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Head of Creative (maternity cover)
13-month fixed-term contract | £45-50,000 FTE (pro rata if part time) | 4 or 5 days a week | Fully remote, must have right to live and work in the UK
Great science deserves great communication. We’re looking for an experienced life science comms and content creator and strategist to join our team while our Head of Creative is on maternity leave.
Read the full role profile for more information about the job and what we’re looking for.
About us
First Create The Media is a multi award-winning communications and marketing agency for the life sciences. We help great scientific innovations, and the people behind them, get the attention they deserve. Despite working remotely, we’re a small, close-knit team of smart people who love nothing more than turning complex science into clear, compelling communications that makes an impact for our clients.
Who we work with
Our clients are doing some of the most exciting, innovative science around. In this role you’ll mainly work with life science product and service companies (CROs, platform technologies, data companies and tools providers) trying to stand out in crowded markets or define an entirely new one, along with biotech/techbio startups and scaleups attracting investment and partnerships, and research institutes, charities and consortia that need people to understand why their work matters.
We use “life sciences” to mean science related to human biology and health, for example molecular biology, cell biology, pharmacology, biochemistry, biomedicine or biotechnology. Disciplines such as ecology or zoology are less relevant for our current client portfolio.
The role
On the delivery side, you’ll take creative ownership of content across multiple client portfolios. That means briefing, writing, editing and signing off work from our in-house team and freelancers, and making sure everything that goes out the door is accurate, on brief and actually good.
On the strategy side, you’ll lead on developing messaging frameworks, positioning, audience mapping, channel and content strategy, tone of voice and website strategy. You’ll run workshops with senior client stakeholders and turn what you hear into sharp strategies and clear, actionable plans.
You’ll also help us to shape client proposals, grow our business, and support our own agency marketing.
What you’ll bring
- A life sciences bachelor’s degree (MSc or PhD preferred) and a solid understanding of the sector.
- Proven experience developing strategic comms/content for life science clients, across B2B, investor, funder and/or research audiences.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to make complex science clear without dumbing it down.
- The confidence to lead senior stakeholders through workshops and discovery sessions.
- Knowledge of digital channels, especially LinkedIn.
Previous agency experience, Canva skills and experience building AI workflows for content production are all helpful. Even if you don’t meet all our priority criteria but still feel that you have valuable skills and experience that would make you a good fit for this role, please consider applying.
What we offer
- £45-50,000 FTE, or the pro rata equivalent for four days a week.
- 23 days’ holiday plus English bank holidays (pro rata if four days a week).
- Fully remote working, with in-person team meetups in the UK around twice a year.
- The option to work while travelling abroad for limited periods (UK residency still required).
- A friendly, supportive team with a penchant for puzzles and chocolate brownies
Right to work in the UK
This role is fully remote but you will need to be based in the UK. You must already have the right to live and work in the UK and be UK resident for tax purposes. We are unable to sponsor visas. Applications from anyone who does not meet these requirements will be rejected without being considered.
A word about AI
We use AI tools at First Create The Media where they genuinely help, and we’re open about how. But we don’t put AI slop in front of our clients, and we don’t want it from job candidates either. If your application sounds like it came straight out of an LLM, it won’t make it past the first read. Find out more about how we use AI at First Create The Media.
Timeline
- Closing date: 11.59 pm, 4 November 2026.
- Interview dates: from 9 November 2026
- Preferred start date: 1 February 2027
How to apply
Send your CV, cover letter and two examples of your written science-led content to recruitment@firstcreatethemedia.com If you have any questions or informal enquiries, drop us a line at info@firstcreatethemedia.com
