Senior Art Director

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Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Founded in Paris in 1926, we are present in more than 100 countries as leaders in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation. Two of its biggest solution hubs in Singapore - Publicis Communications and Publicis Media & Digital.

Publicis Communications, the creative communications hub of the Publicis Groupe, is a collective of the most passionate, purposeful, and progressive creative agencies in Singapore. They are Publicis Worldwide, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Prodigious, and MSL.

Publicis Media & Digital, which is comprised of global media agency brands Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, and Performics, is powered by digital-first, data-driven global practices that together, help our clients navigate the modern media landscape.

Our two other solution hubs, Publicis Sapient and Publicis Commerce, empower businesses to embrace digital transformation and equip them with a total commerce experience.

We’re looking for a highly creative, passionate and detail-oriented senior creative or art director with over 6 years experience working part of a design studio or creative team.

What you will do:

1. Conceptualise and design for a variety of audiences, brands, and industries, with the ability to move from one client to another without an issue
2. Produce creatives in a variety of formats and channels including static and animated content such as: key visuals, illustrations, motion graphics, web design
3. Design for a variety of communications touch points including print, social media, digital, OOH, media drops and experiential design
4. Participate in group brainstorms and working sessions
5. Strategise, manage and execute the visual style of campaigns from art direction, styling, storyboarding, photo shooting and editing
6. Support new business by playing an active role in proposal development and pitch presentation
7. Coach and support the growth of our junior and mid-weight designers

Required skills:

1. Possess a deep understanding of layout, typography, photography and art direction
2. Confident to lead the entire creative process of a project or campaign from ideation to execution
3. Able to help guide strategy and ideation holistically including conceptual development, design and copy
4. Experience in working collaboratively with account management teams, creative directors, photographers, designers and other vendors/ collaborators in bringing ideas to life
5. Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines, often while working independently
6. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with focus on Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe XD is a plus
7. Ability to express ideas clearly and confidently
8. Strong desire to define the look and feel of what is next in creativity and design and an interest in the latest design trends, technology and social media

Personal attributes:

1. Ability to take the lead, set art direction and execute when needed
2. Ability to manage time effectively and establish priorities while maintaining a level of flexibility in light of concurrent feedback
3. A motivated self-starter, with strong attention to detail and consistent in your approach and execution no matter the size of the project
4. Curious, enthusiastic, and eager to develop your skills and perspective