Job Description

Company Description



We are looking for a Senior Art Director to join our multi-disciplinary team creating integrated campaigns for one of South Africa's biggest FMCG brands. This role requires a strong understanding of global consumer brands, digital design, customer experience, concept and craft.

You're an experienced Senior Art Director with at least 8 years' experience who has worked on FMCG brands across multi-platform campaigns, from planning to briefing to execution. You've got a portfolio of work that includes traditional, retail and digital advertising.

You understand global brands and how they connect with consumers in local markets. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with periods of high-volume workload and short turnaround times. You have a bit of a thing for retail and how brands create unique experiences for consumers across a range of media and environments. You're curious and consume both digital and traditional media, from good old-fashioned radio to the hottest new niche on TikTok.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years professional art direction experience working in an advertising agency or in-house creative team with a solid portfolio of work that demonstrates craft, conceptual thinking and attention to detail.
• Fluent with the software tools of the trade, from design and layout to Powerpoint and Keynote.
• You are comfortable with animation and After Effects and can create animated digital assets for GDN / Meta / TikTok.
• Great communication and collaboration skills, enjoy working with mentoring juniors.
• You're comfortable leading shoots, be they stills, film or social media content.
• Strong presentation skills.

Additional Information

Publicis Group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on Qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation action candidates or designated groups.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Publicis Groupe