Head of Creative

AnalogFolk is a global digitally native creative agency, independently owned since 2008. We have talented Folk across offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.

We deliver progressive solutions that change people's lives and fuel brand growth. 

We’re proud to partner with some of the world’s most respected and influential brands, including Nike, Diageo, L’Oreal, Meta, Tommy Hilfiger and Amazon.

Here are just a few of the notable accolades our globally-recognised work has received: The Drum’s Most Awarded Agency in EMEA; Campaign’s UK and Global Digital Innovation Agency of the Year; Contagious Pioneers Best and Bravest Agencies on the Planet; and a Fast Company award for a World Changing Idea.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a brilliant creative leader. You are a creative director who has a portfolio filled with innovative, exciting and award-winning work for famous and varied brands, and a head full of ideas you’re yet to make. You are someone who wants to use digital to make the analog world better, who is fearlessly and relentlessly driven to create and craft the best ideas in the world. 

You are excited by emerging platforms, new formats, culture, communities and creators. You love innovative technology and the possibilities it presents for connecting with people. You have your finger on the pulse of digital culture and new behaviours, and are quick to identify new opportunities to help brands stay ahead. 

You will bring experience with, and a passion for, social, editorial, storytelling, content creation, and co-creation – and understand how these relate to progressive brand communications and marketing to deliver impact. 

What you’ll do

The creative goal at AnalogFolk is to develop Open Ideas for brands; ideas that are socially native, participative by design, co-created with communities, that operate as programs rather than in traditional campaign cycles, and are shaped and shared by audiences. These ideas build cultural vibrancy and fuel brand growth.

You will unlock the potential of our vision and how it can fuel our overall business; influencing the way we work, the ways we produce ideas and the output we create. You will inspire and influence clients and enjoy building direct relationships with them. 

You will bring new ideas and lead and inspire an expanding, ambitious and diverse creative dept, setting the standard for what impactful and culturally vibrant work looks like, and be able to get the best out of the team. You will lead by example, as excited to roll your sleeves up and develop ideas as our most junior creatives. Through this you will create a rallying cry for the wider creative department; championing curiosity, creativity and making work that plays a role in culture.

Who you’ll do it with

You will join an agency that has a proven track record in creating great work that is notable and recognised in the industry, with a client portfolio that’s the envy of our peers (Guinness, Meta, Monzo, Costa Coffee….). 

We are an independent agency which means we have a small and empowered leadership team, with the autonomy to make decisions and make things happen. This will excite you, as it will give you the platform to have a voice, move quickly and capitalise on new opportunities that emerge. 

Working closely with our Strategy team, you will help us on our journey to become our client’s bravest and most vibrant creative partner.

You will be a key and vital member of our European Leadership team (ExCo), as well as partner with the wider creative network in our US team. 

Skills and experience:

- A track record of coming up with and developing remarkable and bold creative ideasImpactful and recognisable work in a varied portfolio

- A proven track record in leading and inspiring a team/dept

- Exceptional communication skills (both in conversation and in writing), with an emphasis on storytelling, pitching and presentations

- A flair for articulating, defending creative decisions and selling work, to internal teams and clients

- A self-starting, entrepreneurial approach 

- A proven area of craft expertise (e.g. copy, art direction, content creation)

- A genuine understanding and POV of the possibilities and opportunities in digital and social, encompassing an interest in both the latest platforms, channels and tech and new approaches to the more familiar

- The ability to collaborate with, lead and guide 

Our Values

AnalogFolk is part of the AnalogFolk Group (AFG) an independent marketing and technology group. Our mission is to use digital to make the analog world better. We strive to create experiences that are remarkable and fundamentally valuable. These are our values that we ask of all our Folk… 

🔎 Find a Way: Looks for opportunities that arise during times of change

📈 Fail Brilliantly: Is prepared to take risks in the pursuit of excellence. Encourages teams to do the same

✨ Be Remarkable: Encourages and inspires others to achieve with their own positive attitude. Uses lateral thinking to solve problems

🤗 Be Nice: Encourages teams to work collaboratively with others to achieve the best results

💥 Makes Things: Takes responsibility for own work and that of their teams, ensuring high quality standards are always met

And a final few things….

At AnalogFolk, we believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We’re committed to building a workplace that’s authentically diverse, representative, inclusive and respectful. That’s why we welcome all applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status. 

Don’t meet every single requirement for the job role? No big deal. If what we’re doing here at AnalogFolk excites you and you’re passionate about learning, we want to hear from you. You may still be the right fit for the role, or another one. 

If you love the sound of the role but need flexibility to meet other commitments, just let us know – we try to make this happen whenever we can.