Conceptual Art Director

Job description

Location: Central Cape Town
Work model: On-site, full time
Salary: R30 000 CTC

About our client..
Our client is a hybrid production studio and agency based in Cape Town, built to flip the script on traditional advertising. Strategy, creative, production and post all sit under one roof, with agency-level conceptual thinking applied to campaignable ideas and brilliant visuals. They create everything from animated explainers and brand films to broadcast packages and motion-led campaigns, and the work is fast, thoughtful and strategic, made by people who genuinely care about their craft.

Why you'd want to work here:

• Daily healthy lunches, sorted
• Flexible leave, up to 21 days, matched to where you come from
• Flexi hours in practice, no rigid 9-to-5
• A genuine "give a sh*t" culture with zero corporate nonsense
• Strong focus on AI adoption, including their own internal briefing tools
• A fast-moving, storytelling-first environment

What the job involves:

• Developing video-led ideas, branded content and campaignable territories alongside senior creatives
• Turning strategic briefs into clear creative direction
• Building mood boards and references that keep the craft sharp
• Working with animators, editors and illustrators from shoot through to final post
• Getting hands-on in shoots and edits, covering framing, styling, grading, typography and motion
• Building decks that sell ideas through visual logic, pacing and storytelling
• Partnering with copywriters on visual narratives and campaign ideas
• Sharpening ideas with senior and creative director feedback before client presentation
• Working with production to balance creative ambition with budget and practical realities
• Communicating clearly, constructively and without ego

What you need to be considered:

• A portfolio showing campaign thinking, concept development and video-led ideas, no portfolio, no response
• The ability to articulate a creative rationale and build a deck
• Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills
• Experience art directing, or supporting art direction, on animation, edit or shoot work

Bonus points if you:

• Also know your way around Premiere or After Effects
• Hold a formal visual communication degree or diploma
• Can create and enhance work using generative AI
• Have client-facing experience
• Can convey ideas through basic storyboarding

Posted on 01 Oct 13:13, Closing date 30 Nov