Creative Director (artdesign)

Location: Knsyna
Work model: Primarily in-office. If you need to relocate for the role you can work remotely for your first 3 months and then relocate thereafter.
Salary: R80 000 - R100 000 CTC

Why youd want to work here

• Work with meaning helping brands find clarity purpose and momentum
• A people-first culture with refreshing candour real trust and bold thinking
• A team that backs you your voice is heard and your ideas are welcomed
• High standards strong craft and space to grow your leadership impact

About our client
A global branding and marketing agency is looking for an exceptional Creative Director to define and lead their creative vision across client work campaigns and internal initiatives. Youll guide a multidisciplinary team to produce brave strategically sound work thats built to last and youll be hands-on with clients leadership and new business too.

What the job involves

• Defining and communicating the overarching creative vision across projects and touchpoints
• Partnering with clients to understand objectives present concepts confidently and refine work
• Leading inspiring mentoring and growing a multidisciplinary creative team
• Collaborating with strategy account management and leadership to align creative with business goals
• Holding final creative approval and ensuring consistently exceptional craft and quality
• Managing timelines budgets and resourcing to deliver on time and within scope
• Staying ahead of trends tools and emerging tech to keep the work fresh and modern
• Leading new business pitches and presentations with clarity confidence and polish

What you need to be considered

• 5 years experience in a dedicated creative leadership role (agency background preferred)
• A standout portfolio demonstrating exceptional strategic creative work (campaigns brand identities and design systems)
• Proven experience leading pitches and presenting creative thinking to senior stakeholders
• Strong ability to set creative direction and bring it to life across channels and formats
• High bar for craft consistency and detail with the confidence to make calls and elevate the work
• Strong people leadership: mentoring feedback performance support and team development
• Solid project oversight skills (timelines scope prioritisation resourcing)
• A collaborative low-ego working style and comfort partnering across disciplines

Bonus points if you

• Bring experience across both brand and integrated campaign work
• Have a strong point of view on emerging creative tech and how it supports better output
• Can show examples of building team capability and improving creative systems/ways of working
• Have a history of winning awards