MW Art Director
| Remuneration: | market-related |
| Location: | Cape Town |
| Job level: | Junior/Mid |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #TTL0008 |
| Company: | ninety9cents |
Our Cape Town office is looking for a mid-weight 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 retail client experience, someone with the skill set to capture promotional excitement and create breakthrough designs for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked with carrying visual and conceptual skills from the 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 layout 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.
- Presenting work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives.
- Being skilled in design and conceptualisation.
- Maintaining exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail.
- Collaborating and communicating well with the team and other departments.
- Having an eternally positive disposition, especially when the going gets rough.
Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:- Relevant tertiary qualification.
- At least two years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated advertising agency.
- At least two 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 are non-negotiable.
- 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 23 May 15:10, Closing date 21 Jun
