Creative Director

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.

The Creative Director at AKQA brings a design-driven perspective to every brief, approaching challenges with fresh eyes and avoiding conventional solutions. With a passion for crafting distinctive, effective, and remarkable work, the Creative Director will inspire innovative design that delivers both delight to customers and impactful results for clients. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and encourages ownership, surrounded by talented, like-minded individuals. At AKQA, you’ll have access to influential thought leadership from diverse fields, helping you stay at the forefront of design and creative innovation.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead and create groundbreaking work that positively impacts clients, internal teams, and the broader world. Strive for innovative solutions that set new standards in product design and digital experiences.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with clients, instilling confidence in AKQA’s creative team and leading clients through bold, innovative, and sometimes challenging work that pushes the boundaries of their brand.
• Collaborate closely with strategy teams to shape briefs that empower design teams to deliver work that positions our client’s brand at the forefront of the global market.
• Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary creative teams, nurturing talent in product design, art direction, UX/UI, copywriting, and other areas, ensuring they grow in their craft.
• Work seamlessly with internal and external cross-disciplinary teams to deliver exceptional work that aligns with the high standards AKQA is known for, from initial concept through to execution.
• Have a deep understanding of new and emerging technologies and how they can be leveraged to enhance and innovate product design, user experience, and client engagement.
• Deliver across all project phases: from high-level ideation, original concept development, and strategy, to detailed feature specifications and product execution.
• Manage and inspire teams while ensuring work is both innovative and adheres to the client’s goals, delivering exceptional UI and UX solutions across large-scale projects.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Demonstrate thought leadership by guiding clients through unfamiliar or uncertain creative directions, ultimately delivering results that position their brand in a stronger, more competitive space.
• Possess a compelling portfolio of globally recognised work that has made a tangible impact on clients’ businesses. A history of producing impactful, results-driven work is essential.
• Deep expertise in product design, combined with skills in art direction or copywriting, and an ability to balance creative and strategic thinking in complex design challenges.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to present confidently to clients, including C-suite executives, and guide them through creative processes.
• Fearless in your creativity, with an infinite drive to innovate and a relentless attention to detail that ensures all work meets the highest standards of quality.
• Adept at managing large-scale, global projects, maintaining a balance between creative integrity and practical deliverables.
• Experience leading product design and development within large teams, with a passion for fostering talent and pushing creative boundaries.

AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.