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About Us

Mercieca is a Camden-based, integrated creative agency with a passion for food and drink. Running for over 30 years, we offer a range of services including activation, PR, digital communications and design.

We work with some of the most well-known FMCG brands in the UK. We consistently deliver brilliant ideas, find solutions to client’s problems and land results that make a real difference to their business. We’re renowned for best-in-class relationships – with media, clients, and suppliers.

Founded upon creative thinking, we continue to evolve alongside the ever-changing industry that we love. We have supported our clients in the UK, EMEA and wider, with awards wins including The Drum Network, The Drum Marketing, The Grocer GRAMIA, Fresh, FAB, Creative Moment, and International Communications Awards.

• Independent, award-winning agency established 30 years ago
• Specialists in food and drink
• Diverse and collaborative team of strategists, creatives, producers and marketers across B2B and B2C comms
• Clients include Weetabix, Coca-Cola, Monster, Schweppes, Accolade Wines, Pringles, Mentos, Cheez-it, Nestle, Disaronno…and more
• Based in the heart of Camden with a strong agency culture and creative energy

Job summary 

We are a relatively small creative department with a big workload and we’re looking for a creative star to help out. We need great concepts, compelling copy and powerful art direction for a whole host of world famous FMCG brands. One minute you could be crafting a trade press ad, the next scripting a film for social. Flexing your creative muscles on a standout piece of POS or an in-depot media campaign. Or, creating a launch event for some exciting NPD. There’s no time for slow turnarounds. Even less for flabby thinking.

You’ll be part of a talented, award-winning team and will be working closely with the Creative Director and Head of Design. A knowledge of FMCG would be huge plus but not essential. Talent is more important. And the ability to make a real difference to the department’s integrated output.

This role is perfect for someone who likes working within an intimate team, is highly creative and can flex to deliver work across on a variety of briefs and requests (big and small).

Key responsibilities

• Set and lead the creative vision across all agency output — from concept to execution
• Direct creative work across campaigns, social, content, packaging, shopper and experiential
• Inspire, mentor and grow a dynamic creative team — fostering collaboration and craft excellence
• Translate client briefs into breakthrough creative ideas that balance strategy with originality
• Deliver outstanding copy and messaging across all channels — from campaign headlines to brand tone
• Pitch ideas and creative strategies to clients with passion, clarity and commercial understanding
• Collaborate closely with our client services and design team to deliver cohesive campaigns
• Help build and evolve the agency’s creative reputation — driving innovation and new business

Ideal candidate

• 7+ years’ experience in art direction and copy writing
• Friendly, collaborative, and genuinely nice to work with — a people-first approach is essential
• Proven track record of delivering outstanding creative across multiple channels
• Strong conceptual thinker with excellent art direction and storytelling skills
• Skilled at leading teams and building a positive, ambitious creative culture
• Experienced in client-facing roles and confident presenting and pitching
• Passion for consumer behaviour, brand experience and culturally resonant ideas
• A hands-on leader, equally comfortable at a whiteboard, on a shoot, or in the pitch room
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite – motion, digital and experiential knowledge a plus

Benefits 

• Hybrid working
• 20 days annual leave
• Closure between Christmas and New Year
• 1 free eye test per year
• Summer / Christmas parties
• Birthday holiday
• Flu jab voucher
• Monthly pizza lunch
• Thursday drinks
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental care
• Internal and external training programmes
• Voucher Book (includes late start, coffee week, early finish, taxi home, free lunch, duvet day, half a day charity time)

How to apply

Send your CV, portfolio and a brief note on why you’re a great fit for this role to emily@mercieca.co.uk with the subject line ‘Creative Director’