Creative Director (art/design), George

Location: Knsyna
Work model: Primarily in-office. If you need to relocate for the role, you can work remotely for your first 3 months, and then relocate thereafter.
Salary: R80 000 - R100 000 CTC

Why you’d want to work here

• Work with meaning — helping brands find clarity, purpose, and momentum
• A people-first culture with refreshing candour, real trust, and bold thinking
• A team that backs you — your voice is heard and your ideas are welcomed
• High standards, strong craft, and space to grow your leadership impact

About our client
A global branding and marketing agency is looking for an exceptional Creative Director to define and lead their creative vision across client work, campaigns, and internal initiatives. You’ll guide a multidisciplinary team to produce brave, strategically sound work that’s built to last — and you’ll be hands-on with clients, leadership, and new business too.

What the job involves

• Defining and communicating the overarching creative vision across projects and touchpoints
• Partnering with clients to understand objectives, present concepts confidently, and refine work
• Leading, inspiring, mentoring, and growing a multidisciplinary creative team
• Collaborating with strategy, account management, and leadership to align creative with business goals
• Holding final creative approval and ensuring consistently exceptional craft and quality
• Managing timelines, budgets, and resourcing to deliver on time and within scope
• Staying ahead of trends, tools, and emerging tech to keep the work fresh and modern
• Leading new business pitches and presentations with clarity, confidence, and polish

What you need to be considered

• 5+ years’ experience in a dedicated creative leadership role (agency background preferred)
• A standout portfolio demonstrating exceptional, strategic creative work (campaigns, brand identities, and design systems)
• Proven experience leading pitches and presenting creative thinking to senior stakeholders
• Strong ability to set creative direction and bring it to life across channels and formats
• High bar for craft, consistency, and detail — with the confidence to make calls and elevate the work
• Strong people leadership: mentoring, feedback, performance support, and team development
• Solid project oversight skills (timelines, scope, prioritisation, resourcing)
• A collaborative, low-ego working style and comfort partnering across disciplines

Bonus points if you

• Bring experience across both brand and integrated campaign work
• Have a strong point of view on emerging creative tech and how it supports better output
• Can show examples of building team capability and improving creative systems/ways of working
• Have a history of winning awards