Creative Director, Design Agency, Croydon,

Creative Director, Design Agency, Croydon, COR7538
Are you a senior creative leader with a passion for standout packaging and brand craft? This is a rare opportunity to shape creative direction at a well-established agency known for design that truly performs in retail.
The Role As Creative Director, you'll take ownership of the agency's creative vision, leading and inspiring a multidisciplinary in-house team across branding, packaging, and artwork. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll balance strategic direction with meticulous attention to detail, setting the creative standard.
Guide teams through complex FMCG and private label work, ensure consistently high-quality output across multiple clients and categories, and help modernise creative processes, embedding smarter systems, digital tools, and AI-led workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
You'll also present ideas to clients, collaborate closely with production and account teams, and play a key role in shaping how the agency evolves creatively.
The Company Join a long-standing creative agency with over three decades of expertise in label branding and packaging. Known for their precision, reliability, and craft-led approach, the business partners with major retailers to deliver end-to-end creative and artwork solutions.
This is an in-house agency role based in Croydon, offering the chance to lead a respected creative department within a collaborative, quality-driven environment.
What's Required? Senior creative leadership experience within FMCG, packaging, or private label
Expertise in food and beverage packaging design and print production
A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft, concept development, and strategic thinking
Confidence leading, developing, and restructuring creative teams
Experience presenting creative work to major retail clients
Creative Director, Design Agency, Croydon
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