Art Director

SOCIALEYEZ; Dubai; On-site; AED 230,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SOCIALEYEZ in Dubai is seeking an Art Director with strong social-first design expertise and a proven ability to lead creative teams in a fast-paced agency environment. This hands-on leadership role requires someone who has grown through design, understands culture and platforms deeply, and can guide teams to deliver bold, relevant social content.

You’ll lead designers, shape visual output, and ensure our work remains sharp, agile, and culturally relevant across platforms.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in a social, digital, or creative agency.
• Proven experience leading and managing creative/design teams.
• Solid portfolio with social-first and digital campaign work.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Arabic (written and visual communication).

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of designers and visual creatives.
• Set clear creative direction while upholding social/brand standards.
• Manage workloads, timelines, and creative quality across accounts.
• Provide constructive feedback to elevate team performance.
• Own art direction for social, digital, and integrated campaigns.
• Review layouts, typography, and visual systems.
• Ensure consistency across always-on content and launches.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Account Management, Production, and Media teams.

Skills

Social-first design

Team leadership

Creative direction

Branding/visual systems

Motion concepts

Bilingual English/Arabic

Job description

We’re looking for an Art Director with strong social-first design expertise and a proven ability to lead creative teams in a fast-paced agency environment. This is a hands-on leadership rolefor someone who has grown through design, understands culture and platforms deeply, and can guide teams to deliver bold, relevant, high-performing social content

You’ll lead designers, shape visual output, and ensure our work remains sharp, agile, and culturally relevant across platforms . Fluency in Arabic and English is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of designers and visual creatives
• Set clear creative direction while maintaining Socialeyez’s visual standards
• Manage workloads, timelines, and creative quality across multiple accounts
• Provide constructive feedback and elevate team performance
• Act as a hands-on creativelead with strong visual and design sensibility
• Own art direction for social, digital, and integrated campaigns
• Review and refine layouts, typography, visual systems, and motion concepts
• Ensure consistency across always-on content, campaigns, and brand launches

Social-First & Digital Campaigns

• Lead creative execution for social-first campaigns across Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, X, and emerging platforms
• Translate insights, trends, and briefs into visually compelling social ideas
• Oversee always-on content calendars, launches, and reactive content
• Collaborate with performance teams to optimize creatives for engagement and results
• Work closely with Strategy, Account Management, Production, and Media teams
• Present ideas clearly and confidently to internal teams and clients
• Stay on top of social trends, formats, and platform behavior in the region

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in a social, digital, or creative agency
• Proven experience leading and managing creative/design teams
• Solid portfolio demonstrating social-first and digital campaign work
• Bilingual fluency in English and Arabic (written and visual communication).