Art Director
Remuneration: Market related
Location: Durban, Umhlaga
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Job description
Responsibilities:
Conceptualising, designing and producing outstanding creative work which meets the client brief, as well as directed by the creative group heads, whilst remaining true to the essence of the brand.
Management of print designers, assistance in recruitment process and training.
Art direction.
Art direct and style key photo shoots (co-ordinate wardrobe and make-up).
Create and/or modify templates where necessary.•Working closely within their team to develop top quality advertising and promotional campaigns within the parameters of the client brief.
Design and craft concepts into original, relevant and impactful communications; follow through to the completion of the job whilst maintaining explicit attention to detail and adhering to project timelines.
Scamping, sketching and story-boarding ideas in order to obtain approval from the creative director, creative group head and client.
Digital execution of ideas through photography (compiling, crop, colour corrections, photoshoots, etc.) and font (choice, combinations, redesigns, etc.).
Direct and continually strive to push the standards of agency\'s creative output.
Keep up to date with the latest creative trends from as many sources as possible, and disseminate this information to agency personnel.
Produce work for above-the-line, through-the-line and below-the-line projects (e.g. newspapers, brochures, radio, television, cinema, billboards, catalogues, internet, wobblers/point-of-sale, etc.).
Produce work for clients on international and national brands, ensuring that the creative brief is accurately interpreted, and that the work is of the standard and creativity required by the client and agency.
Ensure that their time-sheets are completed on time and are always up-to-date.
Regularly create proactive work that helps grow existing clients and win new accounts.
Create work of a standard that can be entered for awards.
Ensure neat and correctly formatted files are passed over to allow for smooth and speedy passage of jobs through the agency.
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Requirements
•Extensive experience as an art director from a reputable advertising agency
•Ability to create polished and imaginative work as a result of their concept development and graphic design ability
•A portfolio that demonstrates creative skills together with the results of the activities to prove it (award winning)
•Capable of taking on campaigns with multi-element tasks which requires a concept and a thought-through process
Contact details
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