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Job title: Head of Creative
Based at: Sandown Park Racecourse
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About the role
Lead and inspire The Jockey Club’s creative vision as our Head of Creative—championing bold, commercially impactful design, safeguarding our iconic brands, mentoring a talented team of designers and freelancers, and remaining hands-on in delivering standout creative that captivates audiences while driving business results.
About The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.
As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible
At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.
The Head of Creative will
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Lead and shape the creative vision for The Jockey Club and our Racecourse brands, ensuring a distinctive and consistent brand experience across all channels and touchpoints.
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Act as the visual brand guardian, defining, championing and protecting visual identity standards across owned, earned, paid and on-course assets.
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Drive bold, innovative and commercially effective creative that strengthens brand reputation, deepens customer engagement and delivers business results.
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Oversee all design output across the business, leading and inspiring the design team in partnership with the Head of Studio.
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Translate strategic objectives into compelling creative concepts, campaigns and assets that stand out in a competitive market.
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Balance creative leadership with hands-on design expertise, setting the standard for exceptional creative execution.
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Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to ensure creative work aligns with brand, customer and commercial priorities.
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Develop effective creative processes, ways of working and technologies that maximise team performance and output.
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Build a culture of creativity, excellence and continuous improvement, helping position The Jockey Club as a leader in sports and entertainment marketing.
About you
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Lead the creative vision and strategic design direction for The Jockey Club, delivering impactful work that supports brand, customer and commercial objectives.
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Champion and protect The Jockey Club brand, ensuring a consistent and compelling visual identity across all channels, campaigns and racecourses.
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Lead and develop the Jockey Club Studio, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
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Partner with the Head of Studio to deliver creative and operational excellence, taking overall accountability for the quality and direction of creative output.
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Inspire, mentor and develop designers and studio team members, setting high standards and supporting growth, progression and performance.
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Drive the development of standout campaigns, race day branding and major festival creative, providing final creative sign-off on key brand activity.
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Challenge and refine creative briefs, transforming ideas into innovative, commercially effective creative that resonates with audiences and stakeholders.
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Deliver exceptional creative across print, digital, social and experiential channels, while championing best practice, emerging trends and fresh thinking.
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Build and enhance the reputation of the Studio internally and externally, ensuring high-quality delivery, effective collaboration and outstanding creative standards throughout.
What we offer in return
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All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
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An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
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A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
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25 days annual leave
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Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers
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A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.
If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 29th June but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.
This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.
