Creative Director, Brand, frog UK (Part of Capgemini Invent) - London

Creative Director, Brand, frog UK (Part of Capgemini Invent) - LondonReference Code: 422152-en_GBContract Type: PermanentProfessional Communities: Strategy & Transformation

Why Join frog?

Since June 2021, frog is part of Capgemini Invent . We partner with customer-centric enterprises to drive sustainable growth, by building and orchestrating experiences at scale, while harnessing the power of data and technology. We’re inventing the future of brands and customer experiences by delivering market-defining business models, products, services, branding and communications.

Joining frog means you’ll be joining the “pond,” a global network of studios, each with a thriving in-person and vibrant virtual culture. frogs are curious, collaborative, and courageous, united by our passion for improving the human experience across our areas of expertise , while each bringing our unique and diverse skills and experiences to the table. We draw on our global reach and local knowledge to solve complex problems and create innovative, sustainable solutions that touch hearts and move markets. frogs prize humour, positivity, and community just as highly as performance and outcomes. Our culture is open, flexible, inclusive, and engaging. Working at frog means being empowered to meet the moment, and Make Your Mark on every project, in your studio, your community—and the world at large.

What you will be doing

We’re growing our team and are looking for a Creative Director to join the brand team in frog UK, part of our Creative & Design group. We are at the forefront of creating and defining global brands in the new era of AI and the role would combine creative excellence with exceptional craft. Along with the innovation, data and technology teams within frog and Capgemini Invent, we sit at the intersection of technology and creative storytelling to help global brands reimagine what’s possible. Our approach blends strategic insight with creative vision, always driven by the belief that AI can amplify - not replace - human ingenuity.

Our Brand team is an incredibly talented bunch of hybrids, including people with a background in graphic design, typography, copywriting, 3D design, motion, animation, storytelling, visual craft and brand strategy.

You should have some of the following experience:

• Degree educated or equivalent

• An amazing portfolio of award-winning, world class branding through visual and graphic design, alongside excellence in craft, motion and typography

• A keen interest in how AI is rapidly reshaping what’s next when it comes to creative execution

• The ability to inspire the frog Brand team to push for excellence and deliver bold, fresh thinking with experience in managing and leading team

• The drive to deliver excellent work and passionate about helping to create an environment where people can do great work

• Comfortable leading senior clients with experiencing presenting to senior executives and large audiences, both formally and informally, facilitating workshops and ideation sessions.

• Strong feedback skills and the drive to role model these activities

• Be entrepreneurial in spirit, making best use of all the tools available to you, across frog and the wider Capgemini family.

An overview of the role

• For our clients:

• Ensure excellence in design craft and inspire your clients to value brilliant creative executions

• Bring creative thinking and engaging ideas to every project

• Oversee the delivery of complex brand projects

• Experience in leading and coaching teams across all stages of the brand creation process, alongside experience in how AI is reshaping brand

• To grow our business:

• Be proactive in building and growing client relationships and ensure the happiness of clients on projects that you are overseeing

• Generate and convert new business opportunities with existing and new clients

• Contribute to frog’s marketing and thought leadership activities

• To develop the frog Brand team:

• Help create the right environment for the team to do great work

• Role model the giving and receiving of timely feedback, be comfortable giving constructive feedback to the leadership team and to your clients

• Play an active role in progressing the team by hosting skill development activities, such as demos, workshops and knowledge sharing sessions.

What we look for

• Excellence in design craft – setting the benchmark for creative quality through modern and progressive design with outstanding attention to detail

• Strategic Leader - Capable of managing high-performing teams while delivering impactful work that drives measurable results for our clients

• Collaborative team player – Builds strong relationships and works effectively across diverse stakeholders

• Adaptable and agile – Thrives in dynamic environments and embraces modern, agile ways of working

Application Instructions

frog is a global business with teams working from every corner of the world. To help us process your application, please ensure that your application documents (CV, cover letter, portfolio, etc.) are all in English.

We don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

CSR

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.