Senior Art Director - Riyadh, KSA

Ogilvy; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Creative/Art Director to drive innovative marketing solutions across a diverse portfolio. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in brand communication with a proven ability to conceptualize and translate briefs into effective creative outcomes. In this role, you will collaborate with other creatives, engage clients, and lead projects that create culturally relevant work, pushing boundaries in marketing and design.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio with conceptual thinking and visual excellence.
• 5+ years of relevant agency experience.
• Proficient in industry-standard design software.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and create multiple concepts for new assignments.
• Interact with clients to understand business strategies.
• Manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Skills

Conceptual thinking

Visual excellence

Brand communication expertise

Proficiency in design software

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Education

Strong portfolio showcasing conceptual thinking

5+ years of Art Director experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We re on the hunt for an extremely ambitious, highly proactive, and insanely conceptual Senior Creative / Art Director that has one goal - to make the most famous work of their career! You ll be partnering with other Senior Creatives you ll be one of our go-to Creatives to work across our amazing portfolio brands as well as pitches and pro-active projects. You ll have an appetite to create culturally relevant work that causes a stir and creates fame inside and outside of the industry.

We re looking for people who push beyond the usual borders of marketing creating memorable experiences for people no matter where they are or what they re doing. You ll be fascinated by all the ways people interact with brands. At every touchpoint. From the first time they hear about them, to the thousandth time they hear from them. And you ll be itching to inject creativity into every interaction. You ll have ambitions as big as your ideas. You ll embrace every brief as an opportunity. And you ll believe quite rightly that creativity and science are two sides of the same coin. We don t need you to be a traditional art director/ Creative. But craft is incredibly important. You ll also be expected to teach these craft skills to the junior creatives.

To Succeed in This Role, You Need To:

• Think conceptually and solve business problems presented by our client.
• Understand the importance of the big idea and how well the work reflects it within the framework of the clients brand.
• Understand the marketing objectives and demonstrate an ability to deliver the message through design.
• Create and conceptualise multiple concepts for new assignments.
• Ability to execute ideas flawlessly - paying particular attention to craft.
• Contribute to the communication, demonstration, and evolution of the Ogilvy creative product, and to clients at the highest possible standard.
• Interact with the client and account management team to gain a total understanding of the client s business strategy and the market in which it is competing.
• Be at ease presenting to key clients and engaging them with their creative thinking.
• Be an independent team who can take a brief and (working into the Creative Director) - conceptualise the idea and show how it could execute across all forms of media.
• Awareness of emerging trends in relevant technologies.
• Be always looking at proactive opportunities and relentlessly pursuing them.
• Strong sense of how marketing communication should be implemented.
• First-hand knowledge and understanding of communication and media beyond the usual channels of film and print.
• Proven ability to manage and organise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Habitually on top of inspiring, cutting-edge trends, and developments.

Qualifications:

• A strong portfolio (link in the CV) showcasing conceptual thinking, visual excellence, and brand communication expertise.
• 5+ years of Art Director experience in an agency setting.
• Proven ability to translate complex briefs into compelling creative solutions.
• Solid understanding of marketing principles and achieving business objectives through campaigns.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, self-starting attitude with a strong work ethic and passion for creative excellence.
• Collaborative team player comfortable working with diverse individuals.

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