A fabulous opening has become available for a mid-weight Conceptual Art Director at a super, integrated agency’s Cape Town office. We’re looking for a passionate and creative individual from an art direction background. The successful candidate will be way more than just a great designer; you will have a strong conceptual ability and the confidence to share ideas, even when they seem ridiculous. You will have the ability to visually articulate ideas in a way that clients not only understand, but love. You will be on the pulse of current local, national and international trends relating to consumers, brands and live experiences. You will understand SA consumer demographics and an ability to think across racial profiles. The position will see you playing a vital role in conceptualising original solutions and ensuring they are grounded both in brand and consumer insight, as well as the client’s brief. In this role you will be expected to pair up with a Strategic Copywriter(s) but will also work in isolation and as part of the wider creative team. Show us your dazzling portfolio and make this exciting job yours!

Responsibilities

• Working with Copywriter(s) and wider creative team to develop pioneering marketing and communication ideas
• Thinking across multiple communication channels
• Ability to develop and draw creative threads between individual ideas to form campaigns and not just individual executions
• Ability to ‘tell stories’ through the development of concise and powerful presentations that persuade clients
• Generating original visual executions that are both exciting and creatively attractive
• Constantly pushing design boundaries so that work always feel fresh and plays an essential part in making ideas sing
• Ability to develop a wide range of creative – from simplistic and detail orientated elements through to more conceptual drawings
• Have appreciation and understanding of digital mediums – both in terms of where they fit in the marketing mix and how best to design to
• achieve maximum impact
• Receiving constructive feedback from colleagues enthusiastically and using it to grow and improve ideas
• Mentoring junior designers and art directors to build their skills as well your own people management and mentorship abilities
• Ability to manage own time to ensure deadlines are met and having the confidence to raise concerns pro-actively

Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:

• Minimum three-year Diploma / Degree in Fine Arts / Visual communication
• Minimum two years in the role of Art Director – ideally with a reputable marketing agency
• An understanding of creative design and layout
• Strong skills with design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Illustrative skills very useful though not necessarily essential
• The ability to build creative and unique ideas
• The confidence to communicate your ideas and sell them to peers and clients
• The flexibility to adapt your ideas to suit client expectations
• The willingness to work to tight deadlines in high pressured environments without compromising on work quality
• An awareness of digital media and evolving online platforms, specifically in terms of the design requirement
• A more general awareness of the brand and marketing world – in touch of with what is going on and the on the pulse with new and
• possible future developments
• A real (not presumed) understanding of South African consumers – with consideration for varying races, ages, incomes, life-stage and
• geographic locations
• An innovative approach to the ways in which advertising is executed
• A track record of inventive and compelling design work

Please provide an integrated, conceptual portfolio of work on application.

 Should you not receive a response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Company Description

Viv Gordon Placements (VGP) is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, public relations and publishing industries.

Posted on 07 Mar 11:37