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About the role
- Creative Director leading beauty offerings at N2O, shaping creative direction and inspiring teams. Owning big ideas and driving measurable business impact within the beauty culture.
Responsibilities
- Champion insight‑led creativity, working closely with strategy to turn cultural, consumer and category insights into powerful ideas.
- Review and elevate creative briefs, ensuring they are inspiring, focused and strategically on point.
- Lead the development of big ideas across experiential, digital, social and retail environments.
- Build compelling presentation narratives that bring ideas to life and excite clients using AI, visualising and 3D to bring these to life in polished and impactful ways.
- Confidently present bold, inspiring creative work to senior clients and in pitch environments.
- Lead and inspire, mentor and develop creative talent, particularly more junior team members.
- Partner with the Executive Creative Director and Client Development teams to grow and strengthen beauty client relationships.
- Understand and manage creative budgets, time allocation and resource planning.
Requirements
- A deep, genuine obsession with beauty, from brands and products to culture, trends and consumer behaviours.
- Experience in experiential, activation or brand experience work.
- Minimum 2 years in a senior creative leadership role (e.g. Associate Creative Director) and 8+ years agency experience or equivalent.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual leadership, craft and innovation — ideally within beauty.
- Proven experience working with world‑class beauty brands as well as challenger brands.
- Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills.
- Use of AI to sell in and visualise your ideas in the most compelling ways.
- The ability to lead multiple projects and teams simultaneously, balancing creativity, budgets and timelines.
- A collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and inspire.
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
Benefits
- Salary range up to £75 - 85,000 gross per annum depending on experience
- Hybrid working 3 days office/ 2 days home – giving the best opportunity for those all-important water cooler moments plus two days at home for focused flexibility
- 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising each year (capped at 30 plus opportunity to buy/sell holiday scheme)
- Life assurance - to support the financial security of your loved ones
- Day one access to Digital GP service 24/7 - we know getting hold of a GP can sometimes be difficult (plus free private medical healthcare after 2 years' service)
- Retail discounts scheme - save money on lots of everyday high street, online purchases as well as treats and experiences
- Employee Assist Programme 24/7 - support when you need it on a range of practical, financial, health and legal issues
- Our head office location has multiple perks including an onsite gym, free breakfasts, free car parking and onsite café
- Regular company socials from BBQs to festive celebrations
- Quarterly and annual recognition award schemes
- Salary sacrifice scheme to help with your commute costs whether you travel by car or bicycle
- And not to forget free onsite car parking plus a free shuttle service from the local train station!
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