Midweight Art Director

Join a international and brand centric creative agency based in Durban as their Mid-weight Art Director.

Responsibilities

• Develop an overall visual concept that communicates to a target audience within the scope of the brand and creative brief supplied
• Work cohesively with their team, conceptualising ideas and designs, formulating artwork and storyboards based on the client's specifications
• Working closely within their team to develop top quality TTL 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
• Manage multiple accounts that require working within budgets and scheduling requirements
• Scamping, sketching and storyboarding ideas in order to obtain approval from the Creative Group Head and Client
• Art Direction of photoshoots, briefing and working with photographers and Production.
• Pitch creative work with confidence

Requirements

• Minimum of three to five years’ experience as an Art Director at a reputable Advertising Agency
• Tertiary Qualification in Art Direction, Design, Packaging / Art Theory (or similar) would be ideal
• Conceptual ability and solid design skills with a portfolio that demonstrates this (ideally award-winning)
• Mac proficiency (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
•  Must be self-managed and able to complete projects with limited supervision
•  Integrity, energy and creativity
•  Self-disciplined with excellent attention to detail
•  Ability to work under pressure in a close knit team environment