Group Head

ROLE MISSION

The Group Head will ensure the development of unmissable creative excellence throughout U-Studio Türkiye’s creative ecosystem.

The GH will therefore work in close collaboration with U-Studio Turkiye’s creative teams, overseeing and directing all conceptual and design projects, ultimately being responsible for the quality of all creative outputs.

Given U-Studio's passion for innovation, this role will be inspired by the effectiveness and efficiency offered by technology (e.g.: Generative AI).

The GH will also work in partnership with the global U-Studio Network and Capability Leads to ensure best in class work is shared and incorporated into U-Studio Türkiye as needed.

THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

You would like to inspire, lead and support all levels of design and creative talent across the account and be a big part in defining and advancing a positive and highly productive design culture for U-Studio.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

· Nurturing and inspiring U-Studio Türkiye's creative leaders and their teams.

· Motivating and influencing the creative team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.

· To proactively monitor the quality of all design projects being produced and submitted by leading internal review sessions and seeking feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.

· To oversee and manage the timely delivery of some (if not all) jobs / projects going through the studio, always taking into consideration the clients’ requirements and expectations.

· To investigate, propose and implement innovative ways of delivering design services to maximise efficiency and productivity – particularly by utilising GenAI technology, always ensuring exceptional standards of quality control.

· To actively oversee and manage some (if not all) team meetings, forward scheduling meetings and work review meetings.

· To organise monthly work/successes/learning presentations to the wider SMT team to showcase work from the studio/team managed.

· To act as a brand guardian to ensure all design collateral produced by the design team is faithful to the client’s brand guidelines.

· To ensure all Unilever digital guidelines, and other mandatory processes and guidelines are always followed by the creative team and to be the final gatekeeper for all creative work before delivery.

· To support the snr Studio team with any change management projects as required.

· To proactively assist with Studio growth by identifying new areas of creative development that clients/ creative teams may not have considered.

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL

· Experience is cross functional creative team leadership.

· Experience in directing complex, commercial, design projects involving senior stakeholders and interdisciplinary creative teams with strong experience across FMCG category.

· Be highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to design details, demonstrating exceptional pure graphic design and typography skills.

· Experience working with GenAi / Automation technology platforms and programs (2 yrs +)

· Have deep technical design skills in one or more discipline, e.g. Design for digital, Brand Immersion, events, user experience, etc.

· Have a proven ability to communicate and liaise with all levels in the business.

· Have a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including outside the design team.

· Have a proven ability to effectively manage creative teams.

· Be proficient in Adobe CC, Microsoft Office and other related software.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US:

Many companies talk about having a unique and thriving business model, but OLIVER (Part of the Inside Ideas Group) truly does. This means that we have been named in the top 500 of the Financial Times fastest-growing companies in Europe 2018 https://ig.ft.com/ft-1000/2018/

What OLIVER does is provide clients with dedicated, on-site agencies that are built from the ground up. These agencies live and work right at the very heart of our client’s organisation. Delivering precisely the skills and capacity they require, complemented by brand talent from our whole business on everything from planning to execution.

This business model creates a truly entrepreneurial, fast paced, challenging and rewarding environment to work in!

OTHER INFO TO KNOW:

To see the company benefits you will receive when you become part of team, please see Our benefits.

If you want to check that we are real people - please visit our Instagram .

Our Values and how to live them:

Ambition – you look for opportunities to deliver greater value to those around you

Imagination – you identify a range of solutions to problems

Inspiration – you lead by example and encourage others to do the same

Learning - you have excellent listening skills that helps you to learn from our clients and those around you.

Results – you accept responsibility for your actions