Art Director

The job overview for the role of Art Director in Durban, South Africa includes responsibilities such as developing the visual appearance of campaigns, staying up to date with communication trends, providing creative ideas that fit clients' needs, collaborating with teams to create and develop concepts, ensuring quality standards during the production process, attending client presentations, supervising and training junior team members. The successful candidate should have a BA/BS in Advertising Design or similar major, 3 to 5 years' experience in an Advertising Agency, proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Flash animation, and Director, as well as a strong creative portfolio showcasing versatility and photographic skills.

• Develop the visual appearance of campaigns
• Conduct research to stay up to date with latest communication trends
• Provide creative ideas that fit clients’ needs
• Brainstorm with Planning Account Management and Creative teams to create and develop concepts
• Coordinate with the Production team to ensure quality standards are met during the production process
• Attend client presentations and sell concepts
• Attend photo shoots, recordings etc. and ensure creative requirements are applied
• Supervise and train junior members of the Creative team

• Content Innovation: Demonstrating innovative out-of-the-box ideation
• Channel Exploitation: Developing expertise in multi-platform creative design
• Client Sensitivity: Understanding problems from clients’ perspective
• Work & Time Management: Planning & executing work in a timely and efficient manner
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Team and Leadership Skills: Ability to work together and lead in teams
• Personal Development: Ability to manage and develop career within the firm
• Company Culture: Fulfilling role as part of the company and culture
• Develop the visual appearance of campaigns
• Conduct research to stay up to date with latest communication trends
• Provide creative ideas that fit clients’ needs
• Brainstorm with Planning Account Management and Creative teams to create and develop concepts
• Coordinate with the Production team to ensure quality standards are met during the production process
• Attend client presentations and sell concepts
• Attend photo shoots, recordings etc. and ensure creative requirements are applied
• Supervise and train junior members of the Creative team
• BA/BS in Advertising Design, Graphic Design or similar major is a must
• 3 to 5 years’ experience as a Creative member in an Advertising Agency
• Computer skills: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Flash animation and Director are pluses.
• Strong creative portfolio that demonstrates versatility
• Photographic skills

• Content Innovation: Demonstrating innovative out-of-the-box ideation
• Channel Exploitation: Developing expertise in multi-platform creative design
• Client Sensitivity: Understanding problems from clients’ perspective
• Work & Time Management: Planning & executing work in a timely and efficient manner
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Team and Leadership Skills: Ability to work together and lead in teams
• Personal Development: Ability to manage and develop career within the firm
• Company Culture: Fulfilling role as part of the company and culture