Durban: Integrated Creative Director posted by Ad Talent Africa

A full-service, multi-disciplinary agency is looking for an Integrated Creative Director to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of creative concepts that communicate to a target audience within the scope of the brand and creative brief supplied
• Be an inspiration to their team whilst providing them with mentorship and career development
• Identify organic and unique growth opportunities across all markets and platforms
• Ensure proper workflow and integrated output through coordinating between Creative and other departments
• Partner with Strategy and Business Directors to ensure projects are delivered on strategy and to high standards of quality and creativity
• Conflict resolution and creative problem solving anticipate potential project problems and create solutions/contingency plans
• Researching and exploring best practice and trends and communicate them with the team
• Ensure work is delivered on brief, on time and to budget

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Creative Director within a reputable Advertising Agency (preferably from an art background)
• Lives our values by being courageous, curious and collaborative
• Demonstrate innovative out-of-the-box ideation with a portfolio that demonstrates this (ideally award-winning)
• Experience having worked across all channels / in a fully integrated nature
• Understanding client needs and partnering with them to deliver quality work
• Plan and execute work in a timely and efficient manner
• Team player who will lead by example and focuses on staff development