creative manager London, England
Job description
Job Summary
A highly creative role supporting the Creative Managers across UK & EMEA markets, in all campaign
material development and activation across delegated Studio brands.
An integrated Theatrical, Streaming and Home Entertainment role within the creative team
supporting the timely development and delivery of EMEA and local campaign creative in
accordance with specific cross-discipline marketing, publicity & trade plans.
Reports to and supports the Creative Managers on campaign deployment for the EMEA and UK
market, with a focus on publicity event design/production, exhibition special projects and EMEA
support and assistance. Helping markets with creative briefing to the US & materials requirements
(spanning AV, digital and print materials). Additional support for the production manager across
UK/EMEA as necessary.
Brand focused with a main brand responsibility, but where dictated by slate, will manage other
brand campaigns.
The Opportunity & Responsibilities
- Responsible for best-in-class creative output across development, design, print, digital and AV campaign materials
- Sole management of lower equity title campaigns from start to finish, cross discipline (creative dev,
- AV, print, OOH, digital).
- Information gathering and communications distribution across the full creative materials spectrum
- between Creative Managers, Production Manager, vendors, and wider marketing/publicity teams.
- As well as Creative Manager support, the role works side-by-side with the publicity team and
- production manager in the creation of bespoke local creative marketing, event, and trade
- materials for use across multiple channels (online, in-theatre, on screen, concessions, promotions,
- experiential, event, and retail).
- Main contact for regional EMEA market communication across all campaign disciplines (print, digital, AV as required).
- Working with markets to support with their campaign requirements & briefs. Seeks & collates creative comments & approvals between Disney teams and agencies, communicating amendments effectively, logging and reporting in conjunction with the creative managers.
- Work with agencies to design and produce premiere, multi-media, junket, conference and expo event materials (Print, AV, digital).
- Design and produce documents in a presentable format which aid the reporting up and across stream of creative campaign deployment (briefing and creating decks / supporting wider studio marketing function as directed)
- Supports manager in ensuring that all creative delivery is on time and in-line with budget and marketing strategy.
- Local UK SAP management for purchasing of Theatrical and HE Marketing materials.
- Development and management (Budget planning, assets approvals, legal and safety, compliance and brand management.
- Reporting on costs, timing, effectiveness, efficiency. Assist manager in communication of EMEA and UK Studio creative positioning (up / downstream and XLOB).
- Attend meetings with Brand Mar-Comms teams, with vendors, XLOB, Strat sourcing, regional teams as instructed by Creative Managers.
The Experience We Require From You
- Relevant Theatrical, Streaming HE creative experience required
- Creative marketing knowledge and skills
- Strong project planning and good time management
- Presentation and written communication skills
- Experience in dealing with regional markets is an added bonus
- Able to work on own with minimal input from others but manage to get the job completed.
- Prioritise work in a pressured environment
- Multi-tasking with tenacity to handle working with multiple stakeholders
- An attention for detail
- Strong team player with good communication skills
- Personal organisation and prioritising skills
- Affinity for film and entertainment product
- MS Office and Apple application skills desirable
