Creative Projects and Production Executive

About Ancient + Brave

Ancient + Brave is a woman-founded, mission-focused wellness brand featuring an acclaimed range of collagen, supplements, and functional blends. Combining ancient knowledge with modern scientific validation, the brand emphasizes daily rituals to promote comprehensive health for its community.

The company has earned recognition in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years, most recently ranking 7th. Additionally, it ranked 4th in the Oresa Retail Growth Index in 2025. These accolades reflect the brand's quality, strong community ties, and disciplined business practices.

Environmental and social responsibility is central to the business approach. As a certified B Corp and member of 1% for the Planet, Ancient + Brave channels over 1% of all revenue into causes through its Made By Brave Foundation. The workplace culture values inclusivity, diversity, bravery, connection, and intentional leadership, with a strong emphasis on integrity.

Located in picturesque headquarters overlooking the River Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex, the company fosters a welcoming office environment.

Role Summary

This junior-level position supports the Creative Operations and Production Manager along with the creative team by coordinating shoots, projects, and daily workflows to ensure smooth operations throughout the creative department.

The role requires managing project progress by maintaining trackers, prompting timely completion of tasks, and monitoring project statuses. On shoot days, the role involves hands-on responsibilities including styling, running errands, sourcing necessities, and addressing live challenges. Additional support is provided to the social media team by assisting in content creation and editing during peak periods.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the workflow for the studio and design teams, properly assigning incoming tasks to appropriate team members to maintain smooth operations.
• Keep production schedules, briefing trackers, and asset trackers accurate and up to date on a day-to-day basis.
• Monitor and report progress on active creative projects, follow up on pending actions, identify delays, and implement solutions to maintain momentum.
• Assist the Creative Ops and Production Manager with administrative production duties such as preparing call sheets, confirming bookings, tracking budgets, and expenses.
• Contribute to the maintenance and organization of the Digital Asset Management system, ensuring assets are filed accurately and easily accessible.
• Provide ad hoc support as necessary to keep the creative department and studio functioning efficiently on a daily basis.
• Act as an on-set runner during shoots by preparing equipment, managing call sheets, coordinating with talent and crew, and overseeing shoot logistics alongside management.
• Source and manage props, wardrobe, styling, and products to guarantee brand consistency and timely preparation for shoots.
• Assist with vendor and supplier coordination by obtaining quotes, booking freelancers and locations, and sustaining relationships with regular production partners.
• Address on-set challenges proactively, escalate significant issues to management to ensure seamless production flow.

Candidate Profile

• Some prior experience in production or creative project management within brands, content, agencies, or creative settings is preferred, though candidates at the early stages of their career are welcome.
• Comfortable working hands-on during shoots, adept at solving immediate problems, and efficient at keeping processes moving.
• Highly organized and proactive, with keen attention to detail when managing trackers, schedules, and project status updates.
• Familiarity with project management software such as Notion, Asana, or similar tools is advantageous.
• Passionate about wellness, beauty, or consumer brands focused on making positive social impacts.
• Dependable and proactive, ready to contribute wherever the team requires assistance.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to maintain organization without supervision.
• Strong communication skills, able to follow up promptly without prompting.
• Eager to expand knowledge in production, branding, and fast-paced in-house creative environments.
• Maintains composure and effectiveness under pressure in a dynamic, varied workday.

Company Culture and Values

To excel at Ancient + Brave, employees should align with core company beliefs:

• Bravery: Courageous, bold, experimental
• Integrity: Honest, accountable, ethical
• Connection: Collaborative, inclusive, open
• Intention: Purposeful, proactive, focused

Working Arrangements

As a rapidly growing company, face-to-face collaboration remains crucial. The role is based full-time at the headquarters in Lewes, East Sussex. The company fosters an inclusive and diverse environment and is open to discussing part-time arrangements when suitable. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and interview processes.

Benefits and Perks

• Discretionary bonuses based on company performance and individual contributions with annual salary reviews.
• Private Medical Insurance providing swift access to quality healthcare.
• Medicash plan offering specialist consultations, 24/7 Virtual GP, health screenings, dental, optical and complementary therapies, plus confidential employee assistance programs.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional Wellbeing day.
• Ethically invested pension schemes excluding pharma, weapons, or other questionable investments.
• Access to financial wellbeing support, retail discounts, and salary sacrifice schemes covering childcare, cycling, gym membership, groceries, electric vehicles, and tech purchases.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development and complimentary nutrition and meditation sessions on-site.
• Office amenities include stocked kitchens with unlimited supply of company products, 50% employee product discounts, ergonomic chairs, sitting and standing desks, monitors, laptops, and headphones provided.
• Biannual social events fostering team connection and engagement.