GHARAGE is the Vision Hub and Venture Vehicle backed by Gebr. Heinemann. Founded in 2019 the company is entirely dedicated to constantly innovating Travel and Retail with a focus on Airports globally. We are a diverse team to partner build and invest in the future of travel and retail. GHARAGE is active in Northern Europe with a headquarters in Hamburg as well as in Southeast Asia with an office based in Singapore.
The future of GHARAGE will involve innovation and venture capital services and will expand to creative impulses and related services to make the airport industry more exciting and sustainable. In this context we are setting up a new department within GHARAGE under the working title Creative Hub which will focus on providing outstanding strategic creative and design services for internal and external parties.
In your role as Head of Creative and Strategy (m/f/d) you will be responsible for for example building up your team to deliver outstanding creative and design services. At the same time you will be the interface to our clients. In addition to the daytoday business you will have the opportunity to grow beyond the creative disciplines and for example bring brands to life.
Tasks
- You manage and work together with the creative team on client projects and take responsibility for conception design and production
- You develop and present ideas in convincing concept presentations captivating exposs and storyboards and manage the visualization with effective images
- You think innovatively along the value chain when it comes to airports and their future taking our customers and projects to the next level
- You travel to customers and are the point of contact for turning their visions into reality
- You are responsible for adhering to schedules and coordinating the available resources to fulfill short and longterm requirements
- You ensure compliance with customer briefings on brand essence CI corporate language and visual language
Requirements
- You have at least seven years of relevant professional experience in the agency sector ideally with a focus on brand or marketing communication or a comparable area
- You have experience in managing a wide variety of projects and are proficient in project management
- You drive innovation by keeping up to date with industry trends the latest technologies and design methods
- You have experience with vision projects and convince with longterm visions for creative projects in retail at airports or in a comparable environment
- You have an affinity for physical themes and bring a high aesthetic vision and dynamism to your work
- You communicate very well can take external and internal parties on board and have very high standards for the quality and accuracy of your work You create expressive presentations and present them in German and English. Ideally you also have knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator InDesign)
Benefits
- A great opportunity to become the first head of our creative and strategic unit
- The chance to help to shape the future of travel and retail backed by Gebr. Heinemann
- The great opportunity to participate in shaping the team and to work on exciting projects and new topics
- An entrepreneurial environment with flat hierarchies built on trust and respect
- Team events and offsites where we regularly exchange ideas and build connections with colleagues who share our passion for creativity and innovation
- Competitive compensation