Creative Brand Manager

Creative Brand Manager
 Surrey (Hybrid – 2 days in office)
 Full Time | Permanent

Lead the Brand. Inspire the Journey. Elevate the Creative.
We’re looking for a bold, commercially minded Creative Brand Manager to lead an in-house studio for an award-winning travel business creating extraordinary experiences around the world.
This is a newly created leadership role — a real opportunity to shape creative direction, elevate brand standards, and build a best-in-class creative function across print and digital.
If you’re a hands-on creative leader who thrives on bringing big ideas to life while developing and inspiring a talented team, this could be your next move.

The Opportunity
You’ll sit at the heart of the Marketing & Brand team, owning creative output across every customer touchpoint — from beautifully crafted brochures to high-impact digital campaigns.
This role blends:

• Creative leadership
• Brand guardianship
• Studio and workflow management
• Digital innovation
• Hands-on design execution

You won’t just protect the brand — you’ll elevate it.
Creative Brand Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Champion brand consistency and creative excellence across all channels, acting as the guardian for all creative output
• Lead creative direction across print, digital, video and integrated campaigns
• Manage and inspire a high-performing in-house creative team, setting clear priorities and direction
• Oversee workflow, balancing pace, quality and commercial deadlines across multiple stakeholders
• Continuously improve creative processes to drive efficiency and impact
• Define and deliver best-in-class digital creative through testing, insight and optimisation
• Foster a culture of innovation, curiosity and high creative standards
• Lead ideation and translate briefs into compelling multi-channel campaigns
• Collaborate closely with marketing, e-commerce and commercial teams to deliver engaging, customer-first creative that drives results

Creative Brand Manager Experience and Key Skills:
You’re more than a manager — you’re a creative leader who still loves getting stuck in.

• Experience leading or mentoring creative teams (agency background advantageous)
• Strong portfolio showcasing conceptual thinking, design craft and brand work
• Experienced in digital design (travel or hospitality background a plus)
• Confident influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Skilled across Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects)
• Strong presentation skills (PowerPoint & Canva)
• Commercially aware and customer-focused
• Able to balance leadership with hands-on design
• Resilient, adaptable and energised by a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about travel, storytelling and creating meaningful brand experiences

Creative Brand Manager Additional info:

• Competitive salary + bonus + benefits
• Hybrid working 2 days a week

If you’re ready to take ownership of a brand, inspire a team and deliver creative that truly makes an impact — we’d love to hear from you.