CREATIVE DIRECTOR DIGITAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Location: Pretoria, Centurion     Job description Our client seeks a Digital Creative Director who is a creative genius and can generate an atmosphere and structure that stimulates and encourages ideas, inspire the creative soul of the team, deliver remarkable work, while leading and managing a creative team at the same time.   It is essential that you are a hands-on, independent thinker with a passion for design and have a thorough understanding of branding, layout, typography, colour as well as UI design for digital applications such as mobile phones and apps. You will be expected to work closely with the executive creative director and the account executives, conceptualise integrated campaigns, brainstorming ideas, deliver and present to client, and ensure the deliverables exceed client expectations. You must exhibit strong understanding of trends and engagement platforms that round out the online experience   You also need to be highly skilled in combining your visual design talent and creative designs to conceptualise exceptional presentations and designs. You will need to get involved in brainstorming sessions for campaigns and might therefor need to run with the design of a job from concept up to final delivery.   It is important that you can work independently and also lead other designers by providing design guidance and programme direction. The role involves understanding the client and their products before making design decisions. Their designs are required for a huge variety of products and activities, such as emailers, websites, mobisites, social media platforms and apps.   You will work according to a brief agreed with the account manager and will display a creative flair, up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines. As you may have more than one design brief at a time, you will need to manage your production schedule according to the deadlines and priority of each job.   You must be able to create unique work and be able to maintain brand consistency throughout your work, be meticulous when it comes to attention to detail, have a strong interest in design trends, reacts well to change and stay positive despite setbacks, must be reliable and take pride in the quality of your work, be able to work unsupervised, and must have a very good working knowledge of the Adobe package.     Requirements: A degree in Graphic Design and/or communication is preferred 5 – 10 years’ experience in an agency environment Excellent experience in conceptualisation and execution of digital campaigns Excellent experience in communicating and pitching creative work with confidence to clients Exhibit strong understanding of trends and engagement platforms that round out the online experience Creative copywriting and knowledge of conveying creative messages - must Excellent communication skills and a strong command of the English language – verbal and written Great eye for composition, imagery and typography Detail orientated Knowledge of latest advertising trends Fast, efficient, meticulous Ability to deliver great work under tight deadlines Strong people management skills and experience Must work as part of a team Creative and strategic thinker Advantageous: Experience in a digital agency