Creative Director

Hey, nice to meet you.

We are forpeople, an employee-owned creative studio based in London and Amsterdam. We're also a B-Corp, whose accreditation we use as a north star for doing better work, better business, and treating people and the planet better. As people, we're 130 designers drawn from across the creative spectrum united by a common purpose: to design for people.

Because if design isn't for people, then who is it for?

We’re looking for an ambitious Creative Director to lead our Amsterdam studio through its next stage of growth.

You will set the vision for world-class strategic creative projects, lead and mentor our talented multi-disciplinary team and seek and build deeply integrated relationships with clients.

If you are an instinctive leader, a creative virtuoso, and you’re passionate about making the future more human, we would love to get to know you.

Being a Creative Director at forpeople

A Creative Director at forpeople is an integral leadership role.

Not just creatively, but strategically.

You’ll be a key figurehead for our creative team in Amsterdam, setting a clear creative and strategic vision for any project, inspiring clients and creative teams to create work that sets new standards to ensure forpeople stands out from the competition.

A holistic creative skillset and entrepreneurial spirit is essential.

Working in partnership with the Business Director you will be responsible for ensuring the commercial success of forpeople Amsterdam.  It's not just about pitching; you’ll identify potential new relationships and opportunities and actively work to secure them.

And as an ambassador for forpeople, you’ll share insights and opinions that will strengthen forpeople’s reputation.

Who we'd like to find

An exceptionally talented, experienced, exciting and energetic creative leader with the drive and ambition to fuel a multi-year growth project.

More specifically, this role calls out for:

Holistic Creative Excellence — at forpeople we're a diverse team that weaves materiality, strategy, brand, and product design together fluently. Each challenge posed by a brief is answered by whatever the best solution is, not limited by the tools in the box. We'd like to see examples of outstanding, courageous, strategic ideas brought to life with virtuosity across a wide range of design practices.

Inspiring Team Leadership — we're looking for a courageous creative leader who is able to inspire and nurture. Not just our 15-strong Amsterdam team, but also make waves in our wider team, inspiring people across disciplines create their best work. We want to hear about team struggles, and how you've bested them; what you see as the must-haves for a successful creative culture and where you've enacted them; and how you've shaped the growth of the organisations you've been a part of.

Winning New Clients — our Creative Directors are responsible for identifying exciting potential clients from within and outside our networks, and accountable for building new creative & commercial relationships (through winning pitches, and delivering exceptional creative projects). We'd love to hear about your strategies, tactics, wins and learnings in this area.

Creative Technology Expertise — many of our clients in Amsterdam operate at the cutting edge of scientific, technological, and social advances. Our studio team is comprised of designers and strategists who excel in bringing these innovations to market and shaping them around people and the human experience. We're looking out for a candidate adept in making the high-tech feel natural and irresistible, with expertise designing progressive holistic experiences weaving digital, physical, and strategy together.

Making Visions Real — at forpeople our Creative Directors are responsible for total creative strategic quality: from nurturing early ideas, to overseeing best-in-class delivery. We work to transform the companies who shape the world, so our projects can be complex and nuanced in nature. We're looking forward to seeing global-scale, multifaceted creative, brand, and culture projects delivered with tact and confidence to create a positive impact.

What we offer

People mean the world to us. That includes looking after our own, with things like:

• Global clients and world-class work

• A competitive salary

• A strong benefits package, reflecting both company and personal performance

• Training, support and personal career development

• A generous company pension

• A unique, inspiring working environment filled with incredible, like-minded people

• The opportunity to shape a young and evolving studio.