travel Insurance options.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Cars.
• Subsidised Gym Membership.
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway).

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the job holder is accountable. The job holder’s specific responsibilities and activities will evolve.