Art Director

Publicis Groupe; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Dubai is seeking a solid art director with a unique design eye, highly skilled in photo manipulation and compositing to craft visuals that convince clients and audiences to engage with our brand.

Develop creative ideas that meet client objectives and our business goals, maintain industry-leading creative excellence, and manage multiple projects from concept through completion with in-house and external partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience with a strong design portfolio.
• Artist with a track record across surfaces and channels.
• Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon.
• Experience in automotive projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative ideas that meet client and business objectives.
• Manage multiple projects from concept to completion.
• Create visuals across on- and offline channels.
• Apply graphic design principles to craft compelling brand stories.
• Collaborate with in-house teams and external vendors.

Skills

Art Direction

Concept Development

Photo Manipulation

Typography

Motion Design

Video Editing

Print Design

Brand Visuals

Team Collaboration

Arabic Typography

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

InDesign

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.