Strategic Art Director Job in South Africa Jan 2024

ASC Group – Strategic Art Director Job in Cape Town Jan 2024
Current Employment : Strategic Art Director Vacancy in South Africa 2024
Recruitment Vacancy at ASC Group in South Africa 2024

Remuneration:	R240000 – R360000 per year negotiable TCTC
Location:	Cape Town
Education level:	Diploma
Job level:	Senior
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#REC039

Job description

This job forms part of our creative studio. The function of the department includes but is not limited to concept development, art direction, copy and guiding ideas from brainstorm through to execution. The studio team primarily responsible for generating pioneering ideas and acting as the creative voice of the agency to represent our clients. The Strategic Art Director will be expected to pair up with a Strategic Copywriter(s) but will also work in isolation and as part of the wider creative team.
Key Performance Areas (KPA):
General:

Receiving briefs from our client service team and interrogating them to uncover what is truly needed to achieve the client’s objectives.
Analysing the basic strategic need from a consumer and brand insights perspective, making sense of them and then conveying them in a digestible and powerful way to our clients as part of selling big ideas.
Demonstrating this strategic underpinning of ideas through visual aids as appropriate to tell our clients an intuitive story.
Working with Strategic Copywriter(s) and wider creative team to develop pioneering marketing and communication ideas.
Thinking across multiple communication channels
Ability to develop and draw creative threads between individual ideas to form campaigns and not just individual executions
Ability to ‘tell stories’ through the development of concise and powerful presentations that persuade clients
Generating original visual executions that are both exciting and creatively attractive
Constantly pushing design boundaries so that work always feel fresh and plays an essential part in making ideas sing
Ability to develop a wide range of creative – from simplistic and detail orientated elements through to more conceptual drawings
Mentoring junior designers and art directors to build their skills as well your own people management and mentorship abilities
Receiving constructive feedback from colleagues enthusiastically and using it to grow and improve ideas
Ability to manage own time to ensure deadlines are met and having the confidence to raise concerns pro-actively

Technical Knowledge, Skills | Abilities & Qualifications
Essential:

Thorough understanding of Creative Suite and up to date with latest features
Solid understanding of MS office especially PowerPoint

Company Description

Requirements

Skills | Abilities
The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills, abilities and competencies:

An understanding of creative design and layout
Strong skills with design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
Illustrative skills very useful though not necessarily essential
The ability to build creative and unique ideas
The confidence to communicate your ideas and sell them to peers and clients
The flexibility to adapt your ideas to suit client expectations
The willingness to work to tight deadlines in high pressured environments without compromising on work quality
An awareness of digital media and evolving online platforms
A more general awareness of the brand and marketing world – in touch of with what is going on and the on the pulse with new and possible future developments
A real (not presumed) understanding of South African consumers – with consideration for varying races, ages, incomes, life-stage and geographic locations
An innovative approach to the ways in which advertising is executed
A track record of inventive and compelling design work

Education | Experience

Minimum 3-year Diploma / Degree in Fine Arts / Visual communication
Minimum 2 years in the role of Art Director at business relevant to the role

Personal Skills/Attributes

Creativity – Definition: Develops new ideas and unique and novel solutions to problems.

Flexibility – Definition: Recognizes and responds to unanticipated events and requirements. Willing to do what is necessary to get the desired results

Initiative – Definition: Actively seeks opportunities to make a contribution rather than passively accepting situations. Acts to achieve goals beyond what is necessarily called for; originates action. Using your own initiative and adapting quickly to changes in order to meet objectives.

Interpersonal Skills – Definition: Establishes productive, cooperative relationships with subordinates, peers and management. Understands and responds to others’ needs and priorities. Resolves conflict in positive ways. Demonstrate ability to gain client trust.

Job Motivation – Definition: Maintains a high level of interest and enthusiasm for job responsibilities. Has demonstrated record of being a self-starter and self-motivated. Excellent and proactive client service

Contact details
Miguel Cruz
ASC Group
+2711 027 3310
hr@asc-group.co.za