Creative Insights Director, Emea

**Creative Insights Director**

**Duration: Permanent**

**Location: Can be based in any of the following locations -**
**London/Dublin/Amsterdam/Munich**

**Workstation: Hybrid (Less than 50% in the office)**

**Start: ASAP**

**Who You Are**:

- You are curious and passionate about the way imagery works. You are naturally interested in visual communication in all forms and love discussing the content that you come across. You are equal parts creative and analytical. You enjoy research and are comfortable sharing what you know with the world at large. You are highly organised and detail-oriented, able to handle the moving parts of multiple work streams operating simultaneously while still meeting deadlines. You are a creative problem-solver with the ability to quickly identify problems and work independently to find appropriate solutions. You have a pulse on what’s new and next in art and culture and are not afraid to share your insights and perspective with a multi-disciplinary creative team

**Your Next Challenge**:

- Responsibilities include leading client interactions in visual content discussions, forming and growing trusted client relationships, crafting strategic content and maintaining Getty Images and iStock’s position as the thought leader in visual communication.
- Develop role as strategic client partner and advisor across ongoing initiatives, conceiving and implementing
- Build and direct thoughtful solutions to complex visual brand and communications challenges on behalf of Getty Images’ and iStock customer segments
- Consult with key clients on a range of strategic brand initiatives, including visual brand positioning, thought leadership etc. Influence at a high level (C Suite or Head of regional/global departments)
- Work with Sales teams to bring in new business based on the visual positioning of the Creative department’s visual expertise and content offering.
- Continue to build on knowledge of visual usage patterns by industries and brands to deliver strategies that elevate internal thinking and evolve customer visual brand planning
- Collaborate with content creation and creator engagement teams to shape briefing processes and execution in alignment with the overarching Creative department narratives
- Collaborate with Curation and Promotion leads on setting visual strategy for externally-facing creative initiatives
- Inform and educate Getty Images’ and iStock creator communities through a number of activities such as webinars, briefing strategies and in person events
- Lead a regional research team in supporting Marketing, PR, Creative, Editorial, Product and Sales organisations in showing the strength of Getty Images and iStock’s creative offering to customers.
- Encourage and grow junior team members
- Act as a senior thought leader through speaking at international conferences and industry events
- Mentor, strengthen and develop your team through effective performance management

**Nice to Have**:

- Proven experience collaborating with and influencing leaders to maintain consistency and scale processes across teams
- Expert communicator with strong written and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas, timelines, and mediate between partners.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels within an organisation and proven ability to establish trust quickly and create win-win situations
- Demonstrated ability to handle change in end-to-end processes
- Project leadership and organisational skills to transform ideas into successful execution while being capable of driving complex projects across multiple groups within tight timelines
- A productive self-starter who can operate in a fast-paced environment and thrives on challenging deliverables
- Adept at deriving clarity out of ambiguous situations and adaptable to change
- Proficient in the Microsoft suite of products, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, etc
- Demonstrated experience in developing and analysing data to support business decisions and to provide insight into future initiatives

**What You'l' Need**:

- Proven experience in a related position in a Branding, Advertising Agency, or related professional services such as a Research Agency
- A strategic problem solver with the ability to instil confidence in clients and across internal teams
- Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator, comfortable preparing presentations and speaking in front of groups
- Passion for visuals with strong understanding of visual communication strategy
- Ability to lead members of the team across a region (EMEA)
- Experience influencing at a high level (C Suite or Head of regional/global departments)
- Consistent track record in mentoring and development of junior managers
- Prove ability to effectively communicate insights strategy and execution at ExCom level.

**Benefits for qualifying employees at Getty Images**

**Private Medical Insurance (PMI)**

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