Art Director

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 223,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Abu Dhabi is seeking a solid Art Director with a unique design eye, highly skilled in photo manipulation and compositing to conceive unexpected visual approaches that engage clients, prospects, talent, and the marketplace.

This role demands developing creative ideas that meet client objectives and our business goals while upholding the company’s high standards of creative excellence and professionalism.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in art direction or a closely related field.
• Artist with a strong visual sense across surfaces, channels and media.
• Knowledge of social media space and online media jargon.

Responsibilities

• Concept innovative ideas and tactics that engage audiences.
• Create and design visuals across a wide range of on- and offline channels.
• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion with in-house and external teams.
• Apply graphic design principles to craft in-brand layouts and storytelling.

Skills

Creative direction

Photo manipulation

Compositing

Brand storytelling

Social media literacy

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job description

Overview The role is for someone who is a solid art director, one with a unique design eye, highly skilled with photo manipulation and compositing to conceptualize and craft unexpected visual approaches. This position requires someone to create visual solutions that convince clients, prospects, talent, and the marketplace to engage with our brand. Develop creative ideas that meet both our client's objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channels

Responsibilities

Has strong technical design skills across a variety of programs.

• Understands the “best in class” use of each platform. Knows what it means to be making something interesting, engaging, and creative in the world today.
• Ability to concept innovative ideas and tactics that people will talk about. Always envisioning the potential outcomes of each idea
• Create and design visuals across a wide range of on and offline channels
• Create in-brand layouts and experiences by applying graphic design principles such as colour, typography, the photographic selection that create a compelling and visually attractive story for audiences

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience and a book brimming with brave ideas and outstanding craft, some that saw the light of day, and maybe some that didn’t
• You’re an artist. Every surface, every channel, every medium, social or otherwise, is your canvas. You’re just where people are
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon and technology
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
• Experience across videos/editing, motion design/print and static.
• Arabic - good understanding of Arabic typography - arabic modern layouts. Experience working in Automotive industry is an advantage.

Additional information R-4671 P-5289