Associate Executive Creative Director (Art) - BMW

Leadership role, full-time, London

Who we are

Looping Group is a young, dynamic, full-service integrated agency rich in culture and brimming with ideas. We're looking for talented and interesting people with a passion for storytelling. If this sounds like you then perhaps ... your story starts here.

Your mission

Headline Tasks:
  • Help us build The Game’s concept and craft reputation.
  • Inspire the team to make arresting work. 
  • Be a positive but critical gatekeeper for our craft and quality.
  • Support the CCO / ECD / CD levels
  • Drive excellence and Instil a new quality benchmark in the team. 
  • Help the client to value craft as highly as concept.
 
General Tasks:
  • You oversee the Creative Departments' visual output in both Germany and UK.
  • Push quality and consistency across all channels internally and with the client.
  • Lead your team or when required the whole department, helping them develop to their full potential and giving them confidence via constructive feedback, without holding them back and inspiring them to make arresting work.
  • Look for cut-through with all campaigns.
  • You raise the creative bar and maintain a consistently high standard.
  • Help to find and nurture the best talent.
  • You help make THE GAME famous for its work, both for its concept and craft.
  • Ability to elevate the creative collaborations we engage in by selecting and directing external talent in Photography / Film / Illustration.
  • Ability to craft and develop visual exploration and development across channels including digital/social/experiential/print.
  • You support the Creative Directors to develop the campaigns.
  • Promote and refine the process across THE GAME.
  • Sign-off creative briefs coming in where required.
  • Sign off all work leaving your group.
  • Help drive strategic development across clients’ accounts.
  • Build client and account relationships.
  • Develop a sense of individual pride throughout the creative department.

Your profile

  •  Be an ambassador for THE GAME.
  • Set a good example and make people proud to be in your team.
  • Be a partner with the Associate ECD to lead the CDs to champion our concept and craft.
  • Champion craft is an essential stage in delivering the work.
  • Inspire internally and externally. Recognized by the team as a key contributor
  • A team player is able to inspire and motivate while expecting results.
  • Set a standard and help people meet it.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and with a vision.
  • Collaborate for success.
  • Build strong inter-agency relationships, promoting integration.
  • Connect our channels seamlessly.
  • Champion the power of strong creativity both internally and externally.
  • You make meaningful connections and develop trust-based relationships within THE GAME.
  • You actively pursue opportunities to share intellectual capital across THE GAME.
  • You take ownership of deliverables, managing them independently and efficiently.
  • Ability to win over the client. Strong presentation skills that allow for a rational explanation of choices and champion creative excellence with the client in ways that allow the client to understand, appreciate and value the support.
  • You probe to find out the “whys behind the whats”.
  • You always understand who your audience is and tailor messages to meet its needs.
  • Keep an eye on what’s next.

Why us?

  • Flexible hybrid working (combine office days and working from home to suit your needs)
  • Opportunity to work from abroad
  • Annual company trips & events including a workation in Portugal and monthly socials
  • Access to thousands of discounts and wellness offers via Perkbox
  • Employee Assistance Service via WeCare App
  • Life Assurance and Income Protection Cover
  • 25 Days Holiday + your birthday + Christmas closure
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Regular Learning & Development opportunities such as Young Leaders Programme, our internal P!NG Academy, German & English language courses and more
  • Engaging, open and inclusive company culture based on our values, the Looping ABC: be ambitious, be brave, be collaborative
  • Structured bi-annual feedback process
  • Attractive and central office locations in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and London
  • Employee referral bonus – up to £1000

THE BUSINESS

Founded in 2016 by journalists, creatives and producers, we have established ourselves as a leader in data-driven storytelling, working with an impressive roster of brands including BMW, Mercedes Benz, Allianz, the Human Vaccines Project, and many more. Our team consists of over 250 multi-skilled staff split between offices in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, and London.
Here at Looping Group, we have a distinctive offering for brands we work with. We develop content for earned and owned digital platforms, using data insights, and trends to create content that authentically connects brands with their audiences.
In this world, attention has become extremely scarce. To win attention, brands must now combine the art and science of storytelling. We put this at the heart of our product and service offering, uniquely combining the two to create content that commands attention, engages customers, and drives tangible business results. As an independent agency, we have ample opportunity to explore various solutions for clients and truly think uniquely. We are a tech-enabled comms agency built to think ahead of the modern world.

OUR INCLUSION STATEMENT

Every role at Looping Group is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe that embracing difference is critical to the success of Looping Group. We see potential in every individual regardless of: race, ethnic origin or nationality; religion or belief; physical or neuro ability; socio-economics or age; marital, domestic or civil partnership status; sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic that makes you, well, you.

We are committed to conscious inclusion to create a sense of belonging, connection and shared purpose within our teams. We know it’s the right thing to do, and we know it will make us all happier, fulfilled, and successful in our work. We know it’s the right thing to do, and we know it will make us all happier, fulfilled, and successful in our work

Don’t meet every single requirement?

At LOOPING GROUP, we are dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.