Associate Creative Director

IMA; Cape Town; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IMA, a Cape Town-based creative agency, seeks an Associate Creative Director to shape distinctive work across brand, campaign, packaging and retail projects. You’ll guide ideas from brief to delivery and help teams produce work that connects with audiences and meets client needs.

Working closely with creative, account and production teams, you will raise the standard of our work and foster strong client partnerships.

Qualifikationen

• Significant creative experience leading projects or teams in an agency or similar fast-paced environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and high-quality work across relevant brands, channels and formats.
• Ability to turn complex briefs into distinctive ideas that meet audience and client needs, and to present creative decisions clearly.
• Experience guiding and developing creative teams through constructive feedback and collaboration.
• Strong organisation, sound judgement and a proactive approach to managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality work efficiently.

Aufgaben

• Lead the development of compelling creative concepts and solutions that respond to the brief, brand strategy and audience insight.
• Guide projects from initial thinking through design development, production and delivery across advertising, branding, packaging, digital and retail.
• Set a high creative standard by providing clear direction and constructive feedback to designers and team members.
• Present creative work confidently to clients, build trusted relationships and collaborate to develop ideas.
• Partner with account and production teams to deliver quality, consistent work to brief, budget and deadline.
• Support and mentor creative colleagues, encourage fresh thinking, contribute to a positive agency culture and bring relevant inspiration from design, culture, technology and production.

Kenntnisse

Creative leadership

Portfolio development

Brief to concept

Team mentorship

Project management

Jobbeschreibung

IMA is a creative agency built to create connections people buy into—emotionally and literally. From advertising and media to packaging and retail activations, we deliver work that earns attention and gives people a reason to choose your brand in moments that matter.

We are looking for an inspiring Associate Creative Director to help shape and deliver distinctive creative work across brand, campaign, packaging and retail projects. You’ll bring strategic thinking and creative ambition together, guiding ideas from brief to delivery and helping teams produce work that connects with audiences and meets client needs. Working closely with creative, account and production teams, the Associate Creative Director will raise the standard of our work, build strong client partnerships and help develop a collaborative, curious creative culture.

What You’ll Get From Us

• The opportunity to shape impactful creative work across a range of brands and channels.
• A collaborative environment where ideas are shared, developed and brought to life together.
• Scope to influence creative direction and take ownership of projects from brief to delivery.
• Opportunities to inspire, mentor and support the development of creative talent.
• A supportive team with opportunities to learn, grow and expand your creative skills.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the development of compelling creative concepts and solutions that respond to the brief, brand strategy and audience insight.
• Guide projects from initial thinking through design development, production and delivery across advertising, branding, packaging, digital and retail.
• Set a high creative standard by providing clear direction and constructive feedback to designers and team members.
• Present creative work confidently to clients, build trusted relationships and collaborate to develop ideas.
• Partner with account and production teams to deliver quality, consistent work to brief, budget and deadline.
• Support and mentor creative colleagues, encourage fresh thinking, contribute to a positive agency culture and bring relevant inspiration from design, culture, technology and production.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant creative experience leading projects or teams in an agency or similar fast-paced environment.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, concept development and high-quality work across relevant brands, channels and formats.
• Ability to turn complex briefs into distinctive ideas that meet audience and client needs, and to present creative decisions clearly.
• Experience guiding and developing creative teams through constructive feedback and collaboration.
• Strong organisation, sound judgement and a proactive approach to managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality work efficiently.

Our Values at IMA

• Own it - take responsibility when it matters.
• Build Trust - nurture honest, open, lasting relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Stay Hungry - keep learning, improving and staying curious.

These principles shape how we work - with each other, with clients, and with the world.