Group Head - Art Director

Our Cape Town office is looking for a creative group head to join our TTL Team.
Role Summary:

The creative group head reports to the Creative Director and is responsible for creative leadership in the team.  This role is a senior creative role and as such the creative vision and influence of the Creative Group Head will be felt across the team.  It requires someone who is solutions-driven, and conceptual, to be able to conceptualise campaign strategies and translate them into high quality ATL and digital campaigns from concept to completion in accordance with brand guidelines with a great, can-do attitude and innate ability to lead a vibrant creative team.

Responsibilities:


Help foster an environment in which great, effective work is consistently produced.


Develop creative ideas that successfully translate the client’s brand and business requirements into an ATL and digital marketing environment, including selecting the right advertising channel across ATL, BTL, digital and integrated.


Develop a constructive working relationship with internal teams and assist in building creative rationales.


Share knowledge and build excitement of creative trends within the team.


Respond quickly to team needs, providing support and constructive feedback.


Work closely with the client service and traffic teams on daily aspects of projects.


Desire to bring newness and freshness to brands.


Hands-on guidance of the team (motivating, day-to-day coaching) toward development of effective, engaging creative solutions.


Being a working creative as well, to set standards and ensure we deliver the highest quality of work


Be able to contribute strategically


Invest time in staying abreast of innovation in communication and championing new ideas in the agency.

REQUIREMENTS
Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:


Matric and relevant tertiary qualification.


At least 7+ years working in a creative (art director) role which at least 2 + years have been in a senior / leadership capacity leading a team and preferably within an agency envirenment.


At least 3 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment.


A powerful creative portfolio that demonstrates originality, innovation and problem-solving.


Hard-working and pro-active.


Strong communication skills.


Good understanding of how to run a campaign and push process in order to meet the objective of the brief.


Team player.


Ability to work under extreme pressure.


Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, utilise resources, identify and address problems, meet deadlines, and stay within scope.
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