Stratford
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Brand:
23 (Entain)

WHO ARE WE  

We’re Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionising the gambling space as we go. We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands such as Ladbrokes, Coral, Foxy Bingo, BETMGM, partypoker and Bwin, and sitting at the center of all of this is our internal creative agency. 

Our global in-house creative agency is a team of creative thinkers and doers on a mission: to capture the pure excitement our customers feel when immersed in the game. 

Our aim is to bottle that exhilarating energy and translate it into powerful campaigns for some of the most entertaining brands in the business. 

The good news is we are growing. So we need talented people to help us take our work to the next level and become a truly world-class in-house creative agency.

Come join us!'


WHAT YOU’LL DO  

Leadership & Management

  • Line managing copy writers and creative teams.
  • Providing leadership and direction, cultivating a culture where continuous improvement is embraced. 
  • Provide development, coaching, objectives & goal setting, performance management and other people policies as required from time to time; to ensure your team is motivated and productive. 
  • Support and drive a culture of creativity, excellence and development. 
  • Build and foster a positive creative environment for the development of the highest quality work.

Creative

  • Lead the creative vision and delivery of creative assets focussing on one or more of our brands.
  • Developing concepts for 360 campaigns. Leading projects from conception to completion.
  • Explore and shape creative ideas and align them with strategic brand goals.
  • Pitching/Overseeing the presentation of concepts and obtain approvals from stakeholders.
  • Introduce and deliver brand consistency across all creative touch points.
  • Ensuring that deliverables address marketing goals and challenges effectively.
  • Partnering with internal stakeholders and external agencies to effectively to raise the bar and delivering high quality, creative work.
  • Conduct brainstorming sessions with the creative team, maintaining strategic thinking to develop innovative and actionable initiatives in a fiscally responsible manner
  • Analyse brand tracking, market trends, consumer needs, and the competitor landscape


Some international travel will be needed as part of this role.

 

WHO YOU ARE  

  • Must be an accomplished inspirational CD with a proven track record of leading teams to success.
  • Demonstrable leadership skills managing multiple complex integrated cross media campaigns, across video production, postproduction, social media, digital, design.
  • Extensive experience in managing multiple complex integrated cross media campaigns ATL and TTL, across video production, post production, social media, digital.
  • A track record of successful creative work (please include portfolio with your application) 
  • A seasoned strategic & conceptual thinker with a keen business sense
  • Must work well under pressure and keep a cool head 
  • You are a driven self-starter with energy to shape a build a team

 

Desired:

  • A strong interest in sports and/or gaming (Poker, Bingo, Casino)
  • Experience working for brands in a regulated sector 
  • In house and Agency experience

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU 

We offer a competitive industry salary plus a generous annual company bonus. Other benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension scheme (matched up to 6%), private healthcare, a free subscription to the wellbeing app Unmind, our share save scheme and a great selection of professional development and in-house training tools for you to use.  

That's not all, you will also have access to our bespoke benefits platform that allows you to choose the benefits that are most important to you. Oh, and let’s not forget regular company social events, parties and team building activities!  

Our UK offices are based in London (Stratford and Farringdon) and Nottingham, where we operate on a hybrid working model. (2+ days in the office)

Sound interesting? We think so!  

When applying for this role, please ensure a copy of your portfolio is LinkedIn in your application/ CV.

 
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About Entain

We may sit on the FTSE100, but for millions of customers worldwide, we’re the brands they hold in their hands – and heart. As the home of household names like Ladbrokes, Foxy and PartyPoker, to name just a few, we elevate lives with moments of excitement. And right now we’re elevating ourselves above the competition. We’re leading the industry in bold new directions - and it’s our diverse and talented team who are making this possible. Believe us, the best is yet to come. For our customers. For our future. For your career.

DEI and Wellbeing @ Entain

Our vision is to be the world leader in betting, gaming and interactive entertainment, and we know that the most successful businesses are the most sustainable ones. Diversity and inclusion is key to sustainability and success and our goal is to attract, engage and retain the best talent globally, bringing the best thinking to our business from inside and outside of our sector. Our ambition is to make sure everyone at Entain feels valued, respected and included. Inclusion is embedded in everything we do, because we know when we feel respected and heard, we do our best work. Sustainability drives everything we do, and doing what’s right is one of our core values. Diverse teams have more creativity, imagination, innovation and problem solving capabilities. We are committed to tackling inequalities and creating a diverse and inclusive business. Here, we celebrate our individual differences, and make sure everyone feels supported, respected, and empowered to thrive – and that starts from the moment you apply to join us. We want our employees to feel healthy and supported at home and at work. That’s why we have our Well-me programme, which provides information, tools and training to help our people look after their mental and physical wellbeing in ways that matter to them.

Life @ Entain

We’re a team who love to play, and win, together. We love building bonds between our people, and we love to build your career up too. Join us, and we won’t just be your employer, we’ll be your biggest cheerleader. We’ll give you the power to lead the conversation on your learning and career goals from day one, and then get behind you with all the support you need to take your career – and our business – to new heights.