Senior Creative Director: Art, Digital & AI Innovation

Publicis Groupe; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Publicis Groupe Africa is seeking a Creative Director — Art Director to translate the client partnership’s ambition into distinctive, craft-focused work. You will lead concept development and visual direction across major campaigns and experiences, mentoring multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring integrated, digital-first execution across channels.

You will combine world-class art direction with culture, technology, AI, and new production models, delivering strong concepts, visual excellence

Formación

• 10+ years’ experience in creative leadership roles.
• Highly conceptual individual with at least 5 projects.
• Exceptional strategic thinking with 3 concrete examples.
• Led TTL campaigns and pure digital campaigns with 4+ examples.
• Strong understanding of digital platforms across channels.
• Proven track record of international/local awards (Cannes/Loeries/etc.).
• At least 1 international and 1 local gold medal.
• Demonstrated ability to handle conflicts effectively.
• Solid knowledge of existing/emerging technologies & platforms.
• Comfortable with AI as part of daily creative practice.

Responsabilidades

• Lead concept development and visual direction across major campaigns.
• Guide multi-disciplinary teams and maintain core idea through production.
• Run brainstorms and workshops to push ambitious ideas.
• Stay connected to SA culture and global creative trends.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and present ideas.
• Balance ambition with business relevance, feasibility and timing.
• Oversee visual language, design systems, and aesthetic direction.
• Drive integrated, platform-neutral thinking across channels.
• Champion responsible AI use in ideation, prototyping and production.

Conocimientos

10+ years exp

Conceptual thinker

Strategic thinking

TTL campaigns

Digital platforms

Awards winner

Gold medals

Conflict handling

AI readiness

Tech savvy

Herramientas

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

After Effects

Figma

PowerPoint

ChatGPT

DV360

Facebook Creative Hub

3D Animation

Descripción del empleo

Publicis Groupe Africa is seeking a Creative Director — Art Director to translate the client partnership’s ambition into distinctive, craft-focused work. You will lead concept development and visual direction across major campaigns and experiences, mentoring multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring integrated, digital-first execution across channels.

You will combine world-class art direction with culture, technology, AI, and new production models, delivering strong concepts, visual excellence