Head of Creative

Company: Robert Half
Apply for the Head of Creative
Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Head of Creative role, you shape big, cross-channel creative output from brand to campaigns. You will lead a small design team while actively contributing hands-on work, translating briefs into impactful concepts. You’ll defend ideas to clients and internal stakeholders, guiding timelines under a fast-paced agency tempo. A key hook is leveraging industry insight from the property sector to influence creative delivery and decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative development across brand, print, digital, social, content, presentations, email and campaigns
  • Translate client briefs into clear, compelling concepts
  • Stay hands-on with the tools and shape work directly
  • Present and defend ideas confidently to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Manage and mentor a team of three senior designers with clear direction
  • Incorporate AI tools to improve work and workflow
  • Maintain high quality and realistic timelines under agency pace
  • Support the team with hands-on involvement when needed
  • Apply understanding of commercial property, its audiences and delivery constraints to the work

Key requirements

  • Agency background or clear understanding of agency operations
  • Strong conceptual thinker with track record of turning briefs into ideas
  • Portfolio spanning multiple channels, ideally including property-sector work
  • Hands-on fluency with relevant creative tools
  • Comfort with modern digital workflows and productivity tools
  • AI-aware with willingness to use AI in the creative process
  • Confident, articulate presenter who defends creative decisions
  • Collaborative, low-ego leadership style
  • collaborative
  • low-ego
  • confident presenter
  • creative tools proficiency
  • digital workflow proficiency
  • AI-enhanced creative processes

Posted: September 14th, 2026