Executive Creative Director / Creative Director Tech (on site - Hamburg)

oktopods is a multi-disciplinary digital age creative wonder house.

We merge creativity, technology, and data to create bold ideas that break through screens, pitches, and expectations.

We’re looking for an Executive Creative Director / Creative Director who breathes creativity and technology in equal measure.

Someone who can lead, pitch, code-switch, and inspire .

You’ll work at the intersection of brand, tech, and storytelling — shaping world-class creative work and the team that delivers it.

This isn’t a role for someone who just “oversees.” You’ll pitch in to win business, lead the team into the future, and roll up your sleeves to help bring killer work to life. You’re as comfortable in Figma as you are in code reviews or motion direction. You get interactive. You get AI. You get people.

Nail the brief. Win the business. Lead like a legend. We’ll happily jump into that sweet six-figure salary like it’s a cold pool on a hot day.

Aufgaben

• lead a multi-disciplinary creative team across campaigns, platforms, and products
• pitch and win new business with bold, strategic creative ideas
• oversee the development of concepts, campaigns, and brand narratives
• bridge the gap between creative and technology – from prototyping to production
• collaborate closely with developers and strategists to bring interactive ideas to life
• push innovation using AI, automation, and data-driven storytelling
• help evolve the company’s creative direction, culture, and output

Qualifikation

• 9+ years experience in a senior creative role at an agency or creative tech company
• strong leadership track record with hands-on creative execution
• fluent in brand storytelling across platforms, storytelling, digital, motion, interactive
• a strong understanding of development workflows, web tech (HTML/CSS/JS), and digital product thinking
• deep curiosity for AI, automation, and emerging creative tools
• skilled communicator with proficient English level and native German level
• strong new business and pitch experience
• strategic mindset with a love for collaboration and growth

Your Superpowers:

Creative Strategist – You’re a big-idea machine with a sharp eye for craft and a head for brand thinking. You lead pitches like a boss and can turn a brief into a breakthrough.

Tech-Minded Leader – You understand how dev works, can talk code without coding, and know how to bring complex interactive experiences to life.

AI-Active – You don’t just read about AI trends — you play with them. You explore tools, workflows, and automation that can amplify ideas and accelerate production.

Team Builder – You inspire talent and set high standards. You create a culture of creative excellence and experimentation.

Execution Obsessed – You get in the work, not only the delegating. From script writing, to figma polishing to campaign rollout, you’re hands-on when it counts and your impact speeds things up, while allowing space for talent to grow.

You love developing smart creative ideas that actually work – no matter the format.

You thrive in fast-paced environments where thinking, designing, and doing go hand-in-hand.

You know that even the best ideas need precision, craft and a touch of magic to truly shine.

Benefits

• an exciting and diverse, international team with high-impact projects and global clients
• real leadership responsibility with direct influence on agency growth and positioning
• performance-based incentives tied to new business, creative awards, and team success
• the opportunity to build and lead your own dream team and shape the creative culture
• the opportunity to become part of the business - equity or profit-sharing options based on long-term impact
• bonus pool for pitch wins and exceptional project outcomes
• a dog friendly office environment, with quite a gang
• a very competitive kicker table mind set and the kicker table to settle hierarchies clear
• we celebrate the power of inspiration and encourage it with a selection of training opportunities, conferences, AI tools, leadership training, or your next obsession
• a competitive yet relaxed work environment, short decision-making processes, and a skilled team
• we know creativity thrives with balance, so you’ll start with 25 vacation days per year, a flexible working model, and a permanent contract on top

We’re not hiring for a seat-filler.

We’re hiring a storm.

Someone who can see around corners, turn ideas into action, and chaos into clarity.

If you’ve got a portfolio full of boldness, weirdness, cleverness, or beautiful rebellion — we want to see it. Static, moving, broken, brilliant, bring it on.

Let’s build the kind of work that gets screens paused, hearts racing, and clients saying “Wait, we can do that?”