Group Head: Copy: Creative Ad Agency

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Viv Gordon Placements Full time

We have a wonderful opportunity for a heavyweight wordsmith A highly creative integrated agency is on the hunt for a highly experienced, Copy-based Group Head at their Johannesburg office.

In this amazing role, you will work on multiple brands alongside a team of award-winning creatives. You will have the skills required to create memorable work.

The position will see you playing a vital role in conceptualising original solutions and ensuring they are grounded both in brand and consumer insight, as well as the client's brief.

You'll need to be very hands-on and be able to provide mentorship for junior teams. Show us your dazzling portfolios to make this exciting role yours

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute outstanding integrated campaigns.
  • Generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfil the client's brief.
  • Drive creative excellence, proactivity and innovative thinking across agency and client.
  • Understand the client's strategy and business context, and always aim to do work that performs.
  • Build a strongly collaborative relationship with the broader team, partners and clients.
  • Nurture, inspire and motivate the team.
  • Lead pitches, awards and new business presentations when required.
  • Casting or review of cast of actors/voices for TV, radio, or content films
  • Liaising with photographers, typographers, designers etc.
  • Visiting and assessing locations for potential shoots.
  • Working on location.
  • Push craft to make the work shine.

Requirements:

  • Relevant Degree/Diploma
years relevant agency experience

  • Clear copy skills craft, insight, argument
  • Talented, motivated leader
  • A proven track record in producing innovative campaigns
  • Ability to articulate creative concepts clearly and succinctly and great presentation skills are essential
  • An understanding of and keep up to date with the latest creative trends
  • Mentorship of junior creatives
  • Have an eye for detail
  • Inspirational
  • Provocative
  • Courageous
  • Passionate
  • Nurturing
  • A team player
  • Trusted
  • Ideas obsessed.

City:
Cape Town

Country:
South Africa

Level of Expertise:
Senior

Remuneration:
Negotiable

Reference Number:
#Tam752

Tamara Wolpert:

GM & Consultant

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