Creative Group Head Art
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Job Description
Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke inhouse agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.
As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cuttingedge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decisionmaking empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Creative Group Head (Art)
Location: Durban South Africa (hybrid)
ROLE MISSION
Working in partnership with our client the Creative Group Head will lead and create campaigns that are unexpected and purposeful. A person who can inspire teams and individuals to unlock their potential. An individual with the maturity motivation and wisdom to convey the vision and values of the agency to staff. You will conceptualise and execute TTL creative solutions that consistently and clearly communicate our clients brand identities positioning and messaging through all brand touch points. You have to be able to see the whole picture build client relationships problemsolve effectively and communicate exceptionally well. If you have 8 years experience producing great work and are looking to grow your skills across a variety of famous clients keep reading.
THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...
- You are a team player with the ability to work independently
- You are able to remain calm in a highly pressurised environment
- You are strategic and creative mindset
- You are assertive
- You are accountable
- You are proactive
- You are resilient
- You are a problem solver and solution driven
- You must be deadline driven
- You are meticulous with attention to detail
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE
- Conceptualise and execute award winning creative ideas
- Lead and inspire Art Direction best practice
- Manage visual identity of a brand brands
- Interact with other agency teams/divisions to develop creative concepts
- Create social digital print TV OOH and editorial layouts and oversee shoots
- Ensure consistency and integration of art direction across all communication channels
- Responsible for seeing the idea through the creative process to final sign off
- Work to brief and show understanding and relevance to the target market
- Mentor junior and mid art directors
- Participate in new business initiatives from identifying opportunities to pitch development.
- Hands on creative development from concept to implementation. Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables.
- Oversee creative consultations with strategy and account teams to assure appropriate creative strategies adequacy/accuracy of input schedules budgets production support necessary reviews and client presentations.
WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL
- A tertiary degree or diploma in art direction and marketing/communications.
- 8 years of experience (preference will be given to candidates from agency environments)
- Great leadership skills.
- Strong portfolio of work.
- Strong conceptual ability.
- A solid understanding of the fundamentals in brand building.
- Hungry to make award winning work.
- Experience in throughtheline and digital advertising is crucial.
- The ability to guide creative teams to conceptualise and execute compelling ideas.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to balance working on projects and overseeing teams
- Willingness to review work and present to clients.
- Being comfortable in coordinating work schedules with traffic.
- Ability to build strong relationships with specific clients.
- Eagerness to judge award shows and represent the agency at conferences.
- Confidence to share knowledge with the agency.
- An eagerness to have fun
Business Skills:
- Be well versed in the Adobe Creative Suite software (Illustrator Photoshop InDesign After Effects).
- Superb interpersonal skills
- Conceptually minded with the ability and agility to switch between multiple brand tones when developing work for different brands.
- Ability to execute quickly and effectively; especially in response to trending topics
- Strong time management and selfmanagement skills reliability is key
- Proactive ready to solve problems in the positive
- Ability to engage directly with client present ideas take and implement feedback.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Lots of agencies say theyre different. OLIVER is.
OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brands organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology we build specialist dedicated inhouse agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.
Established in 2004 our model is now driven by over 4000 people working across more than 200 inhouse agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian Unilever Barclaycard PepsiCo AXA The AA Adidas BMW Post Office and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG) which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set design experience and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.
OUR VALUES
We are a company built on our values we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.
BeAmbitiousto succeed
BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible
BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work
Bealways learningand listeningto understand
BeResultsfocusedto exceed expectations
As an employer we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression sexual orientation race religion ethnicity age neurodiversity disability status or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Our values shape everything we do:
BeAmbitiousto succeed
BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible
BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work
Bealways learningand listening to understand
BeResultsfocused to exceed expectations
Be actively proinclusive and antiracist across our community clients and creations
OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with sciencebased emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.
Employment Type
Full Time
