Creative Director

Creative Director:

 

 

Organic Basics is on the lookout for an experienced and talented Creative Director to develop an inspiring vision of our brand and translate it into a compelling and elevated system.

 

This new position requires that you take leadership in developing, implementing, and executing a strong, streamlined, and consistent creative direction on a journey to communicate what we do at Organic Basics and why we do it.

 

The Creative Director will lead and inspire a creative team in the development of visually compelling solutions that span across all platforms including e-commerce, email, media, and special projects.  The Creative Director will bring the brand vision to life – from digital to video to events – and enthusiastically tackle new and exciting challenges within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

 

About Organic Basics:

 

The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Technology is crucial for humankind to successfully address the climate crisis. Organic Basics is not only a direct-to-consumer brand, but an organization that wants to be proactive in finding solutions that can help build a better tomorrow and inspire change across the fashion industry as a whole. In Organic Basics, we’re transparent in our communication and are always looking to be intentional, inclusive, innovative and solutions-driven.

Organic Basics is an organization with a purpose that wants to be proactive in finding new solutions that can help build a better tomorrow and inspire change across the industry as a whole. As a certified B Corp, we meet the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility.

We’re a passionate team of individuals from different nationalities who fundamentally believe that we are better together. We’re driven by compassion, authenticity, and wanting to make a positive impact in the world.

 

As our Creative Director, you will:

 

Be responsible for development, implementation, and guardianship of the brand identity across all brand touchpoints, social media, campaigns, packaging, events and all editorial content Work strategically to drive brand awareness and deliver strong sales through market leading and innovative creative Partner across product, email, production, influencers, brand partnerships, CRM, social, PR & events, studio photography and UX design teams to ensure that brand guidelines are adhered to, and the creative expression is consistent in execution fitting the Organic Basics brand language Manage a team of designers and art directors and indirectly the broader team of photographers, stylists, productions, video editors, motion graphics, art workers and freelancers to produce campaigns and content for the brand Ideate and create brand partnership campaigns for special project launches that are cohesive with the partner’s brand identity while preserving a consistent look and feel for Organic Basics.
• Generate ideas and designs for the creative output for Organic Basics for both online and offline usage. Including but not limited to; email, onsite promotions, social, campaigns, print, packaging, pop-ups, direct mail, digital media corporate presentations, IRL events, internal communication, and branding initiatives as briefed
• Successfully manage the department’s output through planning, resource allocation, prioritization, and budgeting in order to ensure a timely delivery of all creative project
Provide management, leadership, inspiration, guidance, support, and direction for the Creative team. Encourage excellence, ambition, and team spirit Work hands on with the Production Team to approve all editorial, social, video, brand partnership shoots and supplied assets are delivered to the highest standards of quality, consistency, accuracy and on time
• Art direct and oversee all creative output ensuring our visuals are on-brand, diverse, intentional, and elevated.
Plan and concept seasonal campaigns’ strategy and brand moments in collaboration with the Art Director, present and pitch to multiple internal stakeholders, work collaboratively with channel owners to plan campaign asset deliverables and rollout to maximize KPIs Oversee creative direction on product design in partnership with designers to maintain brand cohesion and align on key concepts, trends, styles, colors and moods Develop and maintain relationships with photographers, film makers, creators, artists, talents, illustrators, and designers Keep up to date with emerging trends in fashion, consumer behavior, sustainability, design, film, art, media, and technology Create a world class creative team; consistently review and evaluate team, conducting yearly performance reviews and objective settings, identify needs for training and development, coaching and mentoring; Assess needs and conflicts within the department; Ensure team functions effectively to achieve Organic Basics business goals

 

The person we’re looking for has:

 

7+ years of experience in directing photography, design and video within the e-commerce fashion space.  Extensive relevant experience in international fashion brands with a preference to sustainable and/or luxury brand You balance commercial viability with strong cultural relevancy. You understand trends, fashion and where the world is going. Experience within a digitally native brand with knowledge of e-commerce Knowledge and insights into creating visuals for digital and social executions, 360 campaigns, multi marketing channels, including paid and organic media Existing relationships with relevant photographers/directors/stylists Proven knowledge in digital and print, collateral, and event branding Excellent management experience of creative teams, recruitment, and mentoring Excellent verbal, visual and written communication, and presentation skills Highly proficient in design, typography, retouching, video, and motion a plus, using Adobe Suite You are good at building strong relationships, collaborating, and working productively in a team environment Demonstrated experience and interest recruiting, managing, mentoring, and inspiring a team of creative talent, including the ability to manage with clear expectations and constructive input Detail orientated and extremely well organized Positive, proactive, ambitious, and assertive: you identify problems and implement effective solutions, and take ownership of your work You are detail-oriented and extremely organized; strong project/process management and organizational skills with proven ability to see the big picture, be flexible in project execution, and work within timelines and deadlines Able to make things happen in a goal-oriented, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment Successful and hands-on track record of developing and implementing creative strategies that have consistently exceeded planned objective Motivated by making a change within fashion, the second most polluting industry in the world, and help create even more transparency in how the fashion industry works.

 

 

 

 

What we offer

 

·       A competitive salary.

·       A flat hierarchy and an entrepreneurial organization with high ambitions.

·       A challenging, fast-paced, and highly dynamic environment.

·       High expectations and challenges to help you reach your highest potential.

·       Access to a large network of business partners, advisors, and professionals.

·       An international and exciting working environment with employees from many different nationalities.

 

A purpose-driven organization

A company with a mission to pioneer a carbon-negative value chain and change the fashion and garment industry for the better.

Access to world-class industrial and international knowledge and sparring

In the summer of 2022 Organic Basics was acquired by Delta Galil Industries, one of the world’s largest intimates and activewear companies. Delta Galil brings sparring, deep industry wholesale- and production knowledge to the brand, to help fuel Organic Basics’ growth on international markets.

A responsible, independent, and entrepreneurial space

The original founders of Organic Basics are still working as an independent leadership team in the organization. We believe in the importance of flat hierarchies, work-life balance, high focus on development, flexible schedules, and self-management.  We strive to balance between individual freedom and our strong community - one of our newest initiatives is our flexible framework, where everyone can decide to work from home on Wednesday and Thursday. On Fridays, we meet at the office for breakfast and hygge.

A fast-growing brand

Since 2017, when Organic Basics got its first investors, the company has more than 20x’ed in revenue, and last year had a revenue of approximately 100 mDKK, largely through a large online community.

If this sounds like something for you, we would like to hear from you. Before you do, here are some tips. We would like to know who you are and the work you are proud of. So please share your portfolio (PDF, IG profile, Behance, website), resume, LinkedIn, or anything else you find relevant. No cover letter or lengthy essay is needed. We will get to know you through some questions in our application form.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and highly encourage absolutely everyone to apply for the position, regardless of national origin, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, or age.

Applications are reviewed on a continuous basis. Start date as soon as possible.