RC&A - Freelance Creative Director (Conceptual Design) - Creative Agency

Creative Director is needed in United Kingdom.

Client: RC&A

Location: United Kingdom

Job Description

Concept-led. Design-native. Culture-minded. They are a creative agency built on the belief that brands have the power to shape culture — not just participate in it. They exist to tell stories that move people, creating work that travels, resonates and earns its place in the world. Their approach blends sharp strategy with ambitious creative thinking, bringing together design, storytelling and craft to solve real brand challenges with clarity and impact.

This is not a role for someone who simply makes things look good. They’re looking for a conceptual Creative Director with a design background — someone who leads with ideas, shapes platforms, and uses design as a powerful storytelling tool, rather than a decorative finish. As a Creative Director (Design), this person will set and lead the conceptual vision across brand platforms, campaigns and content ecosystems — ensuring design thinking is central from the very first brief.

The role involves leading big, idea-first creative responses across brand, campaign and content, using design as a strategic, conceptual tool — not just an executional layer. The Creative Director will shape platforms and systems that flex across film, digital, social and earned media, partner closely with strategy, copy, production and account teams, set the creative bar and protect the integrity of the work, present and sell ideas clearly and confidently to senior clients, and mentor creatives and designers, building conceptual confidence and craft.

Requirements

Your Profile:

• A design-led Creative Director with a strong conceptual track record.
• Experience leading integrated, consumer-facing creative work.
• A portfolio that demonstrates idea-driven design, not just aesthetics.
• Comfort shaping platforms, narratives and systems — not just assets.
• Confidence operating across channels and formats.
• Collaborative, generous, and low-ego — someone who raises the standard around them.

Additional Information

Why this role:

• Real influence over creative direction and standards.
• Varied, high-ambition briefs.
• The opportunity to help shape the creative culture, not just contribute to it.

If this sounds like you — and you believe great design starts with great ideas — we’d love to hear from you. Equal opportunities employer. Creativity thrives on diversity — of people, perspectives and backgrounds.