Junior Art Director

Job description

We are looking for a passionate through-the-line Junior 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, both above and below the line, print media and digital media. The successful applicant will carry visual and conceptual skills from the initial brief to the final artwork.


Our ideal candidate must have a keen eye for little and big details, and work extremely well under pressure with quick deadlines, high work volume and demanding pitches. We want someone 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 play 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.

• Be skilled in design and conceptualisation.

• Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments.

• Have an eternally positive disposition especially when challenges and deadlines arise

Requirements

Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• At least 2 years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated Advertising Agency

• At least 2 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment

• Demonstrated experience with social media design across various social media digital platforms

• Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator nonnegotiable

• Knowledge and proficiency in Figma

• Experience in digital and experiential advertising is 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

Posted on 17 Apr 08:06, Closing date 15 May