Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director

Location: Remote (EU time zones)

Start Date: ASAP

Type: Full-time

Salary: €65,000 – €80,000

English: C1 level required, French an advantage

About the Company

This is a global, purpose-led sports marketing and advisory business working at the intersection of sport, brand, and impact.

They partner with leading brands, rights holders, and athletes to turn investment in sport into meaningful business outcomes - helping build cultural relevance, deepen fan connection, and drive long-term commercial value.

What sets them apart is their focus on purpose as a growth driver - using sport as a platform to tackle key issues like sustainability, inclusion, and social impact, while still delivering against commercial objectives.

The team operates fully remotely, with people based across Europe and the US. Collaboration is international, fast-paced, and highly integrated - so being comfortable working across time zones and in a distributed environment is essential.

This role will sit within EU time zones and requires someone confident navigating that setup day-to-day.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Associate Creative Director to play a key role within a growing Brand & Communications team, leading the delivery of high-quality creative work across a global client portfolio.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance concepting, execution, and team support - helping shape standout creative that connects brands, rights holders, and audiences in meaningful ways.

You’ll work across a mix of brand, campaign, and digital projects, ensuring everything delivered is strategically aligned, creatively strong, and commercially impactful.

What You’ll Be Doing

Creative Leadership & Delivery

• Lead creative concepting across campaigns and brand projects

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• Support and contribute to overall creative direction
• Ensure all outputs meet a consistently high standard

Design & Copy Oversight

• Oversee the execution of design and copy across projects
• Maintain quality, consistency, and brand integrity

Strategic Thinking

• Translate client objectives into strong creative solutions
• Ensure creative work aligns with wider business and campaign goals

Project & Resource Planning

• Scope creative workstreams across multiple deliverables
• Build and manage effective talent plans

Production & Digital

• Support creative production across internal and external teams
• Lead on digital projects including web and app (UI/UX direction)

Client Management

• Present work confidently to clients
• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders

Team Development

• Mentor and support junior creatives
• Provide day-to-day guidance and feedback

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a senior creative or Associate Creative Director role
• Strong portfolio across brand identity, campaigns, and digital
• Experience working within sport (agency, brand, or rights holder side)
• Ability to lead concepting while collaborating within a wider team
• Experience scoping projects and planning resources
• Confident presenter with strong stakeholder management skills
• Strategic mindset -understanding how creativity drives business impact

Please share a link to your portfolio showcasing relevant brand, campaign, and digital work.

The Environment

This is a fast-moving, collaborative team where adaptability is key. You’ll occasionally step outside your core role, so being proactive and solutions-focused is important.

The culture is purpose-driven, international, and remote-first - so you’ll need to be comfortable working across different markets, time zones, and perspectives while staying closely connected to the wider team.

Please note, due to the volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.