We are hiring
We’re looking for a Creative Director to join Paradise and lead the next chapter of our creative department. This isn’t a traditional Creative Director role built around being the single creative voice in the room. We’re looking for someone who can lead pitches, shape brilliant ideas and set an exceptional creative standard - while building the confidence, energy and capability of the team around them. Someone who can own the work when needed, bring in the right people when needed, and make everything and everyone around them better.
Paradise agency
We’re Paradise - the agency for entertaining brands. From our studio in Covent Garden, we work with lifestyle, entertainment and culturally relevant brands to create ideas people actually want to engage with. Our work spans brand, campaigns, social, experience and merchandise, bringing different disciplines together around one big idea. We have a brilliant in-house creative team alongside a trusted network of Creative Directors, strategists, makers and specialists who plug into projects depending on what each brief needs.
We don’t believe the best creative departments are built around one person having all the answers. They’re built by bringing brilliant people together and creating an environment where the best ideas can win. That’s what we want our next Creative Director to lead.
Things you’ll love:
• Leading big creative pitches and culturally relevant campaigns
• Developing ideas from the first strategic thought through to execution
• Setting the creative standard across brand, social, experience and merchandise
• Leading and developing a talented in-house creative team
• Building the right creative team around each brief
• Collaborating with our network of trusted freelance Creative Directors and specialists
• Being hands-on when the work needs it - from Figma to workshops to client presentations
• Having a genuine voice in how Paradise and its creative department evolve
• Working in a fast-moving independent agency where great ideas can actually happen
What You’ll Do:
Creative Leadership - 40%
• Lead our biggest pitches, campaigns and strategic creative projects
• Develop campaign territories, creative platforms and big ideas
• Own major creative projects and set the standard for the work
• Turn strategy into compelling creative thinking and world-class execution
• Lead workshops and present creative thinking confidently to clients
• Stay hands-on - whether that means getting into Figma, shaping a deck or helping crack an idea
• Collaborate with freelance Creative Directors and specialists to build the strongest team around every brief
Studio Leadership - 40%
• Lead and inspire our in-house creative team day to day
• Create energy, momentum and confidence across the studio
• Run creative reviews and give clear, constructive creative direction
• Support designers in developing their thinking, craft and confidence
• Encourage experimentation, collaboration and healthy creative challenge
• Know when to push the work further and when to help the team get it over the line
• Build an environment where people actively seek out feedback and want to make the work better
Agency Leadership - 20%
• Champion creativity across Paradise
• Work closely with Strategy, Client Services, Social, Experience and Merchandise
• Help shape the right teams and creative approach around different projects
• Improve our creative processes and ways of working
• Play a senior role in pitches, client relationships and new business
• Help evolve what a modern creative department looks like as Paradise continues to grow
Things we love:
• Creative Directors with exceptional ideas and the craft to make them happen
• People who can move effortlessly between brand thinking, campaigns and cultural activations
• Leaders who still love being close to the work
• People who are as excited about developing others as they are about developing their own ideas
• Commercially confident creatives who can lead a room, pitch an idea and build client confidence
• Collaborators who don’t need to be the loudest voice or have all the answers
• People who instinctively raise the energy and ambition of a creative team
• Creative thinkers who understand culture, entertainment and why people actually care about brands
• Ambitious people who want to help build something, not simply inherit a department
You’ll probably be someone who:
Is already operating at Creative Director level, or is an exceptional Design Director / Associate Creative Director ready to make the step up. You’ll be comfortable leading major projects and pitches, but you’ll still genuinely enjoy being in the studio, reviewing work, jumping into ideas and helping a team get somewhere better.
You don’t need to personally create every winning idea. Your impact should be bigger than that. Great work gets better around you. Pitches get sharper. Designers become stronger. Collaboration gets easier. The studio has more confidence and clients feel like they’re working with one brilliant, joined-up creative team. That’s what success looks like here.
Nice to Have:
• Experience within an independent creative agency
• Strong brand and design foundations
• Experience developing integrated campaign platforms
• Experience across social, experiential or culturally led activations
• A strong network of creative talent and collaborators
• Experience leading pitches and senior client presentations
• Experience mentoring and developing midweight and senior creative talent
Culture & Lifestyle:
#ParadiseChristmas - our yearly Christmas trip abroad
#TeamThursdays - our weekly team pub lunch
#DevelopmentDays - time dedicated to courses and skill growth
#ParadiseBar - our in-house bar, re-stocked weekly
#Walk&Talks - encouraging an open policy for talks and discussions with colleagues
Gym Membership
Commission - a 10% commission rate available to all staff
Industry tickets - festivals, gigs, events, client invitations, and The Drum Network parties
Plus: a small but mighty team, big ideas and real impact. Space to shape not only your role, but the creative department around you. A supportive, flexible environment where initiative is valued, collaboration matters and nobody is precious about where the best idea comes from.
Job Details:
Role: Creative Director (Permanent)
Location: London / Hybrid (4 days in studio, WFH Fridays)
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Send your portfolio & CV to nick.jekyll@paradise.london
Please note: due to the volume of applications, we’ll only be able to respond to candidates moving forward to interview stages.