Creative Director

**Job Title**:Creative Director

**Location**:Singapore

**A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROLE**:
In a highly competitive and saturated market place creating visually stunning, impactful and effective creative work is essential. To help us deliver this we are looking for a strong, inspirational Creative Director renowned for their work across this category - to join us on our journey.

As a senior member, the Creative Director will be working directly for some of the most renowned brands in the world and one of the largest advertisers in the industry.

The Creative Director will effectively and efficiently oversee and direct conceptual and copy projects, and will ultimately be responsible for the quality of ideas and the end-to-end copy execution of jobs, from brief through to implementation and delivery. The Creative Director will have responsibility for overseeing multiple simultaneous live projects, each one typically assigned a Copywriter or Designer, who, in collaboration with the Project Manager, will report to the Creative Director for the duration of the project.

We are looking for a multi-skilled creative that will direct, inspire, lead and support all levels of copy and creative talent across the account, defining and advancing a positive and highly productive design culture for our team.

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:

- To work with the GAD and BD to define and implement the creative strategy for the studio.
- To motivate and influence the creative team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.
- To proactively monitor the quality of copy & design projects being produced and submitted by leading internal review sessions and seeking feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.
- To oversee and manage the timely delivery of all jobs / projects going through the studio, always taking into consideration the clients' requirements and expectations.
- To investigate, propose and implement innovative ways of delivering creative services to maximise efficiency and productivity.
- To actively oversee and manage team meetings, forward scheduling meetings and work review meetings.
- To manage, oversee and coordinate the sharing of knowledge and the facilitation of learning within the team and all other employees to improve business practices, refine processes, aid and promote the development of creative ideas and introduce new services.
- To organise monthly work / successes / learnings presentations to the wider SMT team to showcase work from the studio/team managed.
- Attend client meetings, present work, discuss needs and identify opportunities.
- To assign creative leads and develop accounts and creative teams.
- To work actively with the workflow / studio manager in coordinating the effective allocation of design resource, facilitating information from colleagues, business managers and staff. In order to provide effective resource support to meet client demands and to cover flexible working, holiday and sick leave requirements in the most economical manner.
- To act as brand guardian to ensure all design collateral produced by the creative team is faithful to the client's brand guidelines.
- To ensure all brand digital guidelines, and other mandatory processes and guidelines are always followed by the creative team and to be the final gatekeeper for all creative work before delivery.
- To work actively with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the highest level of client service from all creative team members.
- To manage, train and mentor staff and oversee their professional development through the setting of SMART objectives and PDPs, offering knowledge, motivation, support and experience as required, including but not limited to their creative and technical skill, so as to increase productivity, staff retention and enhanced staff morale.
- With the assistance of Design Team Leaders, ensure all staff members accurately record timesheets and show positive billable utilisation rates within their timesheets..
- Other ad-hoc duties as and when required.

**Key responsibilities**:

- To work with the wider SMT to establish creative strategy for the account.
- To motivate and influence the creative team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.
- To proactively monitor the quality of design projects being produced and submitted by leading internal review sessions and seeking feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.
- To oversee and manage the timely delivery of all jobs / projects going through the studio, always taking into consideration the clients' requirements and expectations.
- To investigate, propose and implement innovative ways of delivering copy services to maximise efficiency and productivity.
- To actively oversee and manage team meetings, forward scheduling meetings and work review meetings.
- To manage, oversee and coordinate the sharing of knowledge and the facilitation of learning within the team and all other employees to impro