The Associate Creative Director will help lead a growing team of creative talent out of our Dublin HQ. This role reports to the Global Head of Creative in our San Francisco office, aligning on company vision to push the creative offering into new and constantly innovative directions. The best fit for this role will be a storyteller who understands the power of narrative to move people and shape strategic imperatives.

Paramount in this role is multidisciplinary creative thinking. Your background mightn’t be a traditional agency path. Perhaps you come from the world of film, or architecture, or fabrication, or mixed reality media. What matters most is that you start with story and imagine ways to bring that spirit to life in the most compelling way, across physical, digital, virtual space—or all three. As a brand experience agency, we are agnostic in terms of platforms and media. Our stories go where their audience lives, and we don’t constrain how an experience might express itself. As a department leader, this ACD is expected to both set and demand a standard of creative excellence in the work, while also operating at a macro level, pitching new concepts to clients.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 8-10+ years experience in a creative field
• A portfolio demonstrating outstanding conceptual work
• Demonstrable taste level in aesthetic approach
• Experience leading creative work and directing creative teams
• Experience presenting to senior executives and C-suite stakeholders
• Proven track record of guiding strong creative work
• An ability to articulate and pitch conceptual work in a compelling manner
• A collaborative, diplomatic approach to teamwork
• A commitment to inspiring and mentoring the creative team
• A commitment to the rigor of the creative output
• A fearless maker spirit leading to DIY creation over bought or borrowed creative assets
• Cultural curiosity
• A global mindset
• A demeanor of humility, respect, and optimism. No ego.

Apply by email: [email protected]

This role sits with the Dublin creative team and reports to the Global Head of Creative in our San Francisco office, aligning on company vision to push the creative offering into new and constantly innovative directions. The best fit for this role will be a storyteller who understands the power of narrative to move people and shape strategic imperatives.

Paramount in this role is a fearless creative spirit. You are hungry to create, to illustrate, to animate and to tell stories in compelling, charming style. You should be comfortable ideating with your team and stakeholders to come up with fresh, conceptual content, from the big idea to the supporting details. As a brand experience agency, we are agnostic in terms of platforms and media. Our stories go where their audience lives, and we don’t constrain how an experience might express itself. 

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 5 years minimum in design with a broad knowledge of print and digital
• A portfolio demonstrating outstanding conceptual work and a design eye
• Illustration and animation skill
• Demonstrable taste level in aesthetic approach
• Exceptional communication skills and confidence working with a team
• Experience presenting concepts to clients and external stakeholders
• A collaborative, diplomatic approach to teamwork
• A commitment to the rigor of the creative output
• Cultural curiosity
• A global mindset
• A demeanor of humility, respect, and optimism. No ego.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

Apply by email: [email protected]

The Brand Designer will join a growing team of creative talent out of our Dublin HQ. and report to the Global Head of Creative in our San Francisco office with daily direction from the Senior Designer on the projects. This job requires strong typographic and layout skills, strict attention to detail, and outstanding organizational, project management, file-organization, and archiving skills. 

Paramount in this role is thorough training in graphic design and typography, experience following brand guidelines and adherence to exacting executional standards. 

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training in graphic design
• 3 years minimum in a creative field
• A portfolio demonstrating outstanding design work
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Deep understanding of typography
• Ability to follow and adhere to brand guidelines
• Willingness to collaborate closely with art directors, designers, and developers
• Ability to prepare final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for several types of printing
• Ability to make various formats of supplied artwork production-ready and resolve any artwork issues that arise during production
• Knowledge of image retouching, clipping paths, and additional image manipulation
• Ability to package and prep files for release to printers or media partners
• Ability to conduct press checks
• Ability to prep images for online and mobile applications
• Willingness to catalog and reference art for future projects
• Ability to manage timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on deadline
• Willingness to troubleshoot problems as they arise with both the creative team and the printer
• A collaborative, diplomatic approach to teamwork
• Cultural curiosity
• A global mindset
• A demeanor of humility, respect, and optimism. No ego.

Apply by email: [email protected]

The Marketing Manager will manage all aspects of public-facing brand messaging, marketing strategy, and timely, relevant content.  This person will report into the Director of Client Partnerships and will play a pivotal role in shaping the continued growth of Cogs & Marvel as a brand partner that delivers innovative, story-based brand solutions across environments, physical, digital and virtual. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, adaptable, and creative marketing manager, helping to drive business growth and global brand awareness into 2021. 

Paramount in this role is a thumb-on-the-pulse approach to content-first marketing, showcasing what we can do by best examples and keeping laser focus on the conversations, publications and awards that matter. Our marketing message must always reflect our commitment to #makeitbetter through innovative, creative solutions that get noticed and yield measurable results in engagement. We believe our work speaks for itself and the Marketing Manager will help showcase that work in the very best forums and formats. 

This role will:

• Collaborate with Cogs & Marvel leadership team to develop and drive global marketing plan
• With input from team, drive and activate content strategy, including developing relevant, creative and innovative thought leadership pieces, case studies, and employer brand content.
• Manage website, updating web pages, uploading and managing content, and ensuring optimisation for SEO.
• Design & manage digital strategy for Cog & Marvel social channels, creating dashboards and reporting monthly.
• Research, manage and gather submissions for global awards in line with positioning strategy
• Develop, draft and drive execution of case studies and testimonials.
• Oversee & manage library of images / assets / marketing materials
• Run and manage lead generation and brand awareness campaigns throughout the year for Cogs & Marvel brand and our clients.
• Ensure all brand style and creative standards are adhered to across channels and communications and assist with channelling brand standards across the business.
• Support on market research - monitoring industry trends, competitors and supporting pitches
• Work with an internal leadership team to develop monthly reporting and measurement mechanisms to analyse campaign success.

What would we love to see in you?

• 5 - 7 years relevant experience
• Marketing degree qualification or equivalent preferred
• Proactive and confident self-starter, who can work independently and as part
• of a team
• Strong creativity and innovation skills
• Knowledge of digital ad landscape would be beneficial
• Strong writing and communication skills and ability to craft insightful, compelling and high-impact content
• Experience with social media strategies and execution
• Understanding of marketing and creative industry is an advantage. Blended mix
• of agency and inhouse knowledge would add value.
• Knowledge of Adobe suite and WordPress is an advantage
• The ability to build and maintain a personal ethos of high performance
• Excellent attention to detail
• Hands on approach, and not afraid to roll sleeves up and get things done

Apply by email: [email protected]