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  • Posted: Feb 25, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Taking the time to develop deep, long-lasting relationships with our clients and fully engage in their businesses has stood us in good stead, often leading to our own organic growth, starting with one brand and gaining others from within a client’s group portfolio. So too have the lessons we’ve learned, the systems we’ve implemented, the structures we’ve developed and the culture we’ve created; all of which allow us to provide creative solutions for a wide variety of clients across many fields. The proof? Today, we’re almost 300-staff strong and still growing.
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    Group Head: Art (Cape Town)

    Responsibilities

    Leadership

    • Oversee and mentor a team of art directors, providing guidance, support, and inspiration to foster their creative growth
    • Drive the development of innovative and compelling creative concepts that align with client objectives and brand identity
    • Ensure the highest standards of quality and execution in all creative deliverables
    • Lead and inspire Art Direction best practice
    • Ensure consistency and integration of art direction across all communication channels
    • Responsible for seeing the idea through the creative process to final sign off
    • 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

    Thinking

    • Collaborate with copywriters and other team members to develop the overarching creative strategy and big ideas for campaigns
    • Demonstrate a strong understanding of consumer insights and market trends to create relevant and engaging content
    • Think critically and creatively to solve complex challenges and generate unique solutions
    • Interact with other agency teams/divisions to develop creative concepts
    • Work to brief and show understanding and relevance to the target market

    Integration

    • Research and implement AI-powered design tools and techniques to streamline workflows and enhance creative output
    • Utilize AI algorithms for tasks such as generating design ideas, creating custom illustrations, and optimizing visual assets

    Proficiency

    • Stay up to date on the latest design software, hardware, and industry trends
    • Leverage technical skills to create visually impactful and technically sound designs
    • Create social, digital, print, TV, OOH and editorial layouts and oversee shoots

    Excellence

    • Manage the day-to-day operations of the art direction team, including workflow, deadlines, and – along with Traffic – optimal resource allocation to enable quality delivery
    • Ensure efficient and effective execution of creative projects, from concept to completion
    • Collaborate with production teams to ensure seamless transition of creative concepts into production
    • Oversee creative consultations with strategy and account teams to assure appropriate creative strategies, adequacy/accuracy of input, production support, necessary reviews, and client presentations

    Client Management

    • Present creative concepts to clients and effectively communicate the creative rationale and solution, ensuring all concepts are well thought-out, strategic, highly creative, and effectively answer the brief requirements
    • Build strong relationships with clients and foster trust and collaboration
    • Address client feedback objectively and openly, and make necessary adjustments to creative deliverables

    Retail Focus

    • Demonstrate a deep understanding of retail marketing and consumer behaviour
    • Develop creative concepts that are tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of the retail environment

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Tertiary degree or diploma in art direction and marketing and/or communications
    • 8+ years of experience (preference will be given to candidates from agency environments)
    • Strong conceptual ability demonstrated by an impressive portfolio of work
    • Experience in omni-channel advertising is crucial
    • Proven experience as a Creative Group Head or a similar leadership role in advertising or a related field
    • Strong portfolio showcasing exceptional creative concepts and execution across various channels
    • Ability to lead and inspire a team of creative professionals
    • Deep understanding of design principles, typography, and color theory
    • Excellent communication and presentation skills
    • Strong attention to detail and organizational ability
    • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
    • Passion for creativity and a commitment to delivering exceptional results
    • Ability to balance working personally on projects, as well as overseeing campaign development within your teams
    • Need to be able to work with Adobe Creative Suite software (Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, etc.)
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc.)
    • Team player with the ability to work independently, as well as collaborate with broader teams
    • Resilient, with ability to remain calm in a highly pressurized, fast-paced environment
    • Creative, out-of-the-box thinker with both a strategic and creative mind-set
    • People-focused, approachable, dependable, emotionally intelligent, empathetic and compassionate
    • Proactive and resilient, assertive, accountable and proactive
    • Problem-solver, deadline and solution driven
    • Meticulous with excellent attention to detail
    • May be required to work on alcohol brands and/or alcohol-related material

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