Creative Director

Job Description

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading the unified process of marketing/concept/design and interactive/web/video motion graphics
• Co-leading the unified creative/producer process to execute on client projects
• Ensuring that the creative function operates in an efficient, profitable manner
• Ensuring that creative products remains cutting edge and ahead of our competition
• Ensuring high quality of creative and production is upheld, maintaining consistently high standards for him/herself and others on the team
• Ensuring the professional development and readiness of the creative team

• Collaborating and contributing to the creative process as a leader of a creative team, and as a member of the production team
• Set expectations and standards (build a culture) for creative team attitude, behavior, teamwork and professional development. Lead accordingly

• Direct the activities and professional development of creative team members
• Managing art direction, design, copywriting

Desired Skills & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS:

• 5-10 years’ experience working as a Associate Creative/Art Director/Creative Director
• You have experienced numerous times the full life-cycle of digital and print projects with budgets ranging from 30k-1m
• Superior understanding of advertising and marketing principles
• Thorough understanding of clients and their business/industry
• Demonstrated talent for high-caliber creative concepting, and art direction
• Master of Photoshop, illustrator, indesign, keynote or powerpoint
• Excellent understanding of HTML, XML, CMS, Flash, Final Cut, Avid, After Effects, Maya, 3D Studio Max
• Excellent presentation, communication and persuasion skills both verbal and written
• Excellence in managing and motivating staff
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills
• Superior problem solving and decision-making skills
• A degree level qualification is an advantage but not a requirement
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TASKS PERFORMED:

• Writing and presenting cohesive and persuasive rationales for campaign approaches
• Manage the creative team from concept to completion

• Judge creative concepts, and clearly communicate creative direction to others

• Delivering strategic communication solutions that help clients attain their  marketing and communications objectives
• With the producer, assure that internal and client presentations are on time, professional, engaging, persuasive and supported by a sound rationale

• Creative output with oversight of creative and creative process
• Listening, asking, hearing, prioritizing and translating client situation, marketing goals and information into strategic brand concepts, voice, messages and rationales.