AVP Head of Creative

TJX Europe

At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you're working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores-TK Maxx & Homesense, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer.

Job Description:
AVP Creative - 12 month FTC

Who We're Looking For

A seasoned creative leader with big-brand, agency or design studio experience - someone who's built great work themselves, but now thrives leading, inspiring and growing talented teams. You're passionate about brands, creativity and commercial impact. You love fashion, great storytelling, innovation, and the craft of words, design, photography and emerging media.

You bring energy, curiosity and a collaborative spirit. You know how to build a positive, high-performing creative culture, partner brilliantly across a business, and guide teams to bold ideas that move the brand and business forward.

Role Summary

As AVP of Creative, you'll lead our in-house Creative Team delivering integrated campaigns, digital and social content for TK Maxx, Homesense and TJX Europe Corporate. You'll champion our brand identity, ensure consistently strong creative output, and partner with agencies on major initiatives.

You'll also oversee creative for our European charity partnerships and play a key role in shaping internal communications that reach 30,000 associates.

Together with the AVP of European Activation & Production, you'll co-lead The Creative Team - setting vision, shaping culture, managing talent and driving innovation within a fast-paced, growing retail organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership

• Translate brand strategy into standout creative that drives awareness, engagement and sales.
• Lead the development of on-brand, on-strategy, multi-market creative across all channels.
• Uphold and evolve brand identity, tone of voice and visual standards.
• Drive an agile, digital-first content approach with modern production methods and new media.
• Collaborate with agency partners and influence global TJX creative standards.

People & Culture

• Lead a large, diverse creative team (23 FTE + freelancers) - coaching, developing and inspiring them.
• Foster a positive, collaborative culture with clear direction, growth opportunities and high performance.
• Build strong talent pipelines and succession plans.

Partnerships & Vendors

• Manage external production, photography, video and creative suppliers.
• Partner with legal and procurement to ensure best-practice, commercially sound vendor relationships.

Skills & Experience

• Senior creative leadership experience as Creative Director, Design Director or similar.
• Experience working with major consumer or lifestyle brands; fashion exposure is a plus.
• Strong portfolio, excellent taste and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to lead large creative teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep understanding of studio operations and production.
• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Thrives in ambiguity and stays focused on what matters.

Core Behaviours

• Acts with integrity and builds trust.
• Leads with vision and inspires teams.
• Delivers results with pace and resilience.
• Understands the business and customer needs.
• Builds effective teams and champions collaboration.
• Communicates clearly and listens actively.
• Thinks strategically and plans ahead.
• Develops others with care and consistency.
• You must have the legal right to work in the country you are applying to.
• Start Date:
  March 2026.

Closing date for all applications is the 4th February 2026.

As proud as we are of our past success, it's our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.

Address:
73 Clarendon Road

Location:
EUR Home Office Watford GB