Junior Creative Director

1 week ago

Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time
Key Responsibilities:
  • Creative Leadership & Direction: Assist in leading creative teams to develop innovative concepts and campaigns that deliver on client objectives, while mentoring and inspiring junior team members.
  • Campaign Development: Work with the Creative Head and other team leads to develop concepts and creative strategies for retail clients across various media, including digital, social media, print, OOH, and in-store experiences.
  • Client Collaboration: Engage with clients directly to understand their needs, brand vision, and objectives. Present and articulate creative concepts to clients, incorporating feedback to refine and enhance ideas.
  • Brand Consistency: Ensure all creative work aligns with client brand guidelines, maintaining consistency across all touchpoints while bringing fresh, innovative ideas to the table.
  • Creative Conceptualising & Brainstorming: Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate original ideas that will drive engagement, improve customer experience, and help clients achieve business goals.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with designers, copywriters, and other creative team members to bring ideas to life, ensuring quality and consistency in execution across all deliverables.
  • Campaign Execution: Oversee the development and production of creative assets, ensuring that all work is delivered on time, meets quality standards, and stays within budget.
  • Mentorship: Provide guidance and feedback to junior creatives, helping them grow their skills and contribute effectively to the creative process.
  • Creative Presentation: Assist in preparing presentations for client meetings, clearly articulating creative ideas and concepts, and explaining how they will meet the clients objectives.
  • Trend Awareness: Stay informed on industry trends, retail innovations, and emerging creative technologies to ensure the agencys work remains cutting-edge and relevant to retail audiences.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • Creative Experience: 5 years of experience in a creative role, with a proven track record in retail advertising, branding, or consumer-facing campaigns. Experience working on integrated campaigns across digital, social, print, and experiential is a plus.
  • Creative Concepting: Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to generate innovative ideas and creative solutions that align with brand objectives.
  • Leadership Potential: Demonstrated experience leading small teams or mentoring junior creatives, with the ability to inspire and nurture talent.
  • Collaboration Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with a diverse team of creatives, strategists, and account managers.
  • Strong Portfolio: A diverse portfolio that showcases your creative thinking, conceptual ability, and ability to execute high-quality work for retail or consumer brands.
  • Client-Facing Experience: Experience working directly with clients, presenting ideas, and incorporating feedback into creative work.
  • Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and quality control throughout the creative process, ensuring work is polished and meets client expectations.
  • Time Management: The ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present and defend creative ideas to clients and internal teams.
  • Advantageous - Retail Knowledge: Understanding of retail brands and how to create engaging, on-brand experiences across multiple channels.

  • Junior Creative Director

    1 week ago

    Durban, South Africa Jobted ZA C2 Full time

    Key Responsibilities: - Creative Leadership & Direction: Assist in leading creative teams to develop innovative concepts and campaigns that deliver on client objectives, while mentoring and inspiring junior team members. - Campaign Development: Work with the Creative Head and other team leads to develop concepts and creative strategies for retail clients...

  • Junior Creative Director

    1 week ago

    Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

    Key Responsibilities: Creative Leadership & Direction : Assist in leading creative teams to develop innovative concepts and campaigns that deliver on client objectives, while mentoring and inspiring junior team members. Campaign Development : Work with the Creative Head and other team leads to develop concepts and creative strategies for retail clients...

  • Creative Director

    1 month ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tryon Consultancy Full time

    **Role Overview**As a senior member of our creative team at Tryon Consultancy, you will be responsible for driving innovative and effective design solutions.We are seeking an experienced art director with a strong background in advertising and design.Key responsibilities will include:Developing original concepts and art direction in response to creative...

  • Creative Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Agency Full time

    **Role**: Creative Director **Location**: Johannesburg/ Cape Town/ KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa **ROLE MISSION** Working in partnership with our client, the Creative Director will be expected to demonstrate a range of skills and cross-functional experience, driving creative excellence throughout the client's portfolio as well as in internal projects as...

  • Integrated Creative Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa Ad Talent Africa Full time

    A full-service, multi-disciplinary agency is looking for an Integrated Creative Director to join the team. ResponsibilitiesLead the development of creative concepts that communicate to a target audience within the scope of the brand and creative brief suppliedBe an inspiration to their team whilst providing them with mentorship and career...

  • Creative Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

    Exciting opportunity for a Creative Director who is highly creative, a charismatic leader as well as a strategic thinker to join a branding and communications agency to work on key accounts. **Duties and Responsibilities**: - Leading and inspiring a team of designers and writers - Overseeing and generating creative ideas and projects - Taking...

  • Junior Account Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Agency Full time

    **Role**: Junior Account Director **Location**:Durban, South Africa (hybrid) **ROLE MISSION** Working in partnership with our client, the Junior Account Director will lead the team to create powerful and impactful creative content & adaptations. The role delivers an exceptional level of strategic thinking, client service and creative thinking, Management...

  • Creative Art Director

    4 weeks ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

    Talented Recruitment is seeking a highly skilled Midweight Graphic Designer to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to contribute to the development of engaging visual content for digital campaigns.About the RoleThis position is ideal for someone with 3 or more years of experience in a similar environment,...

  • Creative Visionary

    2 months ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa beBee Professionals Full time

    We are seeking a highly skilled Art Director to lead our creative team in Durban. The ideal candidate will have a degree in graphic design or a related field and at least 5 years of experience in a creative role. They will be responsible for developing concepts, overseeing design and production, and managing multiple projects. The successful candidate will...

  • Creative Lead

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Full time

    **Role**:Creative Lead **Location**:Durban, South Africa **ROLE MISSION** Working in partnership with our client, the Creative Lead will lead the team to deliver a vast range of different marketing material; from digital, motion, print to social, setting campaigns apart from those of competitors, whilst also leading and mentoring the creative team on-site...

  • Creative Director

    3 weeks ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tryon Consultancy Full time

    We are seeking a Creative Director to join our team at Tryon Consultancy, driving innovative solutions and exceptional results in advertising.The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 5-8 years' experience in the industry, with a strong background in design and advertising. A design diploma or equivalent is required, and TV & online experience would be...

  • Creative Retail Design Director

    6 days ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Talented Recruitment Specialists Full time

    Job Overview:Talented Recruitment Specialists is seeking a highly skilled Senior Graphic Designer to join our team in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Key Responsibilities:Campaign Execution: Develop and execute design concepts for retail clients across multiple platforms, including digital ads, social media content, email marketing, print, OOH, and in-store...

  • Creative Manager

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa Games Global Full time

    **Stormcraft Studios** is looking for an accomplished **Creative Manager**, to lead a talented team of creative and technical designers in their determined pursuit of awesomeness. As Creative Manager, you will collaborate in shaping and guiding the vision of all creative projects in the studio. Leveraging off your industry knowledge, you will help define...

  • Creative Group Head

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Agency Full time

    **Role**: Creative Group Head **Location**:Durban, South Africa (hybrid) **ROLE MISSION** Working in partnership with our client, the Creative Group Head will lead and create campaigns that are unexpected and purposeful. A person who can inspire teams and individuals to unlock their potential. An individual with the maturity, motivation and wisdom to...

  • Art Director

    1 week ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Agency Full time

    Established in 2004, **OLIVER** is the world's first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with...

  • Digital Campaign Creative Lead

    3 weeks ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

    We are looking for a Digital Campaign Creative Lead to join our team at Talented Recruitment. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Graphic Designer to take on a new challenge and develop their skills further.The ideal candidate will have 3 or more years of experience in a similar environment, with a relevant degree or diploma qualification....

  • Art Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa OLIVER Full time

    **Role**: Art Director **Location**:Durban, South Africa **THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...** - Content Innovation: Demonstrating innovative out-of-the-box ideation - Channel Exploitation: Developing expertise in multi-platform creative design - Client Sensitivity: Understanding problems from clients' perspective - Work &Time Management : Planning &...

  • Artistic Director

    2 months ago

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa beBee Professionals Full time

    We are seeking a highly skilled Art Director to lead our creative team in Durban. The ideal candidate will have a degree in graphic design or a related field and at least 5 years of experience in a creative role. They will be responsible for developing concepts, overseeing design and production, and managing multiple projects.The successful candidate will...

  • Art Director

    6 months ago

    Durban, South Africa Tryon Consultancy Full time

    Award winning Advertising Agency seeks a creative ART DIRECTOR to join their team. - To be a senior member of a dynamic creative team - Design & conceptual skills necessary. - TV & Online experience would be an advantage. - The applicant should have a design diploma or the equivalent thereof. - Experience in a broad spectrum of print-related work, with a...

  • Senior Art Director

    6 months ago

    Durban North, South Africa Schlemmer and Associates Full time

    A well-established Digital Advertising Agency based in Durban is looking for a Senior Art Director with at least 5 years' of experience in an Art Directing capacity. Strong Adobe Creative Suite experience is essential (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator) **Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent **Salary**: R30 000,00 - R35 000,00 per month Application...