Social Creative Director

Who we are

NewGen is a social-first creative and creator agency that stands at the forefront of culture, creators and community.

On a mission to challenge outdated advertising methodologies, and present a new way of doing things, it exists to revolutionise social connections, making advertising more relevant, engaging, fun, and effective.

With its genesis as a gaming influencer agency, it has honed its community expertise, connecting with modern consumers in a way that aligns with how it interacts, share, and make decisions in the digital age.

The role:

We’re seeking a passionate, enthusiastic, and hungry social, creative director to lead our agency’s established content creator team.

A creative individual who’s excited about all things content and whose uplifting energy naturally transfers to our growing team.

This year, Kairos’ core objective is creative excellence, so this role will be a key player within the wider creative structure, pushing our client output to the next level.

In addition to deep platform knowledge and a core understanding of the ever-evolving best practices, we’re looking for an individual who lives and breathes the trends, subcultures, and memes that create hyper-relevance for our clients online.

Working into Executive Creative Director, Katy Sumption, this individual will be solely responsible for the uplift and leadership of their creator team but lean on and work closely with the ECD for support and additional creative direction.

In addition to category-leading, always-on content, this collaborative individual will lead the translation of our large social campaigns and conceptualize the engagement-driving content off the back.

On the flip side, we’d like a hungry individual who can also spot trending social moments and conversations that can lead to larger campaigns.

This social, creative director must be passionate about nurturing their team and creating a strong sense of unity within their live creator team and across the campaign too and up for coming on the journey of making Newgen the leader in social-first creativity.

Kairos prides itself on being the future of social creativity. Understanding that brands no longer can turn to traditional mediums, but instead grow their brand from communities up. With a tireless pursuit to showcase what the new ‘best in class’ looks like for social first creative - we want this social CD to think social and creator first whilst also truly understanding the bigger brand picture.

Responsibilities:

• Guardian and quality control for the content team's social output
• Build client-facing relationships and confidently present the work
• Grow, nourish and inspire the content team to ensure they reach the height of their creative output
• Work closely with the creative campaign team to ensure best-in-class social output from all campaign moments
• Ensure content leaving the building is on brand and on the wider social strategy
• Be a pillar of creative inspiration for the wider business, constantly showcasing and educating to the wider business
• Be a voice in the wider industry as we champion our creative output across Linkedin and wider industry platforms
  
  

Requirements

Requirements:

• This individual must have at least eight years of industry experience, with the past 5, in particular, having worked at social-first companies
• A strong portfolio and CV showcasing their experience and output with case studies demonstrating their impact
• Experience leading a team and nurturing talent
  
  

Benefits

• 36 days holiday per year, including a 10-day block "reset", Christmas closure and birthday day off
• Ben Allowance - Subsidised bespoke benefits package giving you access to benefits you want (Childcare, enhanced pension, healthcare, gym, Netflix, Deliveroo, you name it, it's on there)
• Access to Vitality Healthcare for health insurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity policy and enhanced policies for same-sex and non-binary couples
• Enhanced compassionate leave so you can genuinely take the time you need
• Flexible working hours give you an earlier start for an earlier finish or a later start for a later finish. We want you to work in a way that works best for you and your life
• Company away days!
• Community days - we give you time off to support a cause you believe in!
• There are plenty of clubs/societies, and if we don't have something that suits you, you can always suggest it
• Holiday office closure & additional time off for religious holidays