We’re Hiring an Associate Director!

We’re looking for an experienced Associate Director to join Claremont on a fixed-term maternity cover contract for six to nine months from September 2026, either full-time or part-time (minimum three days per week).

This is a rare opportunity to join a thoughtful, supportive and high-performing team doing work that contributes to a healthier, safer, fairer society. We’re looking for someone who combines strategic leadership, strong client skills and commercial instinct with deep expertise in behavioural science.

You will help lead client work, nurture one of our core pillars of expertise, support new business and contribute to the ongoing development of our offer. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring a strong interest in the responsible use of AI and who can see opportunities to apply it in ways that
improve rigour, workflow, efficiency and quality.

You will likely have substantial experience in behaviour change communications, the application of behavioural science, research, insight and strategy, along with a track record of leading teams in an agency setting and building trusted client relationships. Knowledge of, or experience in, the health, safety and/or medical research sectors would be particularly valuable.

The full job description can be found here.

Flexible working, a healthy work-life balance and a supportive culture come as part of the package. We actively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds.

How to apply

Follow this link to complete a set of questions.

We will be assessing applications against a set of criteria, which are based on the attributes listed in this job description. Long-listed candidates will be invited to interview, where we will share some questions in advance. We will also ask you to share your CV at this stage. We will then shortlist and set a task, and those candidates will be invited to present their task at a second interview. The task will also be reviewed independently by another member of our team.

We actively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 27 July.

First stage interviews are likely to take place (online) on Monday 3 August and second stage interviews on Monday 10 August (in our London office.)