Chief Creative Officer

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the CCO will be the most senior creative voice in the agency partnering closely with the CEO and Chief Strategy & Insights Officer to build a creative department where strategy and idea-making operate as a single discipline. This is a founding leadership role, not a continuation of an existing structure.

Key Responsibilities of the Chief Creative Officer

• Architecting the Creative Department from the ground up team structure, standards, processes, and ways of working

• Defining and championing the agency s creative philosophy, rooted in strategic rigour and platform fluency

• Partnering with the Chief Strategy & Insights Officer to integrate insight and ideation as one unified discipline

• Leading integrated creative output across brand campaigns, social, content, CRM, experiential, and emerging formats

• Building and mentoring the creative team, with a focus on developing local Saudi talent and clear career pathways

• Serving as a senior creative advisor in key client relationships, pitches, and industry thought leadership

About You The Ideal Chief Creative Officer

• A builder by instinct energised by designing a department from scratch rather than inheriting one

• A systems thinker who creates frameworks and processes, not just individual campaigns

• Deeply strategy-fluent, with genuine comfort partnering with strategic counterparts

• Multi-platform by nature, with no bias toward a single channel or format

• Culturally curious and humble approaching the Saudi market as a student as well as a leader

• Confident at board level, entrepreneurial, and comfortable within a founding team environment

• This opportunity suits someone looking to move to the GCC to expand their global experience as it includes a full relocation package

Skills and Experience Required for the Chief Creative Officer Role

• Significant experience in senior creative leadership at internationally recognised agencies, at CCO or senior ECD level

• Demonstrable experience building or fundamentally re-architecting a creative department

• Significant cross-market experience across combinations of Europe, North America, Latin America, or APAC

• A portfolio spanning sectors, brands, and platforms brand campaigns, digital, social, content systems, CRM, and experiential

• Proven track record of integrating strategy and creative, with experience mentoring talent at all levels

• Fluency in English required; experience with government or large international clients is a plus