Freelance Mid-Senior Art Director

The PR Team is searching for a Freelance Art Director/Designer to work across some of SA’s best and biggest clients to produce truly great work. 
If you're an award-winning, creatively-tuned mid-weight to senior art director who is inherently able to interpret how the potential market will react to an advertising proposal, and compose written material to advertise products and services, then you might be who we're looking for. In order to deliver exceptional quality, award-winning work, the following tasks and responsibilities need to be fulfilled:
Study products and services to decide the main selling feature
Create ideas for advertising and promotion, together with copywriters
Consult with clients to obtain a clear understanding of their visual communication requirements and develop design roughs (visual or sketches)
Produce advertisements for newspapers, radio, television, cinema screens, billboards, catalogues and for displays in shops – this involves using techniques such as photography, illustration and computer-generated imagery
Supervision of all production stages
Key requirements in terms of education and experience for this position include:
A relevant qualification in art direction/design, preferably from an advertising school
At least three years' experience working on BTL, TTL and ATL campaigns in an agency environment
An indication of previously won awards
An up-to-date and blindingly genius portfolio is a must
The ability to work under extreme pressure and meet tight deadlines
Excellent communication and marketing skills and a proven ability to work well in teams
An observant and inquisitive approach to people and their environment
Insight into human behavior and motivational needs
Creativity and originality is an absolute must-have trait
A sense of colour and form that is second to none
At Ogilvy we celebrate diversity for the benefit of both our clients and employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we invite all applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for this position should you fit our criteria.
The Talent Team at Ogilvy appreciates your interest in the agency and thanks you for your application. However due to high volumes of applications received we will only be able to contact candidates that have met the minimum recruitment criteria. If you have not heard from the Ogilvy Talent Acquisition Team within 6 weeks of application, please note that you were not shortlisted for this particular role and your application has been unsuccessful.