Job description

POSITION: Art Director

BASED: Private Property SA Head Office, 21 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban

REPORTS TO: Creative Director

PACKAGE:                           

Market related salary,
50% 13th cheque,
Momentum – death, disability and dread disease policy benefit
Gym membership 

VISION FOR THE ROLE

Private Property wants to be South Africa’s property authority and connect people to the place they call home. The Art Director will be responsible for the generation for what advertisements look like. Their key focus, in close collaboration with the Copywriter, is to be involved in creating campaigns that have an instant, positive impact on the consumer to promote the Private Property brand. Their creative influence will reach all the different forms of advertising, including television, radio, the internet and other visual forms advertising. The overarching goal of all communication is to build love and trust for the brand.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create brand awareness through impactful, appealing and smart campaigns
• Working from a brief with a copywriter, generating inspiring ideas to pull consumers into our story
• Working on visual designs and copy through illustrative material by formulating basic layout design concept; conducting research to ultimately arrive at an effective advertising campaign
• Commissioning and coordinating specialists, such as artists and photographers, to work on projects
• Managing projects and working within a budget while always focussing on the intended outcome
• Working closely with a team Editing the final results for presentation to the client.

Company Description

Private Property is a multi-side property marketplace that presents property listings, news and advice to property shoppers and charges real estate professionals to market to that audience. It does this by delivering relevant property content to consumers through custom designed and developed applications and web platforms. We are part tech company, part media channel and part content publisher.

Requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary qualification in a related field preferably a design background (Marketing or Communications Studies)
• Full suite of graphic design programs necessary
• At least five years’ experience as a Senior Graphic Designer

 KEY TRAITS

• A positive can-do attitude who adds value to everything they do
• Develops creative ideas to always seek opportunities to do things better
• Respects themselves and others which enables them to listen well and understand better
• Courageous and resilient spirit who believes that through challenging oneself, growth happens
• Authentic and transparent in their approach to work and life
• Someone who takes ownership for themselves and their results
• Can inspire and energise those around them

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO WORK WITH US?

If you join our team you will have an opportunity to work for a business that truly values our people. The heart behind our culture mission is to ensure that we create a work space for our staff to thrive in. Our modern offices, with magnificent views of the city and ocean are both fun and functional. We’ve got a huge breakaway area for our staff to relax and eat in, a table tennis table, flat screen TV’s and our own in-house barista. If you are passionate about personal wellness, we have got you covered with a fully subsidized gym membership. We also have regular social events that allow us to unwind, and get to know our colleagues on a more personal level.

Posted on 27 Sep 08:00