Creative Director

Designity; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Professional growth

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Designity is a premium, AI-enabled and human-led Creative-as-a-Service company. As Creative Director, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, lead client conversations, and turn complex business goals into compelling creative ideas.

You will also use AI thoughtfully to support research and workflow efficiency while keeping strategy and final approval human-led. You will work in a fully remote environment with six hours of overlap with US Eastern Time, collaborating across brands, campaigns, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant creative experience, including leadership roles.
• Portfolio demonstrating work across branding, digital experiences, and campaigns, with AI usage examples.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Set the creative vision across clients and projects.
• Translate business goals into creative opportunities and concepts.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor talent.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Art direction

AI in creativity

English communication

Remote collaboration

Tools

Adobe CC

Figma

Job description

As a Creative Director, you will turn complex business goals into compelling creative ideas. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, lead client conversations, and create the clarity people need to do their best work. You will also use AI thoughtfully to support research, exploration, and workflow efficiency while keeping strategy, judgment, and final approval human-led.

Designity is a premium, AI-enabled and human-led Creative-as-a-Service company. We help brands scale creative and marketing work through dedicated Creative Director-led teams. Our model brings together senior creative leadership, multidisciplinary talent, managed execution, and AI-enabled workflows so clients can move faster without lowering the standard.

Why this role exists

Our clients are managing ambitious business goals, changing priorities, and creative needs that span brands, campaigns, digital experiences, motion, and content.

They need more than strong execution. They need a senior creative leader who can find the strategic opportunity, establish a clear direction, assemble the right team, and protect quality from the first conversation through final delivery.

What you will be doing

• Set the creative vision - Lead creative direction across multiple clients, industries, and project types, including brand platforms, campaigns, visual identities, digital experiences, motion, and content.
• Turn business goals into creative opportunities - Find the human and strategic insight behind the brief. Translate it into focused, emotionally resonant concepts that support the client’s objectives.
• Guide the right creative team - Help shape and lead multidisciplinary teams based on the needs of the client, brand, and assignment.
• Conduct Quality Control & Protect the standard - Review concepts and execution for strategic relevance, originality, craft, brand alignment, and production quality.
• Lead client conversations - Present and defend creative ideas with confidence. Explain the reasoning behind recommendations and guide stakeholders through productive feedback cycles.
• Develop creative talent - Help creative professionals strengthen their judgment and craft through direct feedback, clear expectations, and thoughtful mentorship.
• Use AI with intention- Leverage AI tools to strengthen research, ideation, exploration, and workflow efficiency. Retain human ownership of strategy, accuracy, taste, sensitive decisions, and final approval.
• Build a strong creative environment - Encourage originality, curiosity, respectful challenge, accountability, and collaboration.

What you will bring

• Around 8 years of relevant creative experience, including at least 3 years in creative leadership roles
• A portfolio demonstrating strong work across branding, visual communication, digital experiences, motion, or integrated campaigns, with clear examples of how you have leveraged AI in your creative process and outcomes
• Great attention to detail to catch any branding inconsistencies
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams toward original, strategically grounded creative work
• The ability to translate complex business challenges into clear creative strategies and compelling concepts
• A strong understanding of branding, storytelling, design, and audience-centered communication with sound creative judgment and the ability to explain what is working, what needs to change, and why
• A business-minded approach that connects creative decisions to audience and organizational goals with the ability to present ideas clearly, build stakeholder alignment, and guide feedback without losing the strategic intent
• Strong written and verbal English communication for nuanced client conversations, presentations, briefs, and feedback
• The adaptability, judgment, and reliability and strong internet connection needed to work effectively in a remote environment
• Practical experience using AI tools to strengthen creativity or efficiency without compromising quality or human accountability

How we work

Designity is remote, with a structured virtual office environment built for close collaboration, clear communication, and meaningful connection. You will work across client relationships, creative disciplines, and changing priorities.

At least six hours of overlap with U.S. Eastern Time is required so you can lead conversations, collaborate with teams, and make timely decisions.

What this role offers

• The opportunity to work alongside the top 1% of global creatives and marketers, in a multicultural environment that broadens your perspective and sharpens your craft
• Shape meaningful creative work across different brands, industries, and disciplines
• Collaboration with ambitious clients and multidisciplinary creative talent
• A fully remote environment with structured virtual collaboration
• Paid time off to rest and recharge
• Professional growth and continued skill development
• A fast-moving, supportive environment that values creative thinking, accountability, and high standards

We believe great teams are built on shared values:

• Choose Positivity and lift those around you.
• Say It Straight with honesty and respect.
• Raise the Bar by never settling for average.
• Take Ownership of your work and your impact.
• Move with Purpose and make every action count.

Success in this role means:

• Creating work that is both strategically sound and creatively outstanding.
• Becoming a trusted creative partner to clients and internal teams.
• Elevating the quality of ideas, execution, and storytelling.
• Helping teams do their best work through clear feedback and mentorship.
• Balancing creativity with reliability, organization, and follow-through.
• Embracing AI as a tool to enhance creativity and efficiency.

At Designity, employment decisions are based on business needs, qualifications, and merit.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences; it’s what makes our team and our work stronger.