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Art Director
Remuneration: | market-related |
Location: | Cape Town |
Job level: | Junior/Mid |
Type: | Permanent |
Reference: | #CH026 |
Company: | ninety9cents |
Our Cape Town office is looking for an art director with a focus on retail advertising to join our creative team on one of our retail clients.
Role summary:
We are looking for a passionate art director with retail client experience, someone with the skill set to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough designs for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked to carry visual and conceptual skills from initial brief to final artwork.
Our ideal candidate must have a keen eye for little and big details, work extremely well under pressure with quick deadlines, high work volume and demanding pitches. We want someone who is resourceful, a self-starter and a conceptual thinker. If you are all of the above and then some, have great communication skills, exceptional lay-out skills; know a thing or two about Art Direction in an Agency environment and plays well with others – we want to see your portfolio
Job scope includes but is not limited to:
- Working in a team under the leadership of a group head and creative director to conceptualize and execute campaigns based on both client and internal briefs.
- Present work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives.
- Be skilled in design and conceptualisation.
- Maintain exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail.
- Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments.
- Have an eternally positive disposition especially when the going gets rough
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- At least 4 - 7 years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated advertising Agency
- At least 4 – 7 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment
- Demonstrated experience with social media design across various social media platforms
- Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator non-negotiable
- Having worked with stylist and executing briefs to Photographers.
- Experience in digital and experiential advertising advantageous
- Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker
- Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail
- Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives
Posted on 15 Jul 11:35, Closing date 13 Aug
A leading full-service communications agency, known for seamlessly delivering impactful solutions with unparalleled retail expertise. From strategy to execution across all media types, 99c is the trusted partner for brands navigating the complexities of advertising and marketing.
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