Art Director - Job Details

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Job title: Art Director
Reference code: artdirector
Job category: Art Director
Position status: Vacant Min Salary (p/m): R15000
Position type: Permanent Max Salary (p/m): R20000
City: Sunninghill  
Description
Contractual work for 12 months with option to renew for a further 12 months.

Preferably to be contractually employed using their own Mac.


Job Description:
To conceptualize and through creative thinking using your imaginary design skills, produce outstanding award winning creative work within the scope of the brand and creative brief supplied and present to client.
Scope of Responsibility
To act as directed by the Strategic Brief. To execute and set-up each and every job in a precise and concise manner to be able to reproduce for repro and print.
Delegated Responsibilities
The responsibility vests in the attitude, behavior, determination and accountability to pursue all avenues in order to ensure that the end product / design craft is of high standard. By taking ownership, pride and the use of all available resources, the end product / design craft should project a keen attention to detail.
Skills required
Exceptional drawing skills (as in slick rendering and scamps) a necessity for Art Directors and nice to have for designers
Exceptionally fast conceptual skills
Capable of driving copy and guiding the response mechanisms
Thorough understanding of promotional activities and experiential marketing disciplines
A portfolio that demonstrates these skills beyond a shadow of a doubt and the results of the activities to prove it
Finely honed design skills and latest techniques – graphic designer
Capability to take on campaigns with multi-element tasks which require a concept & a thought through process, briefing the Copywriters with specific objectives and tasks at hand
Fully Mac literate in all relevant programs

The applicant will be working closely with a team of Client Service personnel
Personal Attributes
• Team Player
• Hardworking, conscientious
• Creative thinker – cross boundaries to conceptualize
• Work under pressure
• Goal orientated achiever
• Pro-active thinker
Key Responsibilities (Broad description)
• Art Directing / Designing
• Conceptualizing
• Copy checking
• Ensure deadlines are met
• Presentations
Routine Responsibilities
Using the MAC to produce high quality creative work.
Work closely with Copywriter and Client service team to develop award-winning advertising and promotional campaigns within the parameters of the creative brief – conceptualizing
Design & craft concepts into original, relevant and impactful communications and follow through to the completion of the job whilst maintaining explicit attention to detail and adhering to time scales
Give constructive input during a shoot and/or recording
Ensure that all deadlines are met, check every aspect of every job thus eliminating errors and work going out is of the highest quality
Skills Required
Advertising Qualification (minimum 3 years study), including the following courses:
• Art Direction
• Design
• Packaging
• Photography
• Art Theory
Or equivalent.
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