Overview
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.
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
Be a conceptual thinker
Be up to date with platforms
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
Attend client briefings & be prepared to present to clients
Qualifications
Operational KPI'S
Tertiary qualification in Art Direction / Graphic Design
Must have a minimum of 5-6 years' experience.
Conceptual and design skills
Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / PowerPoint etc.)
Knowledge of and experience in Adobe Creative Suite applications
Good communication & presentation skills
Good multi-tasking skills (ability to work on more than one brief at any given time)
Great time management
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:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
After Effects
KeyNote / PowerPoint
Figma
Google Web Designer & DV360
Facebook Creative Hub
BUSINESS KPI's
Demonstrate innovative ideas to the team to improve how we communicate our proposition
Must be able to work on one sizable and two small size projects at any one time with oversight
Have the ability to attend every review on a project with 3 new ideas