Creative Director - Spain Hub

About us

Do you live to create? Looking for your next big challenge? How about a breath of fresh air? As part of the Omnicom Agencies Group, the 14 Agency network handles all global advertising for CUPRA and SEAT car brand. With offices in 11 countries and counting, 14 is a place for those who like to bend the rules. It’s a place for rock’n’roll. At the heart of Barcelona, and beyond.

It is also a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. Our dedication to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion is clearly reflected in our teams and across all of our work.  Diversity is more than a commitment for us — it is the foundation of what we do.

Purpose:

Working directly under the Executive Creative Director, the Creative Director is responsible for all the adaptation of global campaigns for the Spanish market. As the creative lead for the Spanish Market he/she is responsible for the 360 adaptation of assets to be delivered to media. He/she will manage the creative teams (copywriters and art directors) that are responsible for the different advertising campaigns and projects. He/she will guide his team to create excellent work focusing both on the clients and the agency’s needs.

Responsibilities:

• Adapt concepts in a relevant way for the market, supervise the adaptation of all the campaign thru the lens of the local cultural context and taking in consideration the Brand objectives.
• Pitch and negotiate proposals keeping in line with the needs of both the agency and the client.
• Lead multiple projects end to end in accordance with deadlines.
• Under the ECDs supervision, evaluate and, if necessary, adjust the content of the projects before completion.
• Management of the creative team. Identify strengths & weaknesses to improve their creativity.
• Supervise all briefs for the department to allocate task and responsibilities to each creative team.
• Give constant updated feedback to Management on the development of each creative team and the workflow / needs of the department.
• Ensure the correct implementation of the timings for each project.
• Give constructive ideas and solutions to strategy briefs if needed.
• Awareness of the client´s results and the agency’s performance. Proactively suggest improvements based on the needs of the department.
• Give full support to the Executive Creative Director.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience of at least 10 years in an advertising agency.
• Experience dealing with 360 communications campaigns.
• Automobile marketing experience is a plus.
• Experience in the Creative Director role for at least 3/4 years.
• Knowledge of each step of an advertising campaign's process to give creatives direction, work on schedule and meet client's expectations.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• The ability to lead and inspire a team of creative professionals.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills and love creative and technical challenges.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective organisational abilities.
• Perfect oral and written communication skills Spanish and English.
• A strong understanding of brand development and multichannel marketing concepts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sexual orientation, or age.