Social Creative

London, England, United Kingdom

12/16/2024

Role OVO-View

Team: Creative Studio

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Experience: Mid-level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Design lead

Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Collaboration, Creativity, Craft

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, Attention to detail, Curiosity

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because…

“OVO offers an unparalleled opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of sustainable energy. It’s great to be part of a talented and passionate team that embraces innovation and creative problem-solving. Come and drive positive change in the world – through design!"

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

This is a hub based role, requiring 1-day a week in either our Bristol or London hub, providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the Creative Studio plays a vital role in making that happen – whether it’s through customer interaction or how we show up as a brand.

The impact of design is huge. At every touchpoint, we have the opportunity to help customers on their own path to zero. That’s what we want to make OVO famous for.

And you’ll work with some amazing people along the way. Our mission takes teamwork, so you’ll be a trusted partner for stakeholders all over the business – working particularly closely with our Brand team.

This role in a nutshell:

Exciting things have been happening at OVO, we’re growing and we’re looking for enthusiastic, ambitious, passionate new co-workers to use the power of our brand to drive our mission.

As a Creative with a focus on social media, you’ll produce ideas, edit, and repurpose content. You’ll create static assets that capture attention and design carousels that stop people scrolling. You’ll understand how and when to use social media trends, consumer behaviour, and creative strategies.

This role is split 70/30 between creating social media content and other design tasks, so more general design experience is also needed. We’ll need you to create visual concepts across projects, and champion exceptional design and craft. You’ll have excellent collaboration and communication skills, attention to detail and artistic flair. A strategic mindset, ready to tackle any challenge with a can-do attitude with the ability to apply creative thinking to briefs.

As a Social Creative at OVO you’ll be…

• Audience-first. You like to understand who your content needs to speak to. You know what makes them tick, what sort of content they search for, what sort of content they want to watch. You’ve got experience making content people want to watch and spend time with.
• A conceptual creative. You collaborate well with copywriters and stakeholder teams to brainstorm and develop creative concepts that align with brand goals and resonate with target audiences, fuelled by insights.
• A visual storyteller. You excel at using storytelling techniques to create compelling narratives that effectively capture audience attention and engagement.
• Experienced in Video Production & Motion. You have experience producing high-quality video content for social media, including editing and motion graphics.
• Performance oriented. You're used to collaborating with stakeholder teams to monitor performance metrics and identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
• Proactively drive progress You'll be proactive with your ideas and how to bring them to life and have the ability to work autonomously when needed
  
  

You’ll be a successful Social Creative here at OVO if you have…

• Experience working at a creative agency or in-house creative team with an outstanding portfolio of published work spanning different channels, from print to digital, including advertising, branding, motion, landing pages, and reports
• Excellent hands-on experience with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including AfterEffects - experience in motion design is required. Email and performance marketing channel expertise
• The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver high-quality design work
• The ability to think creatively and translate complex ideas into simple, clear, and compelling designs, present your ideas, and articulate the thinking behind them
• Excellent attention to detail and good spelling and grammar
• Quick and calm thinking skills. Confidence in multi-tasking, managing your workload, and delivering projects on time and on brief
• Independent problem-solving skills. A positive attitude, excellent collaboration, communication and listening skills, and the initiative to compromise when necessary.
  
  

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £40,000 and £45,000, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health

With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing

With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle

With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home

Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute

Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..