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About the job
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for understanding the goals of our clients and be able to oversee creative project strategy to project completion. By having a knowledge of emerging technologies in the area, this candidate will be able create cross-channel deliverables to clients that meet their needs.
Responsibilities
- Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with other members of the creative team.
- Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience.
- Manage and supervise multiple projects within the agency.
- Take work from concept to ?nal execution within deadlines.
- Present completed ideas to client/team members.
- Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices in design, video and content production.
- Integrate technical and visual solutions into a creative concept
- Understand trends within the scope of client’s industry.
- Review and ensure output is visually appealing, functional in the market place and on brand.
- Where instructed, evaluate creative performance and guide improvements.
- Offer fresh, interesting creative ideas to clients.
- Manage multiple projects, with the ability to switch from one to the other seamlessly
- Meet deadlines and stay within budget constraints
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of campaign objectives and devise strategies to achieve them
- Participate actively in brainstorming meetings and drive creative sessions.
- Stay updated on appropriate style guidelines and brand voice for consistency in messaging per project.
- Strong conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from print to interactive to broadcast.
- Lead presentations and effectively communicate a creative vision
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in visual communications or other related fields
- At least 4 years' of digital and print design or advertising experience
- Knowledge of social platforms (Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, etc.)
- Breadth of style and design capability
- ARCON Certification is an added advantage
Skills Required
- Strong conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from print to interactive to broadcast.
- Pro?ciency with required tools in line with field of practice.
- Effective time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to present creative work internally and to clients.
- Ability to collaborate with copywriters and graphic designers.
- Ability to collect and interpret feedback.
- A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives.
- Ability to critically communicate and persuade around design concepts.
- Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.
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