As a senior creative you will work with our passionate, multi-talented studio delivering on exceptional, integrated concepts and designs to exceed client briefs and expectations.
As a Senior Art Director, you can expect to be craft-led and platform neutral conceptual thinker, in particular having an understanding of all major social platforms. You should have a desire to transform companies by creating beautiful, intuitive, and human-centred products and experiences.
You 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.
Duties include, but not limited to:
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Be a conceptual thinker
- Be up to date with platforms
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Manage your creative process on projects
- Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc.)
- Be a champion for creative innovation on every project you touch
- Participate in pitches for new business
- Define or apply the aesthetic of overall campaigns
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Generate ideas and sell them into clients or other members of the team
- Mock up creative ideas
- Design across multiple channels
- Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list
- Participate in brainstorms & conceptualisation
- Lead the craft & design of your idea
- Compile presentations for clients and learn to present
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Attend client briefings & be prepared to present to clients
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Tertiary qualification in Art Direction / Graphic Design
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Must have a minimum of 5-6 years’ experience.
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Conceptual and design skills
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Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / PowerPoint etc.)
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Knowledge of and experience in Adobe Creative Suite applications
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Good communication & presentation skills
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Good multi-tasking skills (ability to work on more than one brief at any given time)
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Great time management
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Ability to work under pressure & meet tight deadlines
- Adopt problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills with ability to provide rationales for creative choices made
- Adequate presentation skills
- Working knowledge of existing and emerging technologies & platforms
- A strong understanding of best practice interaction and visual design principles
- Able to work with team members
Working knowledge of these tools:
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Illustrator
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Photoshop
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InDesign
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After Effects
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KeyNote / PowerPoint
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Figma
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Google Web Designer & DV360
- Facebook Creative Hub
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Demonstrate innovative ideas to the team to improve how we communicate our proposition
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Must be able to work on one sizable and two small size projects at any one time with oversight
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Have the ability to attend every review on a project with 3 new ideas
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Team player with the ability to work independently
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Ability to work well in a highly pressurized, fast-paced environment
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Curious, imaginative creative mind with a passion for everything advertising related
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Meticulous with attention to detail
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Proactive - a “can do” attitude and willing to go the extra mile
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Accountable
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Solution and deadline driven
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Other:
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Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (overtime - if and when required)
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Able to work on alcohol brands (if and when required)
