Job Description

Company DescriptionLePub, powered by Publicis Groupe, was created combining creative excellence with best-in-class data, media, and technology expertise. We believe in transcending traditional communications focusing on helping brands integrate into people's daily lives by delivering culturally relevant experiences fueled by extensive global data and world-class creativity. Recognized as the "Creative Agency of the Year "by WARC in 2022 and 2023, and featured in the Contagious Pioneers ranking of 2022, LePub is the place where brands meet culture.Do you have a passion for great creative ideas? Ideas that arent bound into a single channel or discipline? Were looking for a MW Conceptual Art Director to join our Johannesburg Offices. Someone with the ability to create campaigns that consumers love and cant wait to share. If youre a high energy individual whos obsessed with culture and willing to work hard and play hard.FUNCTION:

• Develop and execute innovative work across ATL/BT/Social and Digital.
• Understand the clients strategy and business context, and always aim to do work that performs.
• Working closely with multi-discipline team members to generate concepts to fulfil the clients brief.
• Work collaboratively with planning and client service department under the direction of the CD/ECD.
• On a daily basis report and update the status of jobs and issues to the CD/ECD.
• Craft creative presentation decks.
• Presentation of concepts (internally and to clients).
• Build strong collaborative relationship with the team, partners and clients.
• Timeous execution of work against scheduled deadlines by the traffic manager.
• Working on several campaigns at once, sometimes under pressure and often to tight deadlines
• Casting actors for TV, Content, Radio, and listening to voice and video auditions.
• Creating and briefing production documents to the relevant production departments.
• Contribute to proactivity and innovative thinking on brands within the portfolio.
• Attend reviews and guide copy.

QualificationsKEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Talented, motivated and conceptual art director.
• Min 4 years+ agency experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe CC (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator).
• Firm grasp of executing for channel with a special focus on social platforms (IG, YT, FB & X).
• Being able to execute clear, persuasive, original, highly creative and imaginative visuals.
• An eye for detail and excellence.

• Idea obsessed.
• Courageous, Passionate & Respectful.
• Connected & Dynamic.
• Trusted.

Additional InformationInterested candidates must please submit a concise updated CV + Creative portfolio for consideration.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.Publicis Groupe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity Plan. All appointments will be based on qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to candidates from designated groups.

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