Creative & Brand Manager - Footasylum : Job Details

The Role

As the Creative & Brand Manager, you will be responsible for upholding and developing SEVENSTORE’s vision and visual identity (as determined by the Buying Director) by delivering a holistic, cohesive and thematic approach business wide. You will oversee, maintain and develop SEVENSTORE’s overarching creative direction through all creative outputs ensuring a consistent visual language is upheld and protected.

You will report directly into the Head of Marketing & Production and the Buying Director, working in tangent to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget. You will be responsible for all creative output from the Creative Department including internal projects, community driven partnerships and third-party brand. The role itself demands a range of responsibilities including overseeing all creative outputs both visual and written, owning relationships with key department stakeholders, and collaborating with the Marketing and Ecommerce teams to ensure all projects are delivered in line with the brand vision. To be successful in this role, you should be a keen creative problem solver who champions collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for spearheading seasonal creative strategies
• Drive community partnership conversations which is filtered into our overarching creative output across e-commerce, marketing and store
• Management and delivery of content strategy in line with SEVENSTORE vison
• Lead and inspire all creative sub departments
• Contribute to the creative philosophy and elevation of the SEVENSTORE business through the Creative lens
• Drive conceptual thinking and execution, ensuring consistency and brand elevation across all Creative channels

• Continue to evolve and champion the creative vision, setting the expectation at the highest level to ensure creative direction is retained and in line with SEVENSTORE’s values
• Actively reflect and review previous creative projects and approaches
• Commission creative talent for various projects and manage external contacts including photographers, illustrators, animators, stylists and printers

• Present high profile Creative solutions to key stakeholders
• Working with the Head of Marketing & Production you will contribute to the development of all Creative and Studio team members, conducting ‘Check-ins’, setting goals, and striving for progression within the team
• Ensure availability to offer guidance and constructive feedback across art direction and concept generation, pre and post-production to the Head of Marketing & Production
• Actively engage and create external relationships with agencies, brand partnerships and collaborators to strengthen SEVENSTORE’s place within the creative space
• Ensure SEVENSTORE is always championing best creative practise and innovation
• Oversee multiple projects across creative and brand and ensure they are delivered in accordance with guidelines and deadlines

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years in a similar role / managing a creative department
• Portfolio of work to document past creative projects (needed on application submission)
• Extensive experience in content development
• Strong technical ability, skilled as a senior creative with significant experience in leadership
• Past experience from a premium brand or a creative agency background
• Ability to deliver creative ideas with conviction to a range of stakeholders and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously and remain calm under pressure
• Exceptional experience in brand building and driving brand elevation
• Knowledge and experience of working with creative teams
• Strong organisational and teamwork skills, ability to multi-task effectively
• Excellent presentation skills
• Expert knowledge of content platform current best practices, technologies and creative standards
• Demonstrable experience of effectively coaching and developing team members

The Team

From Buying, Merchandise, Creative, Ecommerce and Marketing, the inclusive nature of SEVENSTORE will allow you stay in communication with the wider team, while the focal point being within your department. This will help you to achieve goals, surpass targets and bring leading collections of clothing, footwear and accessories to the retail space.

Driving forward the future of fashion and opening opportunities for creative minds, we are looking for talented individuals who understand the ethos, product, and culture of SEVENSTORE.

Diversity

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives when we are iterating concepts for SEVENSTORE.COM. Diversity for us is about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds.

Recruitment Process

We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.

We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you.

Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend our Studio or Head Office in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.