Creative Director: Award-Winning Ad Leader (Port Elizabeth)

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a visionary Creative Director for its Port Elizabeth operation to steer high-profile campaigns across digital, TV, print and social media. You will shape brand storytelling and guide a talented team of art directors, copywriters and designers to elevate the agency’s creative profile with award-winning concepts.

You will collaborate with management, strategy and production, present ideas confidently to clients, stay ahead of market trends, and ensure brand consistency in a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior creative role within an advertising agency, with leadership experience.
• A powerful portfolio showing a diverse range of successful advertising campaigns across various media.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, and manage creative teams.
• Strong understanding of branding, marketing strategy, and consumer insights.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to influence clients.
• Experience with digital marketing, social media campaigns, and content creation.
• Strategic thinker with proactive, collaborative attitude.
• Experience working within the Port Elizabeth advertising landscape is beneficial.
• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptualization and development of innovative and compelling advertising campaigns for a diverse client portfolio.
• Oversee the creative process from brief to final execution, ensuring all work meets the highest standards of quality and originality.
• Inspire, mentor, and manage a team of creative professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Collaborate closely with account management, strategy, and production teams to ensure creative ideas are strategically sound and effectively implemented.
• Present creative concepts to clients, articulating the vision and rationale clearly and persuasively.
• Maintain a keen understanding of market trends, consumer behaviour, and emerging media to inform creative strategies.
• Ensure brand consistency and adherence to client brand guidelines across all creative output.
• Evaluate and select external vendors (e.g., photographers, illustrators, production houses) as needed.
• Champion creative excellence and innovation within the agency.
• Contribute to new business pitches and help expand the agency's client base.

Skills

Leadership

Branding

Strategic thinking

Team management

Presentation skills

Digital marketing

Visual storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Advertising/Marketing/Graphic Design/Communications

Job description

Placements24 seeks a visionary Creative Director for its Port Elizabeth operation to steer high-profile campaigns across digital, TV, print and social media. You will shape brand storytelling and guide a talented team of art directors, copywriters and designers to elevate the agency’s creative profile with award-winning concepts.

You will collaborate with management, strategy and production, present ideas confidently to clients, stay ahead of market trends, and ensure brand consistency in a