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WPP 2005 Limited · 🌍 Tokyo, Japan
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About the role
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. We are looking for a Creative Director to lead creative strategy and execution for key clients across Beauty, Feminine Care, and Tech. This role requires strong conceptual leadership and excellent craft standards, with the ability to drive performance in social media and content ecosystems, alongside data- and AI-enabled marketing approaches. You will shape integrated campaigns from idea to delivery, guide multidisciplinary teams, and build trusted client relationships through clear storytelling and confident presentations in both Japanese and English. You will also bring a sharp understanding of consumer insight, particularly in categories where empathy and nuance materially improve creative relevance and effectiveness. What You'll Do • Lead the development and execution of creative strategies and concepts for clients across Beauty, Feminine Care, and Tech • Take ownership of creative leadership for a major Feminine Care business, leveraging strong TVC production experience and production control capability • Drive innovative ideation across PR, activation, digital, and commerce • Lead creative work across social media and content production, driving strong performance and creative effectiveness • Partner with strategy, data, media, and marketing platform teams to translate insights (including data/AI learnings) into effective creative solutions • Lead and develop the creative team in line with WPP’s vision for diverse leadership, coaching talent and raising creative standards • Own client presentations and workshops in Japanese and English, building strong, long-term relationships and confidence in creative leadership • Direct high-quality visual outputs, especially in Beauty, including key visuals and product cut work, ensuring craft excellence across deliverables What Success Looks Like • Campaigns and content that are insight-led, culturally sharp, and commercially effective • Strong leadership across integrated workstreams (TVC, PR, activation, digital, commerce) • A creative team that feels energized, clear on direction, and consistently producing higher-quality work • Client trust built through clear rationale, strong presentation, and reliable delivery What You'll Need • Experience in an agency or in-house creative organization at Lead / ACD / CD level • Strong creative leadership in Beauty and/or Feminine Care categories; Tech experience is a plus • Proven experience leading TVC production and managing production control (quality, timelines, stakeholders) • Ideation and execution experience across PR, activation, digital, and commerce • Deep understanding of social media and content production (not only campaign decks) • Strong interest in leveraging data and AI-enabled marketing platforms to build better creative solutions • Confident presentation capability in both languages • Business-level English (presentation capability required) • Native-level Japanese (presentatio