Creative Manager

Location: Flexible
ContractType:  Permanent
Hours per week:35
Salary: £40,861 (FTE)
Closing Date: 17 March 2024
Interview dates start from: 25 March 2024 
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world (and their family’s) can feel like it’s falling apart. Their anxieties are deep. Their education, mental health and social lives suffer. Their futures feel very uncertain. They need tailored psychosocial support and they need to know that their voices and unique needs are being heard and understood. 
We’re there to make sure that happens. ? 
We believe children and young people with cancer are more than their diagnosis. And we’ll stop at nothing to make sure they have the right support and the same opportunities as everyone else. ? 
We know what a better future could look like for children and young people with cancer. And we know what we need to do to make that futurea reality. We know we need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we know we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
This new role within the newly formed Brand and Marketing Communications team will lead our in-house creative services function to create innovative and engaging audience-led content.  Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will be part of developing a new approach to brand and engagement within the charity.
You’ll lead the next stage of the development and integration of the Young Lives vs Cancer visual identity overseeing the development of the videography and photographic strategy helping us to tell compelling real-life stories and support income generation activities.
As a champion of collaborative working you’ll use your expertise and knowledge to provide support and guidance to your direct reports as well as the wider team and organisation ensuring accessibility, inclusion and representation in everything we do.
We would love to hear from you if you have experience of:
·leading and motivating creative teams,
·developing and embedding brand identities in large organisations,
·audience-led content production including co-creation,
·agency and resource management including developing new ways of working.
First interviews are planned to take place w/c 25 March, prior to this you will be asked to share your portfolio of work.
Diversity declaration
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation.
We are committed to taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities and creating equitable opportunities for all. We are passionately committed to taking action and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation, as well as reflective of the diverse children and young people we support. Click here to find out more about our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy.
Accessibility
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.??Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual and family/ caring leave entitlements, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme.
If you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed to making a difference in the lives of children and young people with cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at the interview stage with you.
You may have experience in the following: Brand and Marketing Creative Lead, Innovation and Engagement Manager, Visual Identity Development Manager, Audience-Centric Content Creation Lead, Creative Services Director, Engagement and Brand Strategy Manager, Director of Creative Development, Integrated Brand Communication Manager, Content Innovation and Strategy Lead, Creative Collaboration and Inclusion Manager, etc.
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