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Working with a diverse portfolio of brands, we uncover what makes each one distinctive and create ideas built for where attention lives today. Our approach is rooted in social-first fundamentals: real people, real stories and video-first creativity.\nWe create at the speed of social; strategising, ideating, designing and producing through our team of in-house strategists, creatives, art directors, copywriters, producers, editors and videographers. We test, learn and iterate in real time, delivering end-to-end solutions from creative strategy through to production, reporting and analytics.\nNamed Campaign's Social Media Agency of the Year in 2026, Uncovered has become one of the UK's fastest-growing creative agencies, driven by a simple ambition: to build the best social-first creative agency in the world. 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With women representing around 60% of our leadership team, we're committed to building an inclusive, ambitious culture where talent is nurtured, creativity thrives and everyone has the opportunity to make a difference.\nThe Role:\nThe Executive Creative Director is responsible for defining and leading Uncovered's creative vision, ensuring every piece of work reflects the agency's ambition to create culture-driving, social-first campaigns that deliver commercial impact.\nAs the creative leader of the agency, the Executive Creative Director sets the creative standard across all clients, pitches and outputs, inspiring teams to produce work that is platform-native, culturally influential and impossible to ignore.\nThis role combines creative leadership, strategic thinking and commercial awareness to shape the agency's creative direction, develop world-class talent and strengthen Uncovered's reputation as one of the industry's leading social-first agencies.\nWorking closely with the Head of Client Services, Partnerships Director, Production teams and the Leadership Team, the Executive Creative Director ensures creative excellence is embedded throughout the agency while continually evolving Uncovered's creative offering in line with culture, technology and changing platform behaviours.\nResponsibilities:\nCreative Vision & Leadership\nDefine and champion Uncovered's creative vision, standards and point of view across the agency.\n\nOwn the overall quality of creative output across all clients, campaigns and new business.\n\nSet the benchmark for social-first creativity, ensuring ideas are culturally relevant, platform-native and commercially effective.\n\nAct as the agency's final creative authority, providing leadership and creative sign-off where required.\n\nBuild an environment where ambitious thinking, experimentation and creative excellence thrive.\n\nAgency Growth & Creative Reputation\nLead the agency's creative contribution to new business, pitches and strategic opportunities.\n\nShape Uncovered's creative positioning within the industry and strengthen its reputation through award-winning work, thought leadership and innovation.\n\nIdentify emerging opportunities across platforms, creator ecosystems, AI and new technologies that enhance the agency's creative offering.\n\nRepresent the agency externally with clients, partners, industry events and media.\n\nCreative Strategy & Campaign Development\nOversee the development of breakthrough creative ideas from insight through to execution.\n\nPartner with Strategy to translate audience, cultural and behavioural insights into distinctive creative platforms.\n\nEnsure campaigns balance entertainment, storytelling, effectiveness and measurable business outcomes.\n\nChampion creator-led thinking, social storytelling and platform-first creative across every brief.\n\nCreative Excellence & Innovation\nMaintain exceptional standards of craft, originality and effectiveness across every project.\n\nEncourage experimentation with new creative formats, production techniques, technologies and storytelling approaches.\n\nDrive innovation across AI, creator collaboration, production workflows and emerging social platforms.\n\nEnsure work reflects the speed, authenticity and behaviours of modern social media.\n\nTeam Leadership & Creative Culture\nBuild, mentor and inspire a high-performing creative department.\n\nCoach Creative Directors and senior creatives, developing the next generation of creative leaders.\n\nFoster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performance culture where creativity can flourish.\n\nProvide clear, constructive feedback that elevates both ideas and individuals.\n\nPromote curiosity, cultural awareness and continuous learning across the department.\n\nCross-Functional Leadership\nPartner closely with Strategy, Client Services, Production and Operations to ensure creative ambition is delivered efficiently.\n\nBalance creative excellence with commercial objectives, operational realities and client needs.\n\nBuild trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, confidently presenting and defending creative work.\n\nSupport agency leadership in shaping business strategy, capability growth and long-term creative evolution.\n\nExperience & Qualifications:\n18+ years' experience in creative agencies with significant experience leading integrated and social-first creative teams.\n\nProof of awarding work from industry industry bodies - 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