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**What’s the role?**
Medium Rare Content Agency (MRCA) is looking for an Executive Creative Director to join the Coles content team.
This is a chance to join Australasia’s leading content agency, working on one of the country’s most trusted and recognisable brands. We offer a range of wellness benefits, flexible working, and an innovative, dynamic culture.
Reporting to the Head of Content, the Executive Creative Director will lead a dynamic and diverse team of creatives to drive innovative and impactful food experiences. This role is pivotal in shaping and enhancing brand identity through magazine production, video creation, social and digital content, and general excellence in artistic direction. The Creative Director will be the Visual Brand custodian for Coles within Medium Rare and be responsible for working with the marketing team at Coles and connected agencies to translate client visions into compelling creative strategies while ensuring the seamless execution of projects across all mediums.
**The Role:**
+ Develop and maintain a strong and cohesive brand identity across all owned channels.
+ Oversee the creation of brand guidelines and ensure consistency across all visual elements across channels
+ Lead the conceptualization, design, and production of magazines, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and aesthetics
+ Lead the charge of updating and refreshing the visual identity of the Food and Lifestyle magazines.
+ Provide creative direction for video projects, from concept development to post-production.
+ Develop and execute creative strategies for social media content creation.
+ Collaborate closely with Coles Brand and marketing team to understand their vision and translate it into compelling creative strategies.
+ Present creative concepts and ideas to clients, incorporating feedback to refine and enhance visual solutions.
+ Lead and inspire a large and diverse team of creatives, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment
+ Provide clear direction, mentorship, and support for the professional growth of team members
+ Oversee project timelines for magazine and video production, ensuring timely delivery.
+ Streamline operational processes for efficiency in creative workflows
+ Drive and adhere to all defined processes
+ Actively look for ways to improve efficiency, outcomes and efficacy
+ Ensure projects and baseline scope is delivered on time and on budget
+ Work closely with the client and finance team to manage baseline and production budgets to drive best outcomes for all
**Who are you?**
+ You have deep food experience and senior content creation experience.
+ You love the idea of working with one of Australia’s biggest retail brands.
+ You have managed diverse skill sets
+ You have worked in a client facing role and understand how to deliver on strategic business objectives
+ You exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ You manage your own workload in order to complete all tasks with maximum efficiency and to deadline
+ You adopt a thorough and methodical approach to work
+ You show a high level of attention to detail
+ You take responsibility for own tasks and ensures progress is communicated to appropriate parties, internally and externally
+ You display a genuine intention to work cooperatively with others and offers to help where possible in an effort to achieve common goals
+ You display a genuine intention to exceed client expectations
**In return:**
+ A hybrid opportunity with flexibility to work in office and from home (minimum 3 days in office per week)
+ Collaborative and inclusive work environment
+ Mental health and wellbeing initiatives
+ Birthday day off
+ Regular off-site and virtual social events
+ Access to professional training and tailored development
+ Work with some of Australia’s most recognised brands
+ Be part of an innovative and award-winning agency, that puts people first
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+ **Exclusively ours** – Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
+ **Health & wellbeing** – Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
+ **Time off** – News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
+ **Helping you grow** – Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion – focused education series) and recognition
+ **Financial wellbeing** – Support on making the most of your money
+ **Perks & discounts** – Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
+ **Giving back** – Make a difference to our communities.
+ **Workplace Inclusion and facilities** – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms
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We are Australasia’s premiere content agency; we combine strategic thinking with publishing best practice across a range of channels to create audience-focused content solutions that deliver on business priorities. Our team consists of specialists across strategy, editorial, digital, social, design and sales, and we work with Australasia’s biggest brands, including Qantas, Bunnings, CBA, Officeworks, HCF and more.
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