Senior Art Director

Position Summary:

Since we believe in creative work that disrupts, we are looking for a candidate who is going to embrace modern marketing principles and is a self-starter. This is an individual who is not afraid to challenge the norm and embodies our philosophy of divine discontent (Never stop chasing brilliance attitude).

A Through-The-Line Art Director must have 8+ years experience.

Heres what youll bring to the table - to complement the above:

·       Highly conceptual individual

·       Demonstrate exceptional strategic thinking

·       Track record of leading the conceptualization and execution of campaigns

·       Demonstrate in-depth understanding of new and existing digital platforms

·       Must show an understanding of various programmes (Editing, recording etc.)

·       International and local awards (i.e. Cannes, One Show, Loeries, Clios, Bookmarks etc.)

·       Must have at least 1 international golds and 1 local gold medals

·       Must show examples of problem solving

·       Demonstrate a working understanding of CRM and CVM principles

·       Give an example of proactivity that led to better work, processes etc.

Heres what youll be doing to lead Agency and Client growth.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

As a senior creative you will help lead our passionate, multi-talented studio, guiding more junior members to deliver, and encourage exceptional integrated concepts that exceed client briefs and expectations.

A Senior TTL Art Director is an important contact point in our agency, so they can expect to be craft-led, strategically driven, media agnostic, agile and consistently conceptual, with a desire to transform brands by creating exceptional, intuitive, and human-centred products and experiences.

The successful candidate will be tuned into all aspects of South African popular culture and the platforms and media it plays in, as well as have a strong point of view on what it takes to win in this space, with the experience to back it up. Immaculate art direction ability is paramount.

Responsibilities - what youll do everyday

• Be part of the strategic process and interrogate the brief
• Scope, plan & manage the creative process on projects
• Manage & mentor the creative team
• Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc) to ensure cohesive team integration, and alignment with broader business objectives
• Be a champion for innovative media solutions on every brief
• Play an active role in campaign planning
• Participate in pitches for new business
• Define the visual language of overall campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Generate ideas and sell them into clients and other members of the team
• Mockup creative ideas
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list
• Lead brainstorms & conceptualisation
• Lead the craft of an idea
• Compile presentations for clients & new ways to present
• Attend client briefings & present to clients
• Attend film and photoshoots
• A grasp on media specs
• Source inspirational material and references of how to push creativity