Job Description

We are looking for a passionate Senior Art Director with retail client experience, someone with the skill set to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough campaigns for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked to carry visual and conceptual skills from initial brief to final artworkOur 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 xe2x80x93 we want to see your portfolio!Role includes but is not limited to:

• Working in a team under the leadership of a 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

Photoshoot experience(worked with photpgrapher and stylist)Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• At least 3-5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience as an Art Director in a large/integrated Advertising Agency
• Demonstrated experience with integrated TTL campaigns across various platforms
• Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator non-negotiable
• Experience in using Figma
• 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 agencyxe2x80x99s creative goals and the clientxe2x80x99s business objectives
• Must be keen and display an ability to lead and coach junior teams
• Must be able to start the process and see it through its various stages
• Must be able to brief external and internal departments and service providers
• Experience in presenting campaigns to creative heads and clients
• Experience working on lower to middle income positioned brands advantageous

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