Midweight Art Director

Key purpose: The company is searching for a dynamic midweight Art Director to work closely with a highly capable team. Responsibilities Develop an overall visual concept that communicates to a target audience within the scope of the brand and creative brief supplied Work cohesively with their team, conceptualizing ideas and designs, formulating artwork, and storyboards based on the client's specifications Working closely within their team to develop top quality advertising and promotional campaigns within the parameters of the client brief Design and craft concepts into original, relevant and impactful communications; Follow through to the completion of the job whilst maintaining explicit attention to detail and adhering to project timelines Manage multiple accounts that require working within budgets and scheduling requirements Scamping, sketching and storyboarding ideas in order to obtain approval from the Creative Group Head and Client Art Direction of photoshoots, briefing and working with photographers and Production. Pitch creative work with confidence Minimum requirements Minimum of three to five years experience as an Art Director at a reputable Advertising Agency Tertiary Qualification in Art Direction, Design, Packaging / Art Theory (or similar) would be ideal Conceptual ability and solid design skills with a portfolio that demonstrates this (ideally award winning) Mac proficiency (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) Must be self-managed and able to complete projects with limited supervision Integrity, energy and creativity Self-disciplined with excellent attention to detail Ability to work under pressure in a close knit team environment