Senior Art Director

Job description

We are looking for a passionate Art Director with Advertising agency retail client experience, someone with a strong creative portfolio that showcases the skill set to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough designs for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked to carry visual and conceptual skills from initial brief to final artwork.


Our ideal candidate must have a keen eye for little and big details, work extremely well under pressure with quick deadlines, high work volume and demanding pitches. We want someone who is resourceful, a self-starter and a conceptual thinker. If you are all of the above and then some, have great communication skills, exceptional lay-out skills; know a thing or two about Art Direction in an Agency environment and plays well with others we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Working in a team under the leadership of a Group Head and Deputy Creative Director to conceptualize and execute campaigns based on both client and internal briefs.

• Present work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives.

• Be skilled in design and conceptualization.

• Maintain exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail.

• Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments.

• Have an eternally positive disposition especially when the going gets rough

• Ensure that the high standards of work are maintained throughout the team – signing off on creative work from subordinates

• Guide team members and push creative boundaries, find the opportunities to add that something extra

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification

Experience

• At least 7 years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated Advertising Agency

• At least 7 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience with social media design across various social media platforms

• Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma non-negotiable

• After Effects and motion design experience massively advantageous, this is a digital-first TTL position

• Experience in digital and experiential advertising essential, paid media advertising environment needs to be second nature

• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail

• Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives

 Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker

• Comfortable and proficient at presenting ideas to both senior management and client

Posted on 16 Feb 13:10, Closing date 17 Mar