Job Description
Creative Director
Salary: £75k
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Hybrid - 3 days in London office (Mon-Wed), 2 days WFH
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK
Spitfire Audio is seeking a highly skilled and visionary Creative Director to join our dynamic team in London. As the Creative Director, you will be responsible for leading the creative vision and direction for our innovative sound and sample libraries, ensuring that Spitfire Audio continues to set the standard for excellence in the music production industry.
Primary tasks and objectives
- Creative Vision: Develop and articulate a clear creative vision for the Spitfire Audio brand, define the visual identity and design language across all touchpoints that aligns with the company's mission and values.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including product development, marketing, and sales, as well as external partners such as composers, musicians, and recording studios, to bring the creative vision to life.
- Quality Control: Maintain a rigorous focus on quality control, ensuring that all aspects of the user experience meet our standards of excellence.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements, and incorporate innovative ideas and techniques into Spitfire Audio's design language to maintain our position as a leader in the market.
- Brand Identity: Ensure that all creative assets, including packaging, marketing materials, and digital content, align with Spitfire Audio's brand identity and contribute to a cohesive and compelling brand image.
- Team Leadership: Inspire and motivate a team of talented designers, composers, engineers, and other creatives, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where everyone can contribute their best work.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience as a creative director or similar role, with a track record of success in developing innovative and commercially successful brands.
- Exceptional creative vision and the ability to translate ideas into compelling and commercially viable concepts.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve their full potential.
- A passion for music and a commitment to excellence in everything you do.
About Us
At Spitfire Audio, our vision is to make the world sound exceptional. We are on a mission to bring the true character of sounds, instruments, and spaces to as many people as possible. As the leading creator of sounds and sample libraries for music makers, Spitfire Audio specialises in recording real instruments played by top musicians in the world’s leading recording studios to create the best sounding virtual instruments. Our products are developed in collaboration with groundbreaking partners, including exceptional composers, musicians, and recording studios. Users gain access to the sounds of iconic institutions such as Abbey Road Studios, AIR Studios, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Our products are utilised by music makers worldwide, with our sounds featuring prominently in 9 out of the top 10 Hollywood films, as well as numerous Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, and César award-winning projects.
Apart from joining a wonderful team and friendly company culture, you'll have access to a range of benefits, including a Pension scheme, Private healthcare, including a range of pre-claim benefits, Life insurance policy, Income protection policy, WeCare 24/7 mental health support service, 25 days holiday a year plus UK Bank Holidays, Employee Benefit Membership Discounts, National Cycle to Work scheme, Health & fitness app ClassPass, and lots of Company social events.