Creative Director

Welcome to the Disruption Company. As a Creative Director, you will be responsible for work produced on behalf of our clients, as well as any work created for our company, as the need may arise. You are required to conceptualise and/or supervise junior creative staff in order to ideate, produce and implement disruptive creative that solves our clients’ business problems, briefs or goals. You are also expected to maintain our company’s standards of creative excellence and, within reason, profitability.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Ideate, art direct and execute original and iconic creative concepts in response to client briefs, objectives or goals
- Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
- Develop disruptive creative that meets both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism
- Supervise, inspire and lead creative teams as well as the broader company in all aspects of the present and future creative landscape
- Collaborate effectively with Account Management, Planning and the broader creative team to develop disruptive and iconic work
- Present, share and review creative work with Executive Creative Director/s, Account Management and Planning Leads as well as members of the Management Team

**Communication Skills**
- Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, in English
- Communicate clearly & honestly with managers, peers and clients
- Must have excellent presentation skills

**Client Relationships**
- Establish, nurture and maintain client relationships at a mid to senior client level
- Collaborate with mid to senior clients to resolve business issues and/or working relationships
- Competently present and sell original creative work to clients of all levels

**Leadership Responsibilities**
- Manage multiple teams working under you
- Identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses of creative teams under your supervision to effectively mentor and nurture junior to mid-level creative talent
- Continuously inspire your peers, subordinates and the broader company on creative trends and developments through sharing and training

**Job Specifications**

Knowledge required

a. A minimum of 8 years working experience as a creative.

b. Minimum 10 years relevant experience and knowledge of marketing and advertising.

c. Thorough and contemporary knowledge and understanding of the latest innovations, trends and developments in our industry.

Skills required

a. Commercial and creative minded

b. Excellent relationship management

d. Skilled and proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or Keynote and Microsoft Word for writer-based Creative Directors

e. Leadership experience in managing account management and creative teams including supervising, training, organising, prioritising and allocating of work assignments

Attributes

a. Commitment to TBWA\ Group - whatever it takes attitude

b. Team player who is able to work under pressure to deliver and adhere to tight deadlines

c. Pro-active, meticulous and efficiency

d. Ability to work independently

e. Reliability with positive attitude

f. Hungry for more - driving / striving

g. Unlimited potential - an expert in their role

h. Manages down as well as up

i. Passionate - about your role, creativity and the agency

j. Exhilarated by change -pushing and thinking about what’s next

k. Cultural fit and contributes to culture

l. Open to feedback and acts on it accordingly and quickly

m. Disruptive in their thinking and approach to problem solving