Mid-Weight Art Director
Remuneration: | market-related |
Location: | Cape Town |
Job level: | Mid |
Type: | Permanent |
Reference: | #TTL8b |
Company: | ninety9cents |
Our Cape Town office is looking for a
MW art director with a focus on retail advertising to join our creative team on one of our retail clients.
Role summary:
We are looking for a passionate Art Director with Advertising agency 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 see your portfolio
Job scope includes but is not limited to:- Working in a team under the leadership of a group head and creative director to conceptualise 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 conceptualisation.
- 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
Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:- Relevant tertiary qualification
- At least three years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated Advertising Agency
- At least three 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 and Illustrator non-negotiable
- Experience in digital and experiential advertising advantageous
- Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker
- 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
Interested candidates must please submit a concise CV and portfolio as part of your application.
Posted on 30 Jan 16:34, Closing date 28 Feb