Group Creative Director

DAZN Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports marketing company is seeking a Group Creative Director to elevate its brand's creative vision across EMEA. This role involves creative leadership, team mentorship, and collaborating globally on campaigns. You should have over 10 years of experience in creative roles, with a strong portfolio and the ability to influence stakeholders. The position offers benefits including annual leave, medical insurance, and opportunities for flexible working.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Flexible working

Access to mental health platform app

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative experience, 4-5 years in senior leadership.
• Experience leading creative teams across multiple regions.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand-led campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Own and champion the creative vision for EMEA.
• Ensure creative excellence across campaigns and marketing.
• Lead and mentor a multi-market creative team.

Skills

Creative direction

Leadership

Project management

Collaboration

Digital marketing

Job description

Group Creative Director

Department: 77-803 - Subscriptions - Creative Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Description

Are you interested in shaping the future of sports marketing? Do you want to communicate across borders with some of the biggest sporting rights in the world?

DAZN Creative is DAZN’s in‑house creative agency, and we are looking for a multi-disciplined and talented Group Creative Director. Responsible for defining and elevating the brand’s creative vision across EMEA. This role leads regional creative strategy, ensures global brand consistency while enabling local relevance, and partners closely with Marketing, Product, Programming Editorial and Regional Leadership to deliver best‑in‑class creative across all channels.

You will balance high‑level creative direction with operational understanding; line‑managing and mentoring a team of regional creative directors to deliver impactful, scalable, and culturally relevant work across diverse markets.

What You'll Be Doing:

Creative Leadership & Vision

• Working closely with department leadership in APAC and London, own and champion the creative vision for EMEA
• Ensure creative excellence across campaigns, content, digital, social, events, and product marketing
• Act as the senior creative authority for EMEA, setting quality standards and best practices
• Provide strong creative direction and feedback at concept, execution, and final delivery stages

Regional & Global Collaboration

• Partner globally with department leadership, Brand, programming and Marketing teams to localise global campaigns for EMEA markets
• Collaborate with regional marketing leaders to translate business goals into compelling creative solutions
• Balance global consistency with local cultural nuance and market needs

Team Leadership & Development

Lead, mentor, and inspire a multi‑market creative team across EMEA

Build strong creative leadership at the country and regional level

Foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and accountability

Support talent development, performance management, and succession planning

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years of creative experience, with at least 4‑5 years in a senior leadership role
• Proven experience leading creative teams across multiple countries or regions.
• Experience working in EMEA markets
• Strong sports‑based portfolio demonstrating brand‑led, integrated campaigns across channels
• Experience working with global brand systems and local market adaptations
• Excellent understanding of digital, social, content, and integrated marketing
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross‑functional partners
• A huge sports fan, with a genuine interest in a wide range of sporting rights and personalities

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.