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Midweight Art Director

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

Other Skills

  • Calmness Under Pressure
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Personal Integrity
  • Detail Oriented
  • Creativity

Job description

Key purpose:

The company is searching for a dynamic midweight Art Director to work closely with a highly capable team.

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, conceptualizing ideas and designs, formulating artwork, and storyboards based on the client's specifications
  • 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
  • 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

Minimum 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

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