Creative Director

Job Description: Are you a visionary creative with strong strategic thinking, a passion for idea-driven work, and experience leading creative teams? Do you have an eye for both storytelling and business, and thrive at the intersection of concept and execution? Then the role of Creative Director at Dentsu Creative Sweden could be your next big challenge!As Creative Director, you’ll be a key player in the agency’s creative leadership. You will drive the creative process from brief to launch, ensuring that our ideas are engaging, impactful, and aligned with our clients’ goals and brands.

The role demands both strategic thinking and creative excellence. We would prefer if you have a background as a copywriter, but if you're the right profile, you could also have a background as an Art Director or Strategist, but you’ve evolved into a leader and an inspiration for other creatives. You will work closely with strategists, project managers, designers, and client leads — all with the goal of creating campaigns that earn the audience’s attention and strengthen our clients’ business. Your primary responsibilities will include:

Leading and coaching creative teams through the entire process — from concept to final productionDeveloping and refining creative concepts for campaigns across various channels and formatsEnsuring the creative work maintains a high standard both visually, content-wise, and strategicallyActing as a strategic partner to the client team, contributing to strong creative briefs and solutionsPresenting ideas and concepts to clients in a persuasive and inspiring mannerContributing to an open and creative climate where innovation and learning are encouragedStaying updated on new creative formats, trends, and technologiesFor this role, we are looking for someone who has:

At least 10 years of experience in a creative role as an art director or copywriter, with experience leading creative teamsStrong credentials in strategic idea development, conceptual thinking, and brand buildingThe ability to combine creative excellence with an understanding of the client’s business and target audienceExperience leading creative processes and delivering campaigns across multiple channels, including digital and social mediaConfidence in presenting and defending ideas to both internal teams and external clientsExcellent proficiency in Swedish and English — both spoken and writtenWhat We Offer:

An international work environment with colleagues from across the globe A challenging role in a fast-growing market 40 annual well-being hours, on top of 30 annual vacation days Extensive learning and development opportunities, both in-person and online A hybrid work modelCompetitive salary and great benefits Possibility to work from other EU/EES country up to 30 days per year Opportunity to spend time on yourself during working hours; 40h wellbeing time and 40h personal development Possibility to work 1 h less per day during summer (8-week period) Collective agreements 30 days holiday entitlement About Dentsu CreativeIn today's world, clients are desperate for growth, but the old levers of generating growth aren't working.

Dentsu Creative believes that only transformative creativity can unlock exponential growth. Transformative creativity is a differentiating, driving force that brings our capabilities together to drive positive impact on brand, business and societal outcomes. Because of our end-to-end offering, we have no bias in channels, so we let the problem dictate the solution. This allows us to unleash creativity to solve bigger business problems and creates a multiplier growth effect with our Creativity++ ethos and our innovative Dentsu Labs offering.

Transformative Creativity helps us ask better questions, lead with curiosity not bias and find the most creative ideas to drive growth and good. Application and ContactDoes this sound like something for you? If you can see yourself in the role of Creative Director and as part of the Dentsu network — don’t hesitate to send in your application, including your portfolio, today!Location: StockholmBrand: Dentsu CreativeTime Type: Full timeContract Type: Permanent