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Role includes but is not limited to: 

• Working in a team under the leadership of a Creative Director to conceptualise and execute campaigns based on both client and internal briefs
• Present work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives
• Be skilled in design and conceptualization
• Someone with the skill set to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough designs for a national fashion retail client.
• Maintain exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail
• Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments
• Have an eternally positive disposition especially when the going gets rough

Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification

• At least 5 years’ experience as an Art Director/Conceptual Designer in a large/integrated Advertising Agency
• At least 5 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment
• Experience with digital design across all channels; web design; designing of E-commerce websites; animations and social media.
• Experience in high-volume environments with fast turnarounds.

Strong Conceptual Design ability preferred

• Great presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• A powerful creative portfolio that demonstrates originality, innovation and problem-solving
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, utilise resources, identify and address problems, meet deadlines, and stay within scope.
• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker
• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail.
• Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectivesative thinker
• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail.
• Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives.
• Experience in presenting campaigns to creative heads and clients.

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Our ideal candidate:

• Has a proven track record of writing for TV, radio and social platforms
• Able to work across various target markets, platforms and channels
• Willing to learn and understand retail brands
• Keeps a cool head and delivers exceptional results under pressure, against fast and tight deadlines and in volume
• Able to work collaboratively in a team and is resourceful; focused and level-headed
• Must be Cape Town based and willing to work in office as well as from home

Requirements

Minimum relevant experience required:

• Relevant degree/diploma in Copywriting is a bonus
• Or can demonstrate Copywriting experience.
• Relevant years work experience as a Copywriter in an advertising agency (a strong television, radio and social portfolio is required)
• Solid knowledge/understanding of digital platforms in conjunction with more traditional channels essential
• Solid working knowledge and understanding of social content including would be a plus:
• SEO and SEM
• AdWords
• Analytics Reporting

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Summary of main duties:

• Translate the brief and the strategic requirements into a compelling creative solution
• Presentation of work to the Creative Group Head and/or Creative Director
• Be the custodian and creator of the copy, tone and language style of the Client's brand
• Together with an Art Director, generate effective, innovative and compelling creative concepts for individual ads or campaigns based on sound strategies
• Pro-actively identify creative digital trends and opportunities
• Direct and produce effective, impactful and compelling advertising that reflects insight into the task, the brand and the target market
• Take ownership of your tasks and actively manage the creative process to progress towards deadline

Requirements

Qualifications required:

• Relevant degree/diploma
• Be proficient in PowerPoint/Keynote, MS Word

Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:

• Revelant years’ conceptual copywriting experience within an advertising agency
• Strong conceptual ability
• Advanced brand copywriting
• Attention to detail
• A solid portfolio that reflects creative copywriting proficiencies – both ATL and Digital work
• Understanding of advertising as a selling tool  
• Capability to take on campaigns with multi-element tasks which require a concept and a thought through process
• Accept guidance and respond well to criticism 
• Resilient – can accept setbacks 
• Finely honed copywriting skills and latest techniques
• Have a great sense of humour
• Have a basic understanding of writing for SEO and keywords
• AdWords, Analytics, Reporting
• Must demonstrate creative insight and brilliance for client solutions across all media platforms
• Create copy across multiple channels
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list 
• Lead brainstorms and conceptualization
• Lead the craft and design of an idea
• Detail-obsessed big thinker, passionate and hard-working, self-motivated team player with the ability to grasp a client's strategy and brand, and deliver beautiful, insightful, polished work