Creative Director | PGIM Ireland

Description

The creative team in Ireland works in-house on many tasks at once, under tight deadlines, and you will lead it as Creative Director. The role creates ideas for both B2B and B2C markets for the US businesses the team supports.

A design background is preferred, along with a good ear for sharp, persuasive copy. You should have a refined visual sense that works across digital and print, a drive to innovate, and an interest in where design meets technology. Your portfolio should pair strong concepts and usability with engaging storytelling. You will lead a wide range of projects, aimed at turning business partners' sales and marketing goals into engaging work that drives results.

The team is highly collaborative and values fast, high-quality output. You will pitch and defend your work, ask pointed questions, and care as much about business objectives as about award-level creative.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the creative output of the Ireland-based team.
• Work with Strategy, Editors and US-based Creative Directors to develop and refine digital, email, print, data visualisation and video or animation assets.
• Keep up with industry trends and new technologies.
• Act on feedback to build your skills as a creative leader.
• Look for ways to improve continuously and apply lessons from past programmes to current work.
• Use industry best practice in producing materials.
• Act as a brand ambassador for the company.
• Bring an upbeat, can-do attitude.
• Share responsibility for the results of the work, measured against programme KPIs.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in graphic design, multimedia, motion graphics, 3D or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 10+ years of design or creative experience, including leading high-performing teams.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with excellent spoken and written English.
• A consistently positive approach.
• Ability to spot more efficient ways of working.
• Ability to develop strategic concepts and carry them through into digital and multimedia work, within a collaborative team.
• Working knowledge of best practice in motion graphics, 3D, web design, email, UI and information architecture, brand identity, and print and advertising design.
• Excellent information design skills.
• A portfolio showing concept work across several platforms.
• Awareness of current design trends, a drive to push creative limits, and the ability to design beyond screen and print.
• Ability to balance high design quality with short deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and alongside writers, developers, planners, strategists, colleagues and business partners.
• Skills in Adobe CC, Final Cut, HTML, CSS and Microsoft Office.
• The company welcomes applicants who do not meet every requirement, and encourages you to apply if your skills fit the role.

Conditions

The role is hybrid, based at the Letterkenny office two days a week.

Any job offer is conditional on satisfactory references.

Background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and hires on merit, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller community.

The company is not affiliated with any UK-incorporated Prudential entity.

Benefits

• Private health insurance, through two insurers the company partners with, covering eligible employees' everyday medical and hospital costs.
• 23 days of annual leave at full pay.
• A pension scheme: you can contribute up to 8% of salary a year, and the company matches up to 8% of salary. You can also make voluntary extra contributions.
• An annual bonus, plus tax-free vouchers, subject to eligibility.
• Life assurance, fully paid by the company, from your start date, paying beneficiaries a lump sum of four times your salary.
• An education assistance programme that reimburses eligible employees for further study.