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About the Role
 
We are seeking an ambitious, award winning and collaborative Associate Creative Director to work alongside DRUM’s Group Creative Director.
You’ll be responsible for coming up with original and innovative ideas for a variety of DRUM and OMG clients that help brands create cultural signals in non-traditional and emerging spaces that engage with audiences in new ways.
As a key member of the department, you’ll support the GCD in driving the creative vision of DRUM forward, delivering stand out, shareable and engaging campaigns that make people want to tune in. Whilst driving initiatives that boost creativity and revenue and help clients understand the value of cultural activations in solving their business challenges.

Our client base and briefs are varied so you could be working on a brand partnership with the likes of the Guardian or Ladbible, pitching an AFP to Channel 4, using the latest innovation in gaming to put our brands at the centre of emerging culture or creating an experiential activation that gets PR headlines.
No week is ever the same, so you’ll need to be on top of culture, both mainstream & avant-garde and use this knowledge to push the creative output of DRUM into new areas. A master of your craft, you’re just as happy being hands on and this is evidenced in your unexpected and bold ideas and can-do attitude.
Whatever the brief, we’re looking for innovative, game-changing ideas that are best in class.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Best in Class Work
Support the GCD in driving creative excellence across out agency projects and outputs.
As a creative lead be autonomous from briefing through to presenting the creative idea at the client session, with oversight and guidance from the CD’.
You can solve problems on the fly, adapt to new situations and collaborating with internal and external project teams.
You’re comfortable challenging the work, ensuring that each concept demonstrates stretch, and answers the brief and the audience.
Supporting Creative Director
An enthusiastic driving force and exponent for the creative team, acting as a facilitator and problem solver while protecting the integrity of our creative output.
Foster and maintain strong relationships with key clients, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and engagement.
Support on media pitches to unlock growth for agencies and new clients for DRUM.
Line manage 3 direct reports – 2 x senior creatives and a mid-weight creative - and be responsible for aiding in their development and helping them improve in their conceptualisation ideation, copywriting, art direction and knowledge of production.
Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
Carry out yearly assessments in conjunction with the CD to set personal KPI’s and recommend any formal training they may need.
Join weekly status meetings to have sight of what’s going through the agency each week and for the creative team.
Leadership
A creative ambassador for DRUM with clients and partner agencies looking to you for knowledge & expertise on content & platform trends & innovation.
Represent the agency at industry events, conferences, and networking functions to enhance visibility and reputation
About You
Experience leading and collaborating with designers, copywriters, strategists and creatives and mentoring junior members of the team.
Impeccable presentation skills: Able to explain the reasons behind a particular creative strategy, and guide clients through difficult decision points.
Industry-leading quality of work: you produce inspiring work that stands out, is flawless in execution, and innovative in thought.
An understanding of the media landscape
About the Agency:
DRUM are Omnicom Media Group’s award-winning branded content, partnerships and entertainment agency that helps ambitious brands create their own cultural signals; things with real value for people that cut through the clutter.
Headquartered in London with offices in locations across Europe, Asia-Pacific, LATAM and forthcoming in the US, DRUM create content and partnerships that join the dots between media, entertainment, creativity, and culture to enable brands to create meaningful connections with their audiences.
From producing original entertainment formats for brands to social content innovation or partnerships with media owners, talent and streaming platforms, DRUM provide clients with creative, production and project management capabilities to help them create impact in the spaces that ads can’t.
Our network of 130 (35 in the UK) thinkers, creators, negotiators, and makers have talent and capabilities that go beyond traditional advertising. We hire cultural mavens who soak up the world outside of the office and bring it into their work and have diverse skills and backgrounds from the worlds of advertising, brands, TV, music, rights holders and sponsorship.
As a result, DRUM is one of the most awarded and successful content agencies in the business, having been awarded Content Agency of the Year three times in the last six years, multiple Cannes Lions - including x2 awards in Entertainment & Entertainment For Music in 2021.
www.drumglobal.com
An Inclusive & Equitable Culture
We know creating work with cultural impact starts with the culture and diversity of the agency and that’s why we’re committed to hiring and working with people from all different backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, neurodiversity, disability, age, socio-economic or parental circumstances.
Our aspiration is to make DRUM an agency that is truly representative.
So, we’re making sure all areas of our business from our agency departments, the partners and suppliers we work with, and our creative output reflects this ambition.
At Omnicom Media Group/DRUM we have an underlying belief that our agencies and specialist services should reflect the society in which we live. Be that Age, Disability, Education, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender identity, National Origin, Religion or Sexual Orientation. Simply, we believe that Inclusion and Diversity makes for a more stimulating and inspiring working environment, where people are treated with respect and can be comfortable being themselves. Embracing these different approaches and thinking helps deliver tangible and positive results for our clients’ business
DRUM job descriptions are not intended to be restrictive and are a guideline to the duties in this role.
Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG
At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.
We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/. 