Senior Art Director

Key purpose

The company is looking for a talented senior copywriter and art director winning team! This team needs to be comfortable working across disciplines. They are looking for a fully integrated team to bring their highly conceptual thinking to the studio. This is an opportunity for talented creatives who are driven to create award-winning work.

Duties and responsibilities

• To produce and craft original and usable concepts and copy in response to creative briefs.
• Drive and write clear and concise messaging for TTL campaigns with words that will inform and engage target audiences.
• Work with other disciplines (strategists, media, accounts, etc.) to ensure cohesive team integration and alignment with broader business objectives.
• Work with copywriters/strategists/digital to interpret briefs and deliver fresh ideas.
• Lead brainstorms and conceptualisation.
• Lead in the crafting and art direction of copy for ideas across multiple channels.
• Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines.
• Present completed ideas to clients/team members.
• Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices.
• Be able to mock-up creative ideas and define the overall aesthetic of campaigns.
• Ability to attend client briefings, compile presentations and present to clients.
• Participate in pitches for new business.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree or diploma/experience in art direction (Or a degree in communication/design/fine art etc. that shows competent visual skills)
• Degree or diploma/experience in copywriting (or a degree in communication/literature/linguistics etc)
• Minimum years experience: six+ years in art directing/copywriting.
• Integrated experience (ATL and digital) a must!
• Strong conceptual ability and solid design/writing skills with a portfolio that demonstrates strong ATL and digital.
• Award-winning portfolios are a plus.
• Awards list a plus.
• Advertising agency experience a must.
• Must have strong conceptual skills.
• FMCG background is an added advantage.
• The consistent ability to produce and confidently communicate fresh ideas, copy, and visual concepts.
• Acute observation and an eye for detail.
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint or Keynote
• MS Outlook
• Chase/Workbook
• InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

When applying submit

• CV
• Portfolio/ Link will be requested once shortlisted