Chief Creative Officer (Founding Role)

About the role

We are partnering with a newly established, research‑based marketing agency in Riyadh to appoint a founding Chief Creative Officer. Backed by a leading Saudi conglomerate, the role offers full autonomy to build the creative function, culture and philosophy from the ground up.

Key responsibilities

• Design and launch the creative department, defining team structure, standards, processes and ways of working.
• Develop and champion a creative philosophy rooted in strategic rigor and platform fluency.
• Partner with the Chief Strategy & Insights Officer to merge insight and ideation into a single discipline.
• Lead integrated creative output across brand campaigns, social, content, CRM, experiential and emerging formats.
• Recruit, mentor and grow a creative team, with a focus on developing local Saudi talent and clear career pathways.
• Act as senior creative advisor in client relationships, pitches and industry thought‑leadership.

Required profile

• Proven builder who thrives on designing a department from scratch.
• Systems thinker capable of creating frameworks and processes.
• Deeply strategy‑fluent and comfortable partnering with strategic counterparts.
• Multi‑platform experience with no bias toward a single channel.
• Culturally curious and humble, approaching the Saudi market as both student and leader.
• Confident at board level, entrepreneurial and comfortable in a founding team environment.

Required skills

What we offer

• Full relocation package to the GCC.
• Complete autonomy to shape the creative function and culture.