Associate Creative Director (all genders)

Highsnobiety is a brand dedicated to the latest in style, culture, and the community pushing them forward. We don't just report on what's happening — we are shaping it. From industry deep dives to product curations to our very own in-house garments, our goal is to bring you not anything and everything, but only the best of the best on all fronts. And we want you to be a part of that!

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director to join our team in Berlin. As part of our Highsnobiety+ Creative Team, the Associate Creative Director reports directly to the Creative Director.

YOUR MISSION:

Creative and General Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize Brand Campaigns: Lead the ideation and development of brand campaign concepts and projects, ensuring they align with the brand's vision and goals.
• Business Growth Support: Lead and support the Strategy Director and Account Director in finding and seizing opportunities for ultimate business growth and overall senior client satisfaction.
• Broad Creative Oversight: Take responsibility for the oversight of assigned projects and manage a pool of creatives, guiding them towards the successful execution of concepts. Guide creatives from the initial concept stages through to production, working alongside producers and project managers to ensure the final product meets quality standards.
• Client Briefing: Assist the brand partnership team in shaping briefs for the creative team, ensuring client expectations are understood and met.
• Client Relationship Support: Work closely with Account Directors to manage daily client interactions, helping to address client issues and strengthen client relationships.
• Creative Presentations: Participate in the preparation for and lead creative presentations, showcasing concepts and ideas effectively to clients and stakeholders.
• Recruitment Assistance: Support in the recruitment of Creative staff, helping to identify and onboard top talent to enhance our creative team.
• Industry Expertise: Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and techniques, continually expanding your knowledge to keep our creative work at the forefront of the industry. 
  

Staff Leadership:

• Team Development: Lead, mentor, and nurture a team of emerging creative professionals, fostering their growth and helping them harness their talents effectively.
• Motivational Leadership: Inspire and guide teams to utilize their unique skills and strengths, ensuring they are motivated and aligned with the organization's creative vision.
• Collaborative Engagement: Participate actively in team meetings, including status updates and review sessions with, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Talent Acquisition and Management: Collaborate closely with the creative operations team to identify, evaluate, hire, and oversee creative teams. This includes both in-house talent and a roster of freelance professionals and agencies.

YOUR SKILLS:

• 7+ years experience proven track record of success leading creative strategy for integrated campaigns within the evolving digital landscape
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work across multiple industry sectors and teams, both internal and external
• Outstanding client-facing communication and presentation skills to sell through creative work and inspire.
• Management experience with the ability to lead and inspire our amazing creative team
• Superb creative ideation skills; must be able to present to clients and internal stakeholders with charisma and passion; effectively selling in the importance of creative strategy
• A strong sense of what Highsnobiety represents. You should be plugged in to popular culture with awareness of the what’s going in in fashion, music and other youth passion points
• Ability to prioritize work and resources across team based on short and long-term needs
• Can-do attitude with an ability to embrace new challenges and ways of thinking

* ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OR OTHER WORK EXAMPLES TO BE CONSIDERED

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A bright and spacious design headquarter, which reflects our brand and focuses on employee well-being and sustainability, located close to U Kurfürstenstraße
• The opportunity to shape the company and help build a global brand in a motivating, international and diverse work atmosphere
• High degree of responsibility, creativity, originality, independence and creative autonomy
• We are constantly prioritizing attention on DEIB with internal trainings, workshops, parent friendly policies and our Employee Resource Groups (HighPower, HighPride, HighDreams & HighCulture)
• 2 extra days off globally for all employees on International Women's Day and Juneteenth
• Flexible hybrid working policy, dog friendly office, and remote international working option
• Access to visa support for employees relocating to Germany if needed
• Attractive employee benefits (e.g. discounts in our online shop, performance based bonus, ClassPass, access to mental health support platform Calm, bike leasing, sabbatical option)

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!!

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Highsnobiety is a global community of independent-minded creatives & professionals: Every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.