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Havas PlayJob Description :
Senior Creative at Havas Play
About Us
Havas Play. Building Brands In Culture.
We live in the space between traditional advertising and media to create work that is connected through culture, powered by partnerships. We believe in the power of the remarkable to create distinction and measurable impact in our work, with our clients and for our people.
We activate across a future-facing media mix, with four core services:
Partnerships: Rights Holder | Brand to Brand | Talent, Influencer & Creator
Social: End to End: Social Transformation | Strategy | Content & Production | Channel & Community Management | Social Listening
Experiential: Activations & Stunts | Programmed Experiences | Live Events | Hybrid
Content: Brand Films | Production
And we make work, that gets noticed, that gets talked about, that gets remembered but the people it was made for.
For some of the most recognised brands in culture: adidas | Asahi | BBC | EE | Footlocker | HSBC | Jet2 | JBL | Renault | World Rugby.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior Creative who thrives on ideas, big, small, fast, and fearless. This isn't a role for someone who needs weeks to craft a single concept. We need a creative thinker who can generate multiple compelling ideas in a single brainstorm and isn't precious about any of them.
You'll work across the full spectrum of modern communications, from social-first content and influencer activations to experiential, film, OOH, and beyond. The idea is our starting point, not the channel.
What You'll Do
- Concept at pace: Develop a high volume of original, strategically-grounded ideas across briefs of all sizes
- Work fluidly across channels: Create for social, digital, experiential, branded content, partnerships, and traditional media—often all on the same brief
- Collaborate closely: Partner with strategists, designers, producers, and clients to bring ideas to life quickly and effectively
- Present with conviction: Sell your thinking confidently to internal teams and clients alike
- Stay culturally switched on: Bring a genuine passion for sports, entertainment, gaming, music, or youth culture to every brief
- Mentor and inspire: Support junior creatives and contribute to a positive, energetic team culture
What We're Looking For
- Exceptional conceptual ability—you're an "ideas person" first and foremost
- Proven pace—you've delivered great work in fast-turnaround environments
- Channel-agnostic thinking—you don't default to a single format or platform
- Strong craft sensibility—you know what good looks like, whether it's copy, design, or direction
- A portfolio that demonstrates range, originality, and smart thinking
- Excellent communication skills—articulate, persuasive, and collaborative
Nice to Have
- Some time in a traditional integrated agency
- Experience in sports, gaming, music, or entertainment marketing
- Comfort working directly with talent, athletes, or creators
- An understanding of social platforms, trends, and what makes content perform
Why Havas Play?
You'll join a team obsessed with culture and driven by creativity. We move fast, punch above our weight, and make work people actually talk about. If you want to do the best work of your career—without the bureaucracy—this is the place.
Location: London
Reports to: Group Creative Director
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
Contract Type :
PermanentHere at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
Skills Required
- Exceptional conceptual ability
- Proven pace delivering great work in fast-turnaround environments
- Channel-agnostic creative thinking across social, experiential, content, film and OOH
- Strong craft sensibility in copy, design, and direction
- Portfolio demonstrating range, originality and strategic thinking
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate closely with strategists, designers, producers and clients
- Mentor and support junior creatives; contribute to positive team culture
- Experience in a traditional integrated agency
- Experience in sports, gaming, music, or entertainment marketing
- Comfort working directly with talent, athletes, or creators
- Understanding of social platforms, trends, and what makes content perform
Havas Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Havas and has not been reviewed or approved by Havas.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off policies in several U.S. agencies are described as flexible or “unlimited,” with summer hours and strong recent PTO sentiment in parts of the network. This breadth is often cited as helping offset salary concerns for some teams.
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Parental & Family Support — The U.S. policy offers up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, foster, or surrogacy, with clear eligibility and process support. This is positioned as competitive within the U.S. agency market and stands out in the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Health-focused units highlight perks such as Headspace access, fitness reimbursements, remote weeks, pet insurance, and occasional sabbaticals under network programs. Group materials also emphasize hybrid/remote flexibility and mental‑health support, contributing to an overall wellbeing posture.
Havas Insights
What We Do
At Havas we aim to make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses and the lives of the people we work with. We are the world’s most integrated advertising and communications business. Through our village model, we build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients. Our ambition is to be a home for fabulously talented people and a partner to great brands. But most of all, we want to be a rewarding place to work at, and a great partner to work with.
