Creative Director - Sandton
PUBLICIS GROUPE
Company Description Based in South Africa and working from the Johannesburg offices, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to play key roles in both the global creative leadership team based in Europe and our local team in Johannesburg - and have huge creative impact in both. Reporting to the Global Executive Creative Director in Europe, you will be the conduit between the brand creative direction and its ideation and execution by the Publicis Content Café in Johannesburg. CREATIVE LEADERSHIP Ability to provide visionary leadership for the local team, whilst upholding the Global standards of the central Strategic Business Unit. Ensure consistency and creative excellence across all channels and touchpoints. Develop and maintain solid working relationships with Creative Leads in multiple locations, fostering the Power of One culture. Ability to undertake briefs with great autonomy Ability to articulate creative decision-making and present to senior stakeholders with passion and conviction. A solutions-based outlook and approach to the day to day requirements that marry both production knowledge and understanding with a rigorous commitment to craft. HANDS-ON SKILLS Demonstrate exceptional hands-on skill, across static and moving assets. Uphold best-in-class craftsmanship across all outputs. An impeccable eye for detail, championing brand consistency across channels and formats Keen to stay at the forefront of emerging tools, trends and technologies to supercharge creative workflow. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, in multiple countries to oversee, feedback and develop creative. Strategic ART DIRECTION Experience with brand building and identity, for large scale brands. A solid understanding of producing comms across the customer journey, from Awareness through to Consideration and Purchase. Ability to translate brand strategy into tangible creative solutions, maintaining quality and impact. Quality assurance Implement and uphold stringent QC measures to ensure all creative outputs meet the highest standards. Conduct regular creative reviews to feedback, iterate and improve creative work, in line with Global brand guidelines. Production expertise A proven track record of production, from print, digital, social and experiential. Experience with live-action shoots, working with internal production teams and external suppliers to maintain a creative vision. Collaborate with external partners to deliver high -quality, on-budget productions. Able to manage and oversee post-production processes from editing, sound design, VO, grade to the desired creative output. An understanding of 3D, CGI production hugely beneficial. TEAM MANAGement Ability to work with Client Services / Traffic to ensure adequate creative resource allocation, balancing workloads and skillsets within the team. Conduct regular team meetings to facilitate communication and ensure overall creative alignment. Qualifications Minimum 10 years' experience in a senior creative role in leading creative agencies Experience working within global brand guidelines across all media Ability to ensure quality and accuracy of creative execution A driven and highly committed attitude Hunger to perfect deliverables large and small Solid communications skills (writing and speaking) in English, French a bonus Client facing experience/strong presentation skills A 'team player' who can bring together personalities across multiple geographies and build harmony within the developing culture. Additional Information Publicis Group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on Qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation action candidates or designated groups. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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