How you will make an impact:

• You'll take ownership of creative direction across all studio output, ensuring a consistent, high-quality standard.
• You'll push ideas further by challenging briefs, refining concepts and encouraging stronger creative thinking across the team.
• You'll act as the final point of creative sign-off for key projects, setting clear expectations around quality, craft and execution.
• You'll lead the development of creative concepts for campaigns, product launches and brand initiatives.
• You'll translate commercial and product briefs into clear, engaging and effective creative.
• You'll stay hands-on in delivery - contributing to design, concepts, layouts and execution where needed.
• You'll inspire and mentor a multidisciplinary team of around ten creatives, helping individuals grow in confidence and capability.
• You'll provide clear, constructive feedback that improves both the work and the individual.
• You'll drive a shift towards a more idea-led, proactive creative culture, bringing pace, energy and momentum into the studio.
• You'll work closely with the Marketing Studio Manager and partner with marketing, product and commercial teams to align creative with wider business objectives.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in a senior creative role within an agency, studio or brand environment.
• A strong graphic design background, with the ability to lead by example and contribute hands-on to high-quality work across multiple formats.
• A multidisciplinary mindset - comfortable working across campaigns, branding, digital and content.
• A track record of improving creative quality and raising output standards.
• Experience leading or mentoring creative teams, helping individuals develop and grow.
• Strong conceptual thinking, with the ability to push ideas further and move beyond basic execution.
• The ability to move confidently between concept development and hands-on execution.
• A strong understanding of how to balance creative quality with pace and delivery demands.
• A portfolio that demonstrates both creative thinking and strong craft.

You'll also bring:

• Energy, pace and a proactive, can-do mindset.
• The confidence to be opinionated in the right way - challenging and pushing work further while staying constructive, engaging and respected by others.
• A natural instinct to raise standards and expectations through how you work and lead.
• The ability to bring out the best in others through coaching and support.
• Commercial awareness, aligning creative decisions with business needs.
• Curiosity and drive - always looking to improve both the work and the team.

Why you'll love working with us:

You'll have real ownership of creative direction within a global brand - the freedom to bring ideas, challenge thinking and make a visible impact. A strong, capable team is already in place, ready to be developed and pushed further, and in a fast-paced environment you'll see your work come to life quickly.

This is a genuine opportunity to shape how A-SAFE shows up across the world. As the creative authority in the studio, you'll operate as a subject-matter expert at leadership level - influencing senior stakeholders, including board members and our joint CEO’s, and helping define the global brand. It's a role built on autonomy, ownership and the chance to put your stamp on a growing creative discipline.

A-SAFE is a global business with a presence across the USA, Japan, Australia, Europe and the UAE, working with blue-chip names from Coca-Cola and BMW to Amazon and Heathrow. If you bring energy, pace and creative conviction, and you thrive on improving both the work and the people behind it, this role is for you.

Why A-SAFE?

Since 1984, A-SAFE has been a pioneer in industrial safety, inventing the world’s first industrial-strength polymer safety barrier. Today, we continue to lead the industry with cutting-edge solutions like our award-winning IoT system, RackEye™️. With 17 international subsidiaries, we partner with global giants such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, and BMW to enhance workplace safety. Learn more about our Customer Success Stories here.

At A-SAFE we put our values at the heart of the business.

• We Are Pioneers
• We Are in it Together
• We Do the Right Thing
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