Creative Director - Sandton - TBWA South Africa

Description

Role Profile

Job Title: Creative Director

Key Purpose:

As a highly skilled Creative Director, you will build strong relationships with existing and potential clients, adding value to the brands they oversee. You will be knowledgeable about their needs and able to guide your teams in developing world-class strategies, ideas, execution, and results.

1) Strategic Responsibilities (Clients)

1. You will help define the desired corporate vision and values, utilizing disruption whenever possible, and align it with the best corporate strategic direction.
2. You will assist in setting the corporate strategic direction aligned to the vision, using Disruption whenever possible.

2) Operational Responsibilities (Creative Dept)

1. You will work closely with ECDs to build the creative reputation of Hunt Lascaris.
2. You will ensure that all creative output consistently meets the highest quality standards.
3. You will lead your creative teams in producing original and great ideas, art direction, and copywriting, proactively and in response to creative briefs.
4. You will present creative work internally and externally in a clear, professional, and impactful manner.
5. You will produce and craft original and great concepts, art direction, and copywriting proactively and in response to creative briefs.
6. You will stay aware of current trends, popular culture, ideas, and work to confidently stay ahead of the curve and relevant.
7. You will consistently develop and refine your craft, demonstrating a real passion for the work you do.
8. You will contribute to the shop window through local and international awards.

3) Key Relations (Strategy & Acc Man)

1. You will maintain good relations with senior members of client teams.
2. You will work closely with Strategy & Account Management to manage your creative teams' expectations and look out for opportunities to better the work.
3. You will work with Strategy & Account Management to understand clients' brands and manage projects to deliver iconic work.
4. You will encourage and facilitate collaboration within the creative department and other departments.

4) Business Management

1. You will develop a client relationship to support iconic creative work delivery.
2. You will help manage work scheduling efficiently to maximize creative resources by prioritizing workload.
3. You will participate in new business pitches and business development when required.
4. You will spread positive sentiment and avoid negative sentiments destructive to Hunt Lascaris' reputation.
5. You will be an inspiration and role model.

5) People/Collaboration

1. You will help develop the creative department to meet changing needs of Hunt Lascaris and its clients.
2. You will communicate business goals to your teams and identify creative contributions to these goals.
3. You will inspire, coach, and guide your teams for continuous improvement of individual and collective performance.
4. You will create clear and measurable development plans for yourself and your teams.
5. You will support proactive recruitment and development of staff.
6. You will be involved in setting objectives for the department and managing budgets.
7. You will lead accurate recording of work time for yourself and your teams.

Knowledge and Experience Required:

At least 5 years of experience as a Creative Director in a leading agency or company that has produced world-class ideas for Hunt Lascaris and its clients.

Skills and Educational Requirements:

• World-class creative ability.
• Ability to lead.
• Presentation skills.
• Strategically minded.
• Creatively diverse (art, copy, and other).
• Decisive.
• Ability to articulate themselves simply.
• Technical understanding of TV and content production, edits, sound, music, voice, and direction.

Optional Extras:

Influencer, opinion leader, lecturer, blog site, editorial experience, poetry, After Effects, 3D rendering, illustration, editing, design, songwriter, sound production, artist.

Behavioral Attributes:

Inspirational, ambitious, determined, courageous, collaborative, creatively expressive, something to prove, adaptable, embracing change, and accountable for the accounts and work managed.