Job for Senior Art Director in Durban Jan 2024
Senior Art Director Vacancy in Durban Jan 2024
| Remuneration: | Cost to company |
| Benefits: | Medical Aid, Provident Fund, group life |
| Location: | Durban |
| Education level: | Diploma |
| Job level: | Senior |
| Job policy: | Employment Equity position |
| Type: | Permanent |
A full service, multidisciplinary, channel neutral agency – made up of a group of idea generators, strategic thinkers and passionate problem-solvers. We help brands and businesses find answers and their voice in the marketplace. We live by the three key values of ‘curiosity’, ‘collaboration’ and ‘courage’ and these drive our approach to every challenge. We are proud to not simply be a South African agency operating in Durban, South Africa – but a multi-disciplined African brand-building consultancy headquartered in Durban, South Africa. We are looking for an award-winning senior art director to join our 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 the senior copywriter and team; conceptualising ideas and designs, formulating artwork and storyboards
- Working closely within their team to develop top quality integrated advertising campaigns within the parameters of the client brief
- Manage multiple accounts that require working within scheduling requirements
- Pitch creative work with confidence
Minimum requirements
- Minimum of five to eight years’ experience as an art director at a reputable advertising agency
- Tertiary qualification in art direction, design/art theory (or similar) would be ideal
- Conceptual ability and solid design skills with a portfolio that demonstrates this (ideally award-winning)
- Must be self-managed and able to complete projects with limited supervision
- Self-disciplined with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure in a close-knit team environment
- Mac proficiency (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
Preference will be given to AA candidates. Please submit your CV and link to your online portfolio (or pdf copy) to careers@hardyboys.co.za. Only submissions received via our dedicated recruitment address will be considered. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of your submission, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Unfortunately our website is under construction so please visit https://www.facebook.com/thehardyboysagency/
Contact details
THB Careers
The Hardy Boys
031 533 9000
careers@hardyboys.co.za