Mid Art Director

1 week ago


Sandton, South Africa Machine_ Full time

Company Description

MORE INFO ABOUT MACHINE

Machine is a through-the-line agency with strong digital roots. The agency is focussed on providing creative solutions to clients challenges, across any & all media channels. The agency uses insights to create impactful and accountable solutions that touch people at every point in their connected world.

We are a team of 100 in Joburg, and are part of the Publicis network - the fastest growing global network. Machine has a strong agency culture with big creative ambitions to match.

**Job Description**:
Do you have a passion for great creative ideas? Ideas that aren’t bound into a single channel or discipline? We’re looking for a middle-weight art director to join our studio: someone with the ability to create campaigns that consumers love and can’t wait to share. If you’re a high energy individual who’s obsessed with culture and willing to work hard and play hard, then you might just be who Machine_ is looking for. Experience in the FMCG will be advantageous.

**The role**:
To conceptualise and execute creative solutions that consistently and clearly communicate our clients’ brand identities, positioning and messaging through all brand touchpoints.

We’re looking for a person who can see the whole picture, build relationships both internally and with our clients, problem-solve effectively, and communicate exceptionally well.

If you have **two to four years’ experience**, have produced great work, and are looking to grow your skills across a variety of iconic brands, then please keep reading.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conceptualise and execute award-winning and results-driven creative ideas
- Manage visual identity of a brand / multiple brands
- Create print, editorial and digital layouts and oversee shoots
- Ensure consistency and integration of art direction across all communication channels
- Responsible for seeing the idea through the creative process to final sign off
- Work according to a client brief, showing understanding and relevance of the target market
- Develop your professional skills on a daily basis
- Ability to take on feedback, always looking to improve the work and yourself
- Ability to edit basic videos is a plus and/or basic motion graphics

**Business Skills**:

- Be well versed in the Adobe Creative Suite software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects).
- Superb inter-personal skills
- Conceptually minded with the ability and agility to switch between multiple brand tones when developing work for different brands.
- Ability to execute quickly and effectively; especially in response to trending topics
- Strong time management and self-management skills - reliability is key
- Ability to engage directly with client, present ideas, take and implement feedback.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.

**Application Requirements**:
As this role is for a conceptual & rollout Art Director please provide a robust portfolio of creative work demonstrating conceptual ability and creative problem across all communication channels.

**Qualifications**:
**Business Skills**:

- Be well versed in the Adobe Creative Suite software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects).
- Superb inter-personal skills
- Conceptually minded with the ability and agility to switch between multiple brand tones when developing work for different brands.
- Ability to execute quickly and effectively; especially in response to trending topics
- Strong time management and self-management skills - reliability is key
- Ability to engage directly with client, present ideas, take and implement feedback.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.

Additional Information
**Application Requirements**:
As this role is for a conceptual & rollout Art Director please provide a robust portfolio of creative work demonstrating conceptual ability and creative problem across all communication channels.


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