Mid Art Director, Johannesburg

Company description LePub - Where Brands Meet Culture

A culture and creative technology company. We combine creative excellence with best-in-class data, media, and tech expertise. We believe in transcending traditional communications focusing on helping brands integrate into people’s daily lives by delivering culturally relevant experiences fueled by extensive global data and world-class creativity.

Overview Mid Art Director

Location: Johannesburg

As a creative you will work with our passionate, multi-talented studio delivering on exceptional, integrated concepts and designs to exceed client briefs and expectations.

As a Mid-level Art Director, you can expect to be craft-led and platform neutral conceptual thinker, in particular having an understanding of all major social platforms. You should have a desire to transform companies by creating beautiful, intuitive, and human-centred products and experiences.

You will be tuned into all aspects of South African popular culture and the platforms and media it plays in, as well as have a strong point of view on what it takes to win in this space.

Responsibilities

Be a conceptual thinker

Be up to date with platforms

Manage your creative process on projects

Work with other disciplines (Strategists, Developers, Media, Accounts, etc.)

Be a champion for creative innovation on every project you touch

Participate in pitches for new business

Define or apply the aesthetic of overall campaigns

Manage multiple projects simultaneously

Generate ideas and sell them into clients or other members of the team

Mock up creative ideas

Design across multiple channels

Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list

Participate in brainstorms&conceptualisation

Lead the craft&design of your idea

Compile presentations for clients and learn to present

Attend client briefings&be prepared to present to clients

Qualifications OPERATIONAL KPI’S

Tertiary qualification in Art Direction / Graphic Design

Must have a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience.

Conceptual and design skills

Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / PowerPoint etc.)

Knowledge of and experience in Adobe Creative Suite applications

Good communication&presentation skills

Good multi-tasking skills (ability to work on more than one brief at any given time)

Great time management

Ability to work under pressure&meet tight deadlines

Adopt problem solving skills

Strong communication skills with ability to provide rationales for creative choices made

Adequate presentation skills

Working knowledge of existing and emerging technologies&platforms

A strong understanding of best practices interaction and visual design principles

Able to work with team members

Working knowledge of these tools:

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

After Effects

KeyNote / PowerPoint

Figma

Google Web Designer&DV360

Facebook Creative Hub

BUSINESS KPI'S

Demonstrate innovative ideas to the team to improve how we communicate our proposition

Must be able to work on one sizable and two small size projects at any one time with oversight

Have the ability to attend every review on a project with 3 new ideas

The Person

Team player with the ability to work independently

Ability to work well in a highly pressurized, fast-paced environment

Curious, imaginative creative mind with a passion for everything advertising related

Meticulous with attention to detail

Proactive - a can do attitude and willing to go the extra mile

Accountable

Solution and deadline driven

Other:

Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (overtime - if and when required)

Able to work on alcohol brands (if and when required)

Additional information COMPANY VALUES TRUST Trust is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty

TALENT This is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Groupe is a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client’s business

TRANSFORMATION True transformation comes when we stop managing change, and instead initiate change. We believe in our purpose to be the admired force for business transformation. We believe that focusing on performance and results has the power to transform client business

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