Group Head: Art

Remuneration:	market-related
Location:	Cape Town
Job level:	Junior/Mid
Job policy:	Employment Equity position
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#CH21
Company:	ninety9cents

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.

Our Cape Town office is looking for a creative group head (art direction) to join our Creative Team.

Our ideal candidate is a solutions-driven, conceptual Creative Group Head who has honed his/her art direction craft in both Digital and ATL art direction. We are looking for someone who has excellent time-management skills; is detail-oriented and holds him/herself accountable.

The successful incumbent will conceptualise creative campaign strategies and translate them into high quality digital and ATL campaigns from concept to completion in accordance with brand guidelines. We want a Creative Group Head with a great, can-do attitude with an innate ability to lead a vibrant creative team.

Responsibilities:

• Well-versed in web, app and social media collateral
• Supervising and managing all production stages
• Develop a constructive working relationship with internal teams and assist in building creative rationales
• Share knowledge and build excitement of creative trends within the team
• Respond quickly to team needs, providing support and constructive feedback
• Working closely with the client service and traffic teams on daily aspects of projects
• Passion for the work and a key driver for high creative standards
• Remain up-to-date and ahead of the curve with the latest digital marketing trends, techniques and technologies
• The successful candidate will be a senior working resource (receiving studio briefs) and overseeing studio

Minimum requirements include:

• Relevant degree or diploma
• Relevant years experience as a senior art director or Creative Associate in an advertising/creative agency
• Experienced on Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, FIGMA essential)
• Good understanding of ATL and digital marketing and technology
• Able to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Proactive and have a good understanding of how to run a campaign and push process in order to meet the objectives of the brief
• Proficient in the latest software and confident working on a Mac
• Must be able to work under extreme pressure in order to meet tight deadlines
• Experience on retail accounts highly advantageous
• Familiar with photography (trends) working with stylists/photographers, have TV/video, print and digital experience

Interested candidates must please submit a concise CV, link to Behance/Wixsite portfolio and salary expectation via our HR Platform.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Posted on 26 Jun 11:27, Closing date 25 Jul