Creative Manager

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

As the Creative Manager for the Australia–New Zealand studio, you are the local engine of Design Studios' creative excellence—bridging BCG's global vision with deep regional insight. Leading a multidisciplinary team of APAC based designers (visual, motion, digital, print), you combine hands-on craft with strategic direction to deliver end-to-end solutions ranging from board-level presentations to integrated, multi vertical campaigns. Gen AI-powered ideation, digital storytelling, and brand strategy are second nature enabling you to elevate every engagement and inspire the wider team.

You will translate complex business challenges into cohesive creative narratives across presentation design, branding, motion/video, and digital formats; personally steer flagship work to model quality. You will act as the ANZ local creative leader—sharing trends, aligning standards, and adapting global assets for local relevance; champion Creative Multidisciplinary ways of working for agile delivery. Additionally, you will refine briefing, resourcing, and QA processes to balance billability, people management, and design investment—aligning with the 'time investment' model for CPA leads.

• 8–10 years in creative leadership across agency, in-house, or consultancy environments, with a proven B2B portfolio.
• Demonstrated experience managing distributed creative teams and collaborating across time zones.
• Deep proficiency in Adobe CC, PowerPoint, Figma/Adobe XD, motion/video suites, and Gen AI toolchains.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; confident engaging C-suite audiences and facilitating workshops.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).

You will report jointly to the Global Creative Director and the Head of ANZ Creative & Co-Lead Strategy, collaborating daily with APAC people managers, project management, and consulting teams. Travel within APAC (~20 %) supports cross-regional workshops and project kick-offs. You will work closely with the Local Creative Strategy Manager to align creative solutions with business objectives.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Providing strategic and hands-on creative direction across multiple formats and
  
  channels.
• Leading and coaching multidisciplinary creative teams across geographies.
• Embedding Gen AI, motion, interactive, and automation tools into workflows.
• Partnering with business leaders to scope, price, and pitch creative solutions.
• Framing narratives that resonate with B2B audiences and translate across
  
  formats.
• Driving process innovation to improve speed to market and creative impact.

This role is positioned for progression to MSD2 Regional Creative Manager or potential CPA leadership, expanding your influence across Design Studios' global network. Success will be measured by increased multidisciplinary project delivery, positive client feedback, regional market unlocking, improved utilisation and creative quality metrics, growth of direct reports, and adoption of innovation across the APAC creative network.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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