Associate Creative Director; Spanish speaking

Overview

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. We are looking for a visionary Creative Strategist to lead and elevate the creative output of our portfolio, shaping creative direction across live, hybrid, and digital experiences and ensuring every project delivers bold ideas, compelling storytelling, and exceptional design.

• Partner closely with the Executive Creative Director to drive the overall creative vision and standards of the agency.
• Translate client briefs into powerful creative concepts and narratives, ensuring consistency, originality, and high production value across all deliverables.
• Lead concept development for pitches, proposals, and flagship projects.
• Manage and mentor a diverse, multicultural internal creative team (designers, content managers, storytellers, etc.) and oversee a strong network of freelance talent across Europe.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and inspiring creative culture across different countries and time zones.
• Oversee creative workflows, timelines, and resource allocation across multiple projects, ensuring quality control from concept through final delivery.
• Collaborate closely with production, strategy, operations, and client services teams to ensure feasibility and alignment.
• Help shape processes that improve efficiency without compromising creativity.
• Participate in client meetings to present creative concepts, rationale, and strategic thinking.
• Build trust with clients through strong storytelling and act as a senior creative voice in pitches and high‑profile projects.
• Stay ahead of trends in events, brand experiences, digital content, and design; introduce new creative approaches, technologies, and formats to keep the agency’s work fresh and competitive.
• Be familiar with AI tools and integrate them where appropriate.

• 6+ years of creative leadership experience within an event agency, creative agency, or experiential environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, storytelling, and visual excellence.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams on a project basis.
• Experience working with freelancers and remote teams across multiple countries.
• Deep understanding of brand experiences, live events, and content‑driven environments.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Visionary creative thinker with strong storytelling ability.
• Inspiring creative leader and adviser.
• Highly collaborative and culturally aware.
• Strong organizational and project oversight skills.
• Comfortable balancing big ideas with practical execution.
• Confident presenting to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Fluent English (required).
• Spanish (strongly preferred); additional European languages are a plus.
• Location:
  
  United Kingdom.

• Opportunity to shape the creative direction of an international event agency.
• Multicultural, collaborative, and ambitious team.
• Flexibility in working across locations in Europe.
• Health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources.
• Travel perks: choice of deals each week from major travel providers on flights, hotels, cruises, and car rentals.
• Access to over 20,000 courses on the learning platform, leadership courses, and internal job openings first.
• Commitment to inclusion and access to global inclusion groups.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender, pregnancy, race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law. This organization is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please indicate any accommodation needs to the recruiter. For more information on privacy, consult the Amex GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.