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Jobs offered South Africa

Creative Director

Remuneration:market-related 
Location:Sandton
Job level:Junior
Type:Contract
Reference:#CREATIVEDIRECTORHLJH
Company:TBWA South Africa


Role profile

Job title:

Creative director

Key purpose:

Develop strong relationships with both existing and potential clients, gaining a deep understanding of the brands under management to interrogate any brief or strategy effectively. Guide clients, creative teams, and production to deliver world-class strategy, ideas, execution, and results.
1) Strategic responsibilities (clients)
  • Define and support the desired corporate vision and values, utilising disruptive methods when appropriate.
  • Set the optimal strategic direction aligned with the corporate vision, using disruptive techniques when possible.
2) Operational responsibilities (creative department)
  • Assist executive creative directors in building the creative reputation of Hunt Lascaris.
  • Take accountability for ensuring all creative output consistently meets high-quality standards.
  • Lead creative teams to produce and craft original and impactful ideas, art direction, and copy, proactively or in response to briefs.
  • Present creative work clearly, professionally, and impactfully, both internally and externally.
  • Stay informed on trends, popular culture, and relevant ideas to ensure the work remains innovative and contemporary.
  • Demonstrate a passion for continual refinement and improvement of craft.
  • Contribute to enhancing the company’s reputation through local and international awards.
3) Key relationships (strategy and account management)
  • Maintain strong relations with senior members of client teams.
  • Collaborate with strategy and account management to manage creative team expectations and seek opportunities to improve the work.
  • Work with strategy and account management to understand the client’s brand, helping manage projects that support the delivery of iconic work.
  • Foster collaboration within the creative department and across other Hunt Lascaris departments.
4) Business management
  • Develop and nurture client relationships to support the delivery of outstanding creative work.
  • Help schedule work efficiently, prioritising workload within creative teams to meet client expectations.
  • Participate in new business pitches and business development as needed.
  • Promote positive sentiment internally and externally to uphold the reputation of Hunt Lascaris.
  • Serve as an inspirational role model.
5) People and collaboration
  • Help shape the creative department to meet the evolving needs of Hunt Lascaris and its clients.
  • Communicate business goals to teams and articulate the creative contribution of these goals to the chief creative officer or executive creative directors.
  • Inspire, coach, and guide creative teams to foster individual and collective improvement.
  • Support proactive recruitment and staff development.
  • Assist in setting objectives for the department and in managing budgets.
  • Lead accurate work time recording for yourself and your teams.
Knowledge and experience required
  • Over five years as a creative director in a leading creative agency or company with the capability to generate, guide, sell, and produce world-class ideas for Hunt Lascaris and its clients.
Skills and educational requirements
  • Exceptional creative ability
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Proficient presentation skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Diverse creative skills (art, copy, and beyond)
  • Decisive and clear communicator
  • Technical understanding of TV and content production, edits, sound, music, voice, and direction
Optional extras:

Influence and thought leadership, lecturing experience, blog or editorial skills, poetry, After Effects, 3D rendering, illustration, editing, design, songwriting, sound production, or artistic skills.

Behavioural attributes:

Inspirational, ambitious, determined, courageous, collaborative, creatively expressive, adaptable, with a strong sense of accountability for the accounts and work managed.

Posted on 28 Oct 12:20, Closing date 26 Nov

TBWA
We develop business-changing, culture-defining and award winning ideas for brands. Ranked in the top 3 regional networks in Africa and consistently in the top 10 global agencies.
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