Head of Creative Experiences

On-site in London·Added 2 days ago (last checked 15 Oct)

Google

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Overview

Work mode: On-site, London
Experience: 13+ years

Skills

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
13 years of experience in marketing working across one or more marketing fields (i.e. growth, product marketing, brand marketing, social).
Experience inventing, developing, and managing solutions across experiential, events, day digital mediums, and creative technology disciplines.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience leading creatives, developing talent through thoughtful direction, honest feedback, and fostering a welcoming environment.
Experience in an agency and an in-house creative team at an organization with complex scale and scope.
Experience vetting creative partners and assisting in agency and production partner selection.
Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to solve complex, multi-layered problems and streamline business or development workflows.
Experience building teams and delivering multiple teams for various projects concurrently.
Knowledge of brand systems and strong design fundamentals expressed in various mediums - i.e.: Physical, web and interactive experiences, film, content for social, and broadcast.

The role

As a Creative in Marketing, you bring visual, design, written and experiential acumen to Google products and services, presented across all major media, content, channels, and experiences. You have the ability to perform your role in a flexible, ever-changing environment and must be open to new influences and inspiration. You will work with a deeply cross-functional team and inspire a team of vendor partners by sharing ideas and developing effective solutions to generate multiple concepts supporting all forms of major media. You will be equally comfortable making; rolling up your sleeves and designing, mocking, writing, or prototyping; showing, not telling. Above all, you will inspire and lead by example by making the most of every opportunity to develop breakthrough creative, consistent with the Google Marketing brand, and be able to take and provide clear direction and creative feedback that pushes work forward.

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and direct execute immersive physical environments, set designs, and demonstrations that translate Google's brand identity onto EMEA stages.
Partner cross-functionally with internal production, business, and editorial teams to develop high-impact ideas and navigate complex environments.
Curate and effectively manage external agencies and creative partners, translating concepts into actionable direction and steering quality delivery.
Lead by example as a visionary and maker, guiding high-level creative direction while driving day-to-day execution.
Maintain exceptional organization and attention to detail in fast-paced environments, successfully executing complex creative projects under tight deadlines.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.