Junior Art Director

M+C Saatchi Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual holiday

Friday WFH and 10 days global remote

Private healthcare plan

Mentoring programme and training Budge

Blended working culture

Job summary

M+C Saatchi Group in Dubai is seeking a Junior Art Director to join a creative team, developing and bringing ideas to life across lifestyle, sport, technology and real estate brands. You will work closely with a Junior Copywriter in a Dubai office with some remote flexibility.

You will receive guidance from ACDs and CDs to build your skills, confidence and creative judgment, focusing on craft in visuals, layout, and presentation across platforms.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in an agency or creative studio.
• Portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and visual craft.
• Strong fundamentals in layout typography and composition.
• Strong Photoshop skills as a core part of your workflow.
• Experience using AI tools for ideation visual exploration or image creation.
• A collaborative mindset and openness to learning.

Responsibilities

• Concept and develop ideas alongside a Junior Copywriter
• Translate ideas into clear visual directions and executions
• Design layouts and visuals across digital social print film and experiential channels
• Create manipulate and adapt imagery using Adobe Photoshop
• Build mood boards visual references and presentation materials
• Take feedback onboard and iterate efficiently

Skills

Strong visual eye

Strong design fundamentals

Concept development

Collaborative mindset

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

AI tools

Job description

Location: Dubai
Reporting to: Associate Creative Directors (ACDs) and Creative Directors (CDs)
Working model: Primarily in-office with some flexibility for remote work

The role

Were looking for a Junior Art Director with a strong visual eye solid design fundamentals and an interest in culture and ideas firstnot just execution. Youll work closely with a Junior Copywriter as part of a creative team developing and bringing ideas to life across a wide range of brands including lifestyle sport technology finance food and real estate.

Youll be based in our Dubai office working mostly alongside the team with some flexibility for remote work. Youll receive hands-on guidance from ACDs and CDs with a focus on building your skills confidence and creative judgment.

What youll do

• Concept and develop ideas alongside a Junior Copywriter

• Translate ideas into clear visual directions and executions

• Design layouts and visuals across digital social print film and experiential channels

• Create manipulate and adapt imagery using Adobe Photoshop

• Build mood boards visual references and presentation materials

• Take feedback onboard and iterate efficiently

What were looking for

• 02 years experience in an agency or creative studio

• A portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and visual craft

• Strong fundamentals in layout typography and composition

• Strong Photoshop skills as a core part of your workflow

• Experience using AI tools for ideation visual exploration or image creation

• A collaborative mindset and openness to learning

What We Offer

For the right team member we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Great holidays: 23 days annual holiday plus birthday day off.

• Great flexibility: 4 days in office and Friday WFH plus 10 days of working from anywhere in the world.

• Great benefits: private healthcare plan and perks.

• Great professional development: a mentoring progamme at global level and generous training budgets to support your career pathway and

• Great fun: a blended working culture and celebration days to socialise bond and learn together.

About Us

We were born out of the need for strategic and brutally effective creativity in the region. With every successful campaign we have grown and cherry-picked the best professionals to work with us from all over the region and the 2012 we opened our Abu Dhabi office and expanded our team with our Dubai office in 2016 and then our Riyadh office in 2023. From these offices we manage a number of local and global brands across the Middle East and Europe. Brutal Simplicity of Thought is the creative philosophy of M&C Saatchi. It defines the way we work and the work we produce. We believe: Its easier to complicate than simplify. Simple ideas enter the brain quicker and stay there longer. Brutal Simplicity of Thought is therefore a painful necessity.

About MC Saatchi Group

MC Saatchi Group is a creative federation of companies who navigate create and lead meaningful change for clients across five specialist divisions connected through people culture data technology and creativity MC Saatchi Group aims to unlock new value for clients and leave a positive impact on the world.
MC Saatchi Groups work is informed by two core principles - Brutal Simplicity of Thought and Diversity of Thought. Together they guide how problems are solved and integrated specialist teams are built. Headquartered in London MC Saatchi Group have circa 2500 employees globally. Our global operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK Europe Middle East & Africa Asia and Australia.