WE ARE HIRING!
We are a dynamic team, with a strong company culture, who work together to provide our clients with professional content. This position is a senior creative leadership role with a focus on best-in-class creative work, leading the team to deliver the absolute best output, but also playing a role in managing the studio alongside a team of incredible creatives. The successful candidate must be smart, creative, and diligent.
We offer a great work environment and promise an exciting workload.
We are a full-service experiential agency based out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Known for our innovative approach, we specialise in creating immersive and memorable experiences that blend creativity, technology, and strategic thinking and engaging experiences. We are a small team of high output and hugely talented creatives, strategists, and event specialists working collaboratively to design and execute innovative campaigns that captivate audiences. With a roster of clients including some of the world's biggest consumer brands, we create & deliver everything from large-scale interactive installations to captivating pop-up activations and events. With a deep understanding of consumer behaviors and a passion for storytelling, we craft bespoke experiences that forge meaningful connections between brands and their target audiences. We have earned a reputation for our ability to deliver transformative and engaging experiences, making them a go-to agency for brands seeking to create lasting impact in the experiential marketing landscape.
Our head office and production and warehouses are based in Jet Park, with operations throughout South Africa. Only candidates residing in the Johannesburg area will be considered.
REQUIREMENTS & EXPERTISE
- Fluent in Afrikaans & English, both written and spoken.
- Valid driver’s license.
- 5-8 years’ experience gained within an activations/experiential agency (those with a higher level of experience will also be considered)
- Extensive experience working at an Associate Creative Director or Creative Director level in a similar agency environment.
- Activations/experiential agency: 3 years (Required)
- Demonstrated creative success in leading collaborative multi-functional teams.
- Experience developing/leading client relationships.
- Proven track record generating new business.
- Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience.
- Experience in, and enthusiasm for, creating 360 campaigns from brief to delivery and beyond.
- Experience in side-by-side collaboration with Art Direction, Writers, Directors, Editor/ Animators, Design and UX teams and leaders.
- A strong track record in large-scale project planning, including accurate estimation of team and time.
- Expertise in Keynote, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. Google Workspace
- Full working knowledge of and experience in brand, campaign, social, and digital campaign development.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and to delegate work efficiently.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Excellent typography, layout and design skill.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills.
CREATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead by example and immerse yourself within the client’s business so you can identify, understand, and overcome commercial and internal challenges, inspiring and delivering the best and most progressive work possible, whilst still considering the holistic needs of the brand.
- Lead and collaborate with strategy & creative teams to develop considered and effective creative approaches based on current cultural insights and a good understanding of the consumer & brand.
- Be a creative and channel specialist - understand the roles, opportunities and production constraints of different content types across different channels.
- Run projects and pitches with minimal senior oversight - championing creative direction, intent and creative excellence whilst being aware of commercial pressures including resourcing, budget and profitability.
- Communicate and champion creative thinking and technical execution to clients throughout each project
- Oversee project teams to help them deliver their best work. Know when to step in, know when to step back.
- Own your accounts creatively and commercially, picking up work across the business where needed and be a detail-oriented senior when it comes to approving work.
- Answer briefs with great work as a solo creative, and a great leader. Get hands-on.
- Collaborate with the product leads to push briefs and projects through the agency.
- Understand how to brief craft specialists – designers or directors, for example – to deliver projects against your creative vision.
- Develop relationships and build a climate of trust, openness and respect.
- Possess highly advanced communication skills to effectively present a point of view, using logic, empathy, and fact to craft a compelling narrative.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accurately scope projects alongside project managers and producers, taking responsibility for delivering on time and within budget.
- Challenge briefs and strategies where necessary.
- Understand how individual projects fit into wider strategic and business goals for the agency, and how to prioritise workflows accordingly
- Play an active role in helping Project Managers, Producers and Senior Leadership manage clients - balancing creative with production realism to set and manage expectations around projects.
- Be an ambassador for the studio both internally and externally
- Proactively bring solutions to business problems you identify to the senior management teams, and take responsibility for implementing them
- Work with the leadership team to develop, assess and implement initiatives that improve the work and culture of the company.
QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS
- A confident self-starter and a highly motivated individual with a strong work ethic, willing to regularly go that extra mile to ensure we always deliver for our team and our clients.
- Understands the big picture and will always balance the needs of our people with the needs of the business.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to balance multiple workstreams, tasks, and deliverables.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and bring clarity to fast-paced and at times fluid projects.
- A leader who assumes responsibility and enjoys being accountable for their work.
- Proven ability to creatively solve problems through negotiation, tact and diplomacy.
- An open-minded but critical thinker who can see opportunities as well as weigh their potential risks and rewards.
- You will bring energy, passion and optimism to your role and will ensure that you and those around you are motivated and enjoy working together.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: R20 000,00 - R45 000,00 per month
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Jet Park, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Language:
- Afrikaans & English (Required)
License/Certification:
- driver's license (Required)
