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Who are we?

A world where complexity is the only constant demands a new breed of company. Brave Bison is a different beast: a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era.

Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison Performance, Brave Bison Commerce and SocialChain. And we’re underpinned by our very own social-first media network who deliver monthly views in the billions for some of the biggest channels in sport and entertainment across YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok.

We’re a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape.

Our mission

New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations—our clients’ worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn’t. It’s our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them.

That’s why we make it our mission to capitalise on complexity for our clients—by crafting dynamic digital solutions that outpace tomorrow’s challenges.

Our values

We’re a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across social media, digital marketing and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:

• Bold Curiosity.
  

We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible. We champion discovery, go deep into our clients’ worlds and are always hungry to learn more about them, our specialisms and each other.

• Connected Clarity.
  

We are focused in our collaboration — joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale. We set a shared ambition from the outset, are transparent at every stage and always strive to make the complex simple.

• Positive Encouragement.
  

We want to make working with us the best part of someone’s day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.

• Constant Impact.
  

We believe in outcomes over outputs. We’re goal orientated, results driven and data-led. We show up with passion every day. And we’re always honing our craft.

SocialChain

We are a creator collective designed for a modern world. A team of creatives, content creators, community builders, platform natives, tech innovators, and trend starters – perfectly balanced with talented and experienced marketing strategists, comms planners, client leaders and data specialists. Together, we strengthen our clients’ SocialChain’s by building a stronger connection between people and their brand.

Your team

We are the internet's finest makers, thinkers, writers, designers, filmmakers and creatives, coming together to create work people genuinely want to watch, play with and share.

We blend creativity, culture and technology to build ideas that are social by design and impossible to ignore. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration and a deep understanding of how people behave online.

The day-to-day

As a Creative in this team, your primary responsibility is to the work.

Crafting best-in-class, cutting edge, insightful social work that puts people first.

We need you to protect the ideas and our client’s social accounts, the craft and artistry that goes into them, working on multiple projects at any one time, ensuring all deadlines are met and budgets adhered to.

Champion the work.

We're looking for strong conceptual thinkers who can turn audience, cultural and behavioural insights into compelling social-first creative ideas. Candidates should demonstrate original thinking rather than simply participating in trends, with work that shows a clear progression from strategic insight to creative concept, designed specifically for digital and social platforms.

We're also looking for creatives who are curious about emerging technologies, with an understanding of AI tools, APIs, automation and digital platforms, and how these can be used to unlock new creative opportunities, build smarter workflows and create ideas, experiences and content that wouldn't otherwise be possible.

You'll work across the full spectrum of projects, from content ideation and creation to platform strategy, campaign development and managing shoots. This is an opportunity to develop a broad range of creative skills while building expertise in the areas you're most passionate about.

Above all, you should be curious, motivated and excited by creativity, culture and the evolving digital landscape, bringing that energy into the team and inspiring those around you.

Keep talking.

Great work is never created in isolation.- to help us achieve our vision it’s vital that you liaise with other Creatives and ACD/CDs within the business, maintaining an open and honest dialogue.

Building solid relationships within the agency is key to great work – we win as a team, lose as a team.



Seek inspiration.

Great creatives never stop learning. Seek inspiration beyond advertising, immerse yourself in culture, and bring new references, ideas and perspectives back to the team.

You have to nurture creativity, seek it out and celebrate it within the teams and the agency as a whole.

As a Creative, it’s your responsibility to evangelise creativity within the team – help people understand, appreciate and fall in love with creativity – this passion is infectious, so let’s spreads it.



Pitching in.

You will be asked to work on new business pitches.

That’s not to say you will work on all of them, but you will be expected to assist – both on the pitch itself, and in clearing the decks for those that are working on them, back filling roles with internal or external support, and managing deadlines to ensure we meet the needs of existing clients.

Job purpose

Reporting into the ACDs, this role is a midweight position within the team - as such, you will be expected to support, champion and embody the values of the agency, but at the same time have the space to grow and develop your skillsets. You will lead on smaller briefs, develop messaging frameworks, and refine campaign ideas. Priority is social-first content ideation to scope, KPIs and budget.

You are here to create the best work of your career and support others in doing so.

As a Creative, you are here to come up with best-in-class creative solutions, champion craft and help the work find its feet, come to life and reach its full potential.

You are the gatekeeper of great work.

This should be fiercely protected and evangelised with the team and wider agency and always, always come first - protect, nurture and support great ideas.


You are required to have a deep understanding of all your projects, ensuring Senior Creatives/ACDs are kept in the loop and up to speed at all times.

You are responsible for managing your workload, liaising with Resource and more senior members of the team to manage the flow of work, maintain the high Creative standards we have set out and ensure deadlines are met.

It is your responsibility to identify and raise issues with the work - escalating to the Creative Lead on the project as soon as possible.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Social-first content ideation – both pre-planned and reactive ideation
• Clearly brief team members to execute production of your ideas, producing your own work where feasible (e.g. Creator-style video content)
• Curiosity about AI, emerging technologies and new creative tools, with an eagerness to experiment and learn.
• Mentor Junior Creative(s) and support their personal development
• You must have your finger on the pulse of trends and the social space, and the ability to translate these into client opportunities
• Spotting reactive social media opportunities and creating the ensuing content
• Deliver your own projects keeping senior Creatives informed and up to date
• Copywriting
• Work with ACDs and Resource team to ensure workloads are managed and deadlines met

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years working in Social marketing, Social PR or equivalent .
• Experience working as a Senior Social Media Executive / Social Media Manager, or similar
  
• Proven experience within Social Campaign and Content projects
  
• A portfolio of consistent, social-first work
• Presentation skills are required
  
  
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
  
• Proven craft skills are required
  
• Basic deck design skills are essential (design skills desirable)
  
• Basic video filming/editing skills
  
• Proven passion for social
• Vision to grow and develop
  
• Determination to ‘get it done’
  
• Ambition to create generation defining work

What you’ll get

Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package.

But not only that, we are the UK’s first carbon neutral agency (a status we have held since 2018), with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet across three core sustainability pillars of Greenhouse Gases, Waste & Recycling and Sustainable Consumption.

Then there’s a whole host of benefits – from discounted gym memberships and free eye tests to an employee pension scheme and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption package. Here’s a snapshot of just some of the benefits we think you might also like:

• Dynamic working:To keep that work-life harmony in check, we're flexible on where and when you work
• Private medical insurance:To keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind.
• Income protection:We know it feels good to be covered, just in case.
• Calm Subscription:Now more than ever, it’s important to mind your mind!
• 25 days annual leave:This increases to 27 days after three years with us, and then increases every subsequent year up to a max. of 30 days
• Christmas closure:No need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period. It's on us!
• Birthdays off:One extra day to celebrate your big day
• Summer hours:Between June and Aug we finish at 15.00 every Friday.
• Online coaching and mental health support:Unlimited via OpenUp
• Remote Working:Work abroad for up to one month a year.
• Performance & Salary: Reviewed twice a year for everyone.

Finally, we’re proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status.