Job Description

WHO ARE WE:
Mediahub is a full-service media agency with a unique structure and client offer. We grew out of creative agency MullenLowe in the hot crucible of the digital and data revolution that has transformed media over the last ten years.
We believe media's strongest growth lever is innovation. AI and algorithms are useful for efficiency but lead brands to say similar things in similar places to similar audiences. Effectiveness comes from innovation, and innovation comes from creativity. At Mediahub, our positioning, More Pilot, Less Auto, offers clients an antidote to the 'mindless media' that results from automation, bringing active stewardship to deliver media effectiveness.
We offer the best of both worlds: an entrepreneurial culture backed by the global scale of Mediabrands. You'll join an agency that's full of energy, experimentation and ambition. We're a home for pilots, not passengers.
We live by our values

• Anticipate tomorrow - We are challengers. We are proactive in thinking about what needs to happen today in order to make tomorrow better

• Perform with pride - We take pride and care in what we do, and together we strive for excellence

• Turn no into next - Obstacles and restraints inspire us

• Question what others won't - Powerful ideas start by questioning what's perceived as established truth
• Fight inertia - We relentlessly push for better, never settling for complacency
• Be brave - Safe is risky. Bravery gets us to unprecedented places

Job title: Creative Media Lead
Reporting line: SVP Media Creativity
Position overview:
As a digital-first media agency born from creative DNA, we believe the best media impressions don't just deliver reach, they deliver resonance. That's where the Creative Media Lead comes in, you are a hybrid thinker and doer who thrives at the intersection of creativity, strategy, media, and innovation.
You will be proactive in delivering inspirational ideas, provocation and disruption across Mediahub's teams and clients. You will help redefine the creative standards of the agency, positioning the R+D Lab not just as a problem solver but a team who continually challenge convention and ignite standout thinking across campaigns, pitches, and partnerships.
Working closely with the SVP, you will shape the creative culture of the business by mentoring others, elevating the work, and leading with a strong point of view. You'll be a key face of creativity and innovation in media for both internal teams and our clients, championing new thinking and unlocking brave, effective work that gets people talking.
Responsibilities:
Creative Leadership & Ideation

• Translate client objectives and problem into cultural opportunities delivering breakthrough media ideas that stretch beyond the expected.

• Lead creative development across media campaigns and strategies, and new business pursuits ensuring originality, impact and KPI alignment.

• Promote innovation across the funnel for our clients and have a finger on the pulse of media innovation and how it can be applied to our clients' problems.

• Regularly lead and facilitate ideation sessions across teams, nurturing unconventional thinking and bold experimentation.
• Drive the creative reputation of Mediahub through stand-out, award-worthy work.

Pitch & New Business Excellence

• Serve as a creative anchor in pitch teams spotting idea gaps, shaping narratives and elevating deliverables with fresh, strategic thinking.

• Own the creative story in pitches, confidently presenting ideas to senior stakeholders and prospective clients.
• Embed R+D into the pitch process to unlock genuinely disruptive, insight-led ideas.

Creative Craft & Delivery Oversight

• Act as the "quality control gate" across all creative media deliverables ensuring clarity, originality and craft across decks, PCAs and proposals.

• Balance conceptual creativity with media acumen to ensure ideas are strategically sound, well-structured and executed to a high standard.
• Identify creative or narrative weaknesses in deliverables and proactively resolve them with the team.

Client & Internal Leadership

• Be the go-to day-to-day R+D spokesperson across your client projects educating clients on our creative approach, defending bold ideas, and growing trust.

• Proactively push clients beyond their comfort zone with creative that breaks new ground and delivers measurable impact.
• Partner closely with strategy, client leads and our production and media partners to ensure department work is integral to the agency's output.

Commercial & Operational Acumen

• Support the HOD in managing financial performance and forecasting revenue, tracking project budgets and flagging risks.
• Ensure that your output reflects the fee / retainer secured and that any scope creep is identified and resolved by engaging your line manager and relevant stakeholders.
• Lead on case study development and thought-leadership initiatives to elevate the R+D Lab's role.

About You

• Creative First: You live and breathe ideas, with an ability to surprise, provoke and inspire at every stage of the process.
• Innovation Intrigue: Always looking for new innovations in media that can elevate agency thinking and media activations.
• Media-Savvy: You understand how creative ideas can be embedded within channels, formats and technology-not just wrapped around them.
• Pitch Proven: You have a strong track record of winning new business through bold, original and commercially viable creative thinking.
• Multi-Disciplinary Collaborator: You thrive in a cross-functional environment, building strong relationships across strategy, production and client service.
• Mentor & Motivator: You lead with empathy and clarity, helping others build their creative muscles and find their voice.
• Detail-Oriented: You can craft the big idea and ensure every, plan, slide and narrative is polished and strategically sound.
• Disruptor at Heart: You challenge the status quo, stay curious, and push yourself and others to constantly raise the bar.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience at a leading media, creative, publisher or brand-side creative role.
• A portfolio of innovative, effective campaigns across digital, social, experiential and emerging platforms.
• Demonstrated success in new business leadership.
• Comfortable leading large-scale projects from ideation to execution.
• Experience working in or with creative teams, media strategy, production and external partners.

Employee Transparency
At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are an equal-opportunity employer committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please reach out to Ninette at , if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.
The Perks
We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued - and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi-leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
• Free breakfast and free lunch
• Early finish Fridays
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
• Retail discounts
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifices car scheme
• Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Paid time off for Volunteering
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay
• Independent mortgage advice
• Financial education
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!

Skills Required