Creative Director | Bristol

Job Description

You're reading this ad, so you're ready to outthink. To take your skills, knowledge and experience beyond what you thought possible. And TMP268 is the place to do it.

TMP268 is a creatively strategic marketing agency, home to the Armed Forces Recruitment Service. Protecting the nation begins here.

And what does that mean for you? It means new challenges to rise to. Being encouraged and empowered to outthink at every opportunity. It means creating industry-first solutions, harnessing emerging tech, and realising AI's potential to create human connection. It means feeling valued for everything you bring. And work you can be proud to call your own, whatever your role.

The role

As Creative Director, ultimate responsibility for the overall creative output for the Armed Forces' and TMP268 will sit with you. Through immersing yourself in the Armed Forces' world, you'll come to understand how to successfully reach their audience. Over the years, the single Service has created campaigns with deep public resonance. It'll be your challenge – no, opportunity – to craft a brand identity that brings together the Armed Forces and supersedes previous work.

You will be tasked with building and leading an award-winning, high-performing team of Creatives and Designers. They will make culturally relevant, highly effective campaigns for Armed Forces Recruitment. You'll embrace traditional and emerging technology and be fiercely ambitious in pursuit of work that will genuinely cut through. An insatiable curiosity for the media landscape will drive you, and you'll leverage insights, trends, technology for the best outcomes.

You'll develop close working relationships with the single Services, becoming a trusted partner who understands their uniqueness and can translate that into successful recruitment marketing.

As a team leader, you'll engage in 121s, encourage development, stay on top of performance issues, and create an environment where all feel able to thrive. You'll champion TMP268 as a fun, supportive place to work.

Who we're looking for

You are a dynamic, proactive leader with a strong agency background. You've successfully ran a creative/design department – with a proven track record of developing brands and creating effective campaigns with real salience, backed by a real breadth of TTL experience. As a leader, you've inspired team members to embrace performance-driven thinking and innovation. A clear communicator, you'll lead with our values, listen attentively, influence and contribute positively. You're comfortable being self-managed and working independently. 

You have excellent relationship building skills, with senior clients, third-party partners, delivery and client service. Plus, you're confident at presenting and bringing to life creative solutions.

It would be desirable if you've worked on government/public sector campaigns. A degree or equivalent qualification would be nice to see.

What's in it for me?

You're set to gain so much from being part of our team, including:

• Time off to rest or conquer items on the bucket list with 27 days' holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) and a holiday purchase benefit where you can buy up to an additional 5 days.
• Great company paid benefits including our health cash plan, life assurance, company pension and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• A hybrid working pattern plus other great flexible benefits such as a TechScheme, free mortgage advice and more.
• Individual development plans with customised learning solutions, including clear career pathways designed to support individual growth and career advancement.
• Excellent health benefits – get cash back on your everyday healthcare costs with our flexible dental and cash plan benefits or grab some great discounts at your local gym.
• Opportunities to give back and care for our environment with eco-friendly benefits like our cycle to work scheme.

About us

Based in Bristol, TMP268 is a creatively strategic marketing agency full of curious, connected and clever problem solvers. Our focus is helping brands to grow.

As part of a Serco-led consortium – the Armed Forces Recruitment Service – we also hold the contract to deliver all marketing for British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force recruitment.

TMP268 is part of PeopleScout, one of the leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing providers worldwide and part of the TrueBlue Inc Group.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.