Senior Art Director

We are looking for a passionate Art Director with Advertising agency retail client experience, someone with a strong creative portfolio that showcases the skill set to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough designs for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked to carry visual and conceptual skills from initial brief to final artwork.

Our ideal candidate must have a keen eye for little and big details, work extremely well under pressure with quick deadlines, high work volume and demanding pitches. We want someone who is resourceful, a self-starter and a conceptual thinker. If you are all of the above and then some, have great communication skills, exceptional lay-out skills; know a thing or two about Art Direction in an Agency environment and plays well with others we want to hear from you.

• Working in a team under the leadership of a Group Head and Deputy Creative Director to conceptualize and execute campaigns based on both client and internal briefs.
• Present work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives.
• Be skilled in design and conceptualization.
• Maintain exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail.
• Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments.
• Have an eternally positive disposition especially when the going gets rough
• Ensure that the high standards of work are maintained throughout the team – signing off on creative work from subordinates
• Guide team members and push creative boundaries, find the opportunities to add that something extra

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• At least 7 years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated Advertising Agency
• At least 7 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment

• Demonstrated experience with social media design across various social media platforms
• Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma non-negotiable
• After Effects and motion design experience massively advantageous, this is a digital-first TTL position
• Experience in digital and experiential advertising essential, paid media advertising environment needs to be second nature
• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail
• Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives

• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker
• Comfortable and proficient at presenting ideas to both senior management and client