Associate Creative Director📣 إعلان

About Publicis Groupe Middle East

Publicis Groupe Middle East operates as part of Leo Burnett Worldwide, a global agency network founded in Chicago in 1935. Leo Burnett maintains a significant presence with 96 offices and nearly 10,000 employees globally, consistently making an impact across KSA, Lebanon, UAE, Egypt, and Jordan. The agency has been recognized as the #1 Creative Agency for Effectiveness in the World and Leo Burnett UAE claimed the top spot in the WARC Effective 100. Further accolades include "Most Innovative Company" by Fast Company, and in 2024, Leo Burnett UAE was ranked #1 most Effective Agency and secured #1 Agency and Network of the Year at MENA Effies 2023 and Dubai Lynx in 2023 and 2024. The agency's core philosophy, Humankind, emphasizes the power of creativity to transform human behavior by focusing on people and purpose.

Role Overview

Publicis Groupe Middle East is seeking an Associate Creative Director for a full-time position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role focuses on the visual design and art direction of advertising campaigns, involving the development of creative concepts in collaboration with various agency disciplines, including copywriters and designers. The Associate Creative Director ensures visual design aligns with overall campaign strategy and effectively communicates the intended message to the target audience. The position also involves a managerial aspect, mentoring team members, particularly art directors and designers, and overseeing the production of visual elements to maintain high standards. This leadership role includes assigning teams, inspiring them to produce exceptional work, and collaborating with account management to ensure client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Creative Director to address performance, workflow, and quality issues, and develop long-range plans for the team.
• Contribute to the development and review of creative briefs, ensuring strategic insight and creative inspiration.
• Promote a culture of creative quality and accountability, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations and agency standards.
• Demonstrate understanding of client marketing challenges and propose responsive creative solutions.
• Train new employees on responsibilities and agency procedures, and support current staff in achieving professional and personal goals.
• Work with upper management to plan strategic growth of agency billings and participate in new business pitches.
• Develop and evaluate creative concepts, copy, and art, providing direction prior to account management review.
• Set high creative standards that result in work recognized for strategy and uniqueness.
• Lead creative efforts on new business assignments as required.
• Ensure creative presentations to clients meet professional standards.
• Manage workload for assigned accounts to maximize staff productivity and work quality.
• Impart outdoor industry expertise and experience to the team.
• Conceive and create experience design solutions that meet client objectives.
• Effectively communicate creative concepts and strategies to clients and internal teams.
• Design comps, storyboards, initial graphic concepts, and final deliverables.
• Brainstorm and develop campaigns while managing multiple client projects simultaneously.
• Assist the Creative Director in improving the Creative group’s technical and creative performance.
• Help ensure that deadlines and budgets are met.
• Ideate, write, and execute original creative concepts in response to client briefs.
• Extend client relationships and explore new ways to deliver value.
• Present, share, and review creative work with Executive Creative Directors, Account Management and Planning Leads, and Management Team members.
• Manage multiple projects from concept through completion, utilizing in-house resources and third-party vendors.
• Collaborate effectively with Account Management, Planning, and the broader creative team.
• Provide leadership and professional development to department staff, including mentoring, training, writing performance reviews, and allocating work.
• Set goals and KPIs for team members and support their achievement.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 6+ years of agency experience, primarily with an Art background.
• Proven track record of conceptual creative ability and judgment.
• Successful client contact experience and demonstrated ability to grow business organically.
• Ability to work collaboratively with account management.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Successful experience in managing creatives.
• Availability and commitment to work extra hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction.
• Demonstrated experience in events (client/brand).
• Understanding of consumer behaviors and industry trends.

Professional Attributes

• Seeks feedback for self-awareness, developing strengths, and addressing development areas.
• Proactively raises issues to improve effective teamwork and collaboration.
• Communicates confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and embraces an inclusive environment.
• Makes valuable contributions to discussions and brainstorming sessions, providing insight and point of view.
• Builds relationships quickly with peers and clients, engaging personally.
• Treats others with respect, listening to diverse perspectives.
• Tackles problems in a timely manner and develops contingency plans focused on resolution.
• Drives a culture of trust with peers, clients, and all other stakeholders.
• Takes ownership for actions and deals with consequences maturely.
• Adjusts performance based on experiences and feedback, showcasing agility and flexibility.
• Displays openness to others' ideas and leverages them for business benefit.
• Showcases curiosity and an open mindset towards new approaches.
• Sets high-impact objectives and strives to exceed performance.
• Demonstrates a Growth Mindset, taking ownership of personal development.
• Constructively challenges the status quo and takes risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
• Approaches situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, and humbleness.
• Displays resilience and maintains drive and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.