Acast
Creative Director, Nordics - Stockholm
Acast was founded in 2014 and is the world’s largest independent podcast company.
A pioneer in the open podcast ecosystem, Acast’s powerful podcast monetization marketplace delivers for
creators and advertisers alike. Advertisers can efficiently target an engaged audience of listeners through
dynamic ad insertion, while podcasters are given access to a range of monetization opportunities — including
paid subscriptions through Acast+ — and the necessary tools to expand their listener base.
If you listen to a podcast hosted with Acast and hear an ad, it’s Acast delivering that audio behind the scenes
— and sharing revenue with the podcaster.
The company has a global footprint across 12 countries and, during 2021, had 3.75 billion listens on Acast-
connected podcasts. Today, Acast hosts 40,000 shows. Acast’s headquarters are located in Stockholm,
Sweden and the Company has nine local subsidiaries in the UK, US, Australia, Norway, France, Germany,
Ireland, Mexico and Canada.
In Sweden, Acast is home to a diverse roster of shows including those of DN, Aftonbladet, Expressen and Bonnier and independents including JLC, Historiepodden, Spår, Wahlgren & Wistam, Måndagsvibe and Värvet to connect their best in class content with innovative advertisers and blue-chip brands.
About the role
We are looking for a talented Creative Director, passionate about podcasting, sales and willing to push creative boundaries, to join our team in the Nordics. Working closely with the Sales teams in the Nordics and the rest of the Acast Creative team, as we expand our creative offering for clients and continue to deliver market-leading brand campaigns in podcasting.
We need someone who has experience in both sales, pitching and delivering multi-layered campaigns; from identifying the opportunity, to the final post campaign presentation. Someone who can excite advertisers, agencies and podcasters alike, with creative ideas as well as ability to guide them through the creative campaign processes. You will be integral to creating the opportunities for and delivering our most creative campaigns for brands and will have one team member reporting to you.
How you will contribute
- Support the growth of Acast Creative as the home of creative excellence for brands
- Work closely with our Sales teams and Creative Manager in SE to respond to creative briefs and create campaign pitches and proposals
- Take the lead on creative sessions and brainstorms (both externally with clients and internally)
- Work with our podcasts to develop new formats that open up the possibility of brand collaborations
- Build & strengthen Acast’s relationship with PR and creative agencies as well as media partners - inspiring the market
- Present internally, to clients and at industry events about the creative possibilities within podcasting
- Work with our Creative Manager SE & Planners to ensure all campaigns are executed to the highest possible standard
- Work with the Nordic Sales team to build out market-leading creative podcast campaign collateral and insights
Who you are
- You are highly creative, you bring new ideas for campaigns regularly
- You are an excellent problem-solver and possess project management skills with a solution-based attitude
- A good understanding of media and a passion for advertising, as well as awareness of trends within advertising, podcasting and the wider cultural landscape
- You have a drive to bring executional excellence, you are curiosity and a good at implementing new ideas
- The ability to effectively communicate creative ideas to others and can bring ideas to life
- You pay attention to detail, and use an analytic mindset
- You have a positive attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow
- Experience from working at creative agency or with digital audio is meriting
- Existing relationships with Nordic media owners and creative agencies is meriting
Last, but not least, we think you believe in achieving your personal and company goals by working collaboratively which will make us achieve even greater things as a team. At Acast we provide a great place to learn and develop in a hugely innovative workplace. A genuine interest in podcasting and digital audio content goes a long way.
Acast is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin or any of the other wonderful characteristics that make us different.
Culture is our number one priority as a business. We believe people come first, and we work every day to enable autonomy, continuous improvement and bring out the best in people. We’re global and have remote teams, so it’s even more important that we strive for an open, inclusive and caring environment where everyone feels visible and welcome. We consider ourselves a modern organization driven by strong values to create the best, most fulfilling and nurturing culture.
We very much look forward to finding the next great person to join our cause!
The largest global podcast company, Acast provides the best podcast hosting, analytics, and ads—helping thousands of podcasters grow their audience and earn more from their shows.
- Founded
- Founded 2014
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $98M raised
Creative Director