Senior Creative Director (m/f/d)

Uniplan. An agency for brand experience.

With our Headquarters based in Cologne, Germany, we have offices across Germany, and Asia. Uniplan was founded in 1960 in Cologne. Since then, we have reinvented ourselves time and again, and with a feeling for future trends and developments, we have combined the origin of craftsmanship with creative imagination. Today Uniplan combines all creative disciplines from strategy, creation, design and project and event management to engineering and production. We accompany our client partners from the first idea to the last step - all for the one moment that makes the brand experience unique.

Your role

• Responsibility for development of creative concepts and ideas for a wide variety of events, conferences, and brand experiences. You will help sell your ideas into our clients and then manage them through creative execution.
• Create event journeys through storytelling, high-end conceptual designs, and brand marketing solutions for clients.
• Develop and design concepts for Corporate Evens and Live Events according to the clients brief and following their brand guidelines and communication strategy.
• An implicit understanding of 2D, 3D, Planning, Digital & Video, with ability of merging all together into outstanding live experiences and scenography.
• Drive and lead multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance to space, budget and deadlines.
• Own the insights and direction of creative briefs and contribute to evolution of design process.
• Client liaison - either directly (taking brief and following through to completion) or as part of a project team.
• Lead, recruit and develop creative team; provide clear creative direction, motivate and inspire creative team.
• Handle staff performance appraisals and set clear direction and guidance to help team achieve their goals and objectives.

Your talent

• 10 years + work experience in Event Agency, at least 4-6 years in management level
• Working Knowledge in Asia Market (ideally).
• Understanding of Brand Communication through ATL, BTL and Live Communication.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and confident presentation skills, be able to pitch ideas to clients or directors and translate client ideas to internal team members.
• Excellent in Chinese and English verbal and written skills.
• Software: Strong understanding of designing tools such as Adobe creative Suite, 3D software, MS Word.
• Experience in digital and motion is a plus.

ALL applicants must submit a resume together with your current and expected salary in order to be considered for this role.