We Are Adam
Head of Creative Operations
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Head of Creative Operations
Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £70-75,000
Hybrid: Once a week/quarterly/remote
Permanent: Full time
Our client, a highly innovative and growing Education Technology business, is seeking a commercially minded Head of Creative Operations to spearhead their Brand & Content function.
In this senior, hands-on leadership role, you will bridge the gap between creative strategy, project management, and digital execution. Managing a talented four-person team of designers and copywriters, alongside external agency partners, you will oversee the delivery of high-performing assets across the entire marketing funnel. From thought leadership and brand development to high-converting digital campaigns, you will ensure all output is high-quality, audience-focused, and aligned with our commercial objectives.
The Role:
- Maintain and develop the company’s brand guidelines, tone of voice, and visual standards across all platforms.
- Act as the final sign-off for main marketing campaigns, launches, and daily content.
- Oversee relationships with freelancers and agencies to ensure work meets company standards.
- Oversee and review written content for websites, emails, landing pages, social media, and paid ads.
- Turn complex ideas into clear, engaging, and customer-focused copy for product launches and seasonal campaigns.
- Help produce digital ads, graphics, and social media assets when needed.
- Oversee the creative process from the initial brief and prioritisation through to final delivery.
- Manage daily workloads, deadlines, and project timelines across different marketing teams.
- Deliver creative materials for webinars, partner events, and conferences.
- Support the planning of search-engine-friendly web content that appeals to the target audience.
- Help create or oversee video and motion graphics for digital campaigns and social media.
- Find ways to use new media formats to boost customer engagement.
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About you:
Essential:
- At least 5 years of experience leading a creative, brand, or content team in a fast-paced business environment.
- A proven track record of managing writers, designers, and freelancers to deliver high-quality work on time.
- Strong, hands-on design skills with experience using tools like Adobe, Canva, or Figma.
- Excellent copywriting skills, with a focus on creating web, email, social media, and ad content that drives results.
- Experience organising creative projects, managing daily workloads, and keeping files organised.
- A solid understanding of channels like websites, email, paid and organic social media, and SEO.
- You'll ideally have had exposure agency side but also building an in-house team/s
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Desirable:
- Experience making or managing video and moving graphics.
- Experience working in business-to-business (B2B) software or educational technology companies.
Qualifications:
- A degree in marketing, design, communications, or a related subject (or equivalent workplace experience).
- A portfolio showcasing your creative work, writing, and design layout.
- Familiarity with project tracking tools like Asana, Monday.com, or Notion.
For the top end of the salary available, you will be a highly experienced creative leader with a proven track record of developing complex, brand-led digital campaigns and content strategies within fast-paced commercial environments.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
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