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Head of Brand Creative

Forward Role Huddersfield £70,000 - £100,000
Posted 22 Aug 2026(29 days ago)

<p><br /></p> <strong>Head of Brand Creative</strong> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Huddersfield (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)</p> <p><strong>Experience:</strong> 8&#43; years</p> <p><strong>Sector:</strong> Consumer goods, retail, fashion, lifestyle or other emotive, product-led brands</p> <p><strong>About the Business</strong></p> <p>A well-established, heritage consumer goods and retail business supporting families throughout their parenting journey, furniture, interiors, pushchairs, clothing, equipment and toys. The business is entering a period of transformation, with an ambition to become the go-to destination for expectant parents and to modernise how the brand looks, feels, and communicates.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>A senior creative leadership role, reporting to the Marketing Director, responsible for shaping and evolving the brand, with a particular focus on connecting with younger, digitally minded consumers. You'll lead creative vision across digital, social, retail and omnichannel touchpoints, and play a key role in building a stronger in-house creative function.</p> <p><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and evolve the brand's creative direction across all consumer touchpoints</li><li>Lead brand and product campaigns from concept through to production</li><li>Build and develop the in-house creative team (designers, copywriters, content creators)</li><li>Reduce reliance on external agencies by growing in-house capability</li><li>Drive creative innovation across digital, social and emerging technology, including AI</li><li>Manage external agencies and creative partners</li><li>Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Digital, Retail and Commercial teams</li></ul> <p><strong>About You</strong></p> <ul> <li>8&#43; years' experience in creative, brand or design, with senior creative leadership experience</li><li>Proven track record leading brand transformation</li><li>Strong background in consumer goods, retail, fashion or lifestyle brands</li><li>Experience across both agency and in-house environments</li><li>Skilled in creative direction, art direction, photography and storytelling</li><li>Experience managing and growing creative teams</li><li>Commercially minded, with an interest in AI and emerging creative technology</li><li>Confident, hands-on leader comfortable working through change and ambiguity</li></ul> <p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive Salary &#43; package</li><li>Hybrid working (3 days Huddersfield office / 2 days home)</li><li>Lead the creative transformation of an established consumer brand</li><li>Build and shape an in-house creative function</li><li>Significant influence across brand, creative, digital and omnichannel strategy</li></ul> <p>If you're an experienced Creative Lead, Creative Director, Head of Creative or senior brand creative ready to transform an established consumer brand, we'd love to hear from you.</p> <p>As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.<br />Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.</p>