Creative Director

ninety9cents; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Cape Town is seeking a Creative Director with a background in Copywriting or Art Direction. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience and possess excellent time-management and leadership skills. Responsibilities include conceptualizing campaign strategies and leading production stages to ensure high-quality output. A proactive attitude and ability to work under pressure are essential. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ relevant experience as a Creative Director or similar.
• Proactive with a good understanding of running campaigns.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize creative campaign strategies from concept to completion.
• Supervise and manage all production stages.
• Develop working relationships with internal teams.

Skills

Creative campaign strategies

Time-management skills

Detail-oriented

Leadership

Client relationship management

Digital marketing trends

Education

Relevant degree or diploma in Copywriting or Art Direction

Tools

Latest creative software

Job description

Overview

Our Cape Town office is looking for a Creative Director (Copywriting or Art Director) to join our Creative Team.

Our ideal candidate is a solutions-driven, conceptual Creative Director who has honed his/her craft in both Digital and ATL. We are looking for someone who has excellent time-management skills; is detail-oriented and holds him/herself accountable.

The successful incumbent will conceptualize creative campaign strategies and translate them into high quality digital and ATL campaigns from concept to completion in accordance with brand guidelines. We want a Creative Director with a great, can-do attitude with an innate ability to lead a vibrant creative team.

Responsibilities

• Well-versed in web, app and social media collateral
• Supervising and managing all production stages
• Develop a constructive working relationship with internal teams and assist in building creative rationales
• Share knowledge and build excitement of creative trends within the team
• Respond quickly to team needs, providing support and constructive feedback
• Working closely with the client service and traffic teams on daily aspects of projects
• Passion for the work and a key driver for high creative standards
• Remain up-to-date and ahead of the curve with the latest digital marketing trends, techniques and technologies

Requirements

• Relevant degree or diploma in Copywriting or Art Direction
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience as an experienced Creative Director - Copywriter/Art Director or Creative Associate in an advertising/creative agency
• Experienced on retail and brand experience on large blue-chip accounts
• A conceptual portfolio consisting of television/video and other platform campaigns
• Proactive and have a good understanding of how to run a campaign and push process in order to meet the objectives of the brief
• Proficient in the latest software and confident working on a Mac
• Must be able to work under extreme pressure in order to meet tight deadlines
• Experience on retail accounts highly advantageous
• Must be comfortable leading presentations at top level client meetings

Interested candidates must please submit a concise CV, link to Behance/Wixsite portfolio and salary expectation via our HR Platform.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Location: Cape Town