ITP Media Group is looking for a brilliant, creative and dynamic Head of Creative with multi-media experience to lead print, digital and video creative across a portfolio of media brands.
This is a hands-on, functional role. The Head of Creative is responsible for setting and maintaining standards, leading a team and executing design across print magazines, social, digital and video assets.
Applicants should have demonstrable experience in magazine, social and digital design, and directing video assets.
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for establishing, leading, reinforcing and reinventing (as required) the overall visual and design aesthetic of a portfolio of media brands, across digital, print, application, video and all other media.
- Manage, motivate and mentor a team, growing and developing each individual's skillset and responsibilities.
- Be hands-on in the process doing the work alongside your team, setting the standard for the intensity and quality of output for the department.
- Variously lead, advise on and execute magazine covers across the portfolio, in collaboration with brand editors.
- Ensure all design projects are comprehensively translated across all platforms simultaneously.
- Create original artwork for digital and print adverts.
- Create original logo concepts for co-branded projects.
- Create original digital and event artwork for ITP brands and ITP clients, identifying opportunities for redesigns and refreshes on long-standing activations.
- Work with editorial and commercial teams on a variety of projects for ITP's brands and clients, with an ability to jump between different themes day-to-day.
- Lead the continued visual innovation of the brands across new and existing media, setting structure and deadlines for all necessary collateral across all products and projects throughout the year.
- Spearhead the development of new branding and marketing collateral at key intervals throughout the year.
- Have your finger on the pulse of the global design scene, new and emerging trends in digital, social and video formats.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Education / Experience: At least six years relevant industry experience.
- Essential skills: fluent in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
- Desirable skills: experience in Canva, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects.
- Languages: Fluent in English. Arabic desirable.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN CANDIDATES
- Creative across everything from cover design to how they respond to challenges.
- Competitive keeps a keen eye on the competition and wider industry for insights into trends.
- Energetic a strong sense of humour, a restless mind, and a high sense of personal drive.
- Persuasive both internally and externally, with the ability to present ideas with credibility, sound reasoning and emotion.
- Accountable the ideal candidate is ready to take on responsibility for managing a team and executing projects from concept to fruition.
- Flexible understands the always-evolving nature of the media landscape in 2025-6, and is comfortable pivoting when priorities change.
