Mid-weight Art Director at Wunderman Thompson

How You Will Spend Your Time
Conceptualise and execute high quality creative solutions based on strategy for a client within an allocated time and budget

• Understand client strategies, business problems and briefs, and translate these into creative solutions and executions.
• Know and understand clients’ corporate identities and needs.
• Working with a copywriter to conceptualise and execute great ideas.
• Crafting and finish to the highest possible standard all artwork relating to a specific job or campaign
• Art direct projects to maintain and grow the brand’s identity and stature.
• Maintaining brand consistency through various channels and platforms
• Brief and art direct photographers/photoshoots
• Brief and art direct illustrators
• Liaise with the Traffic Department to ensure the job deadline is adhered to.
• Briefing and coordinate with production and repro – especially on retouching and final make-ups.
• Reviewing work with the Creative Director & Strategy, followed by AM.
• Delivering presentations to pitch concepts to AM and Client
• Work within a highly charged team environment and be a support to fellow team members.
• When required review work and provide feedback to junior team members
• To interpret briefs and execute the designs according to client style guides and creative intelligence.
• Work accurately.
• Liaise effectively and clearly with Traffic, Art Directors, AM, production, repro, and suppliers.
• Work within allocated time and budget

Qualifications/ Experience

• Matric
• Design degree or relative advertising school diploma/certificate
• Must have 3-4 years industry experience.