Associate Creative Director📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
LEO MEA (Middle East & Africa) is seeking an Associate Creative Director to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As part of Leo Burnett Worldwide, a global agency network with a significant presence in the Middle East, the agency has a history of delivering impactful campaigns and has been recognized for its effectiveness and innovation in the industry.
The Associate Creative Director will be instrumental in developing and executing creative concepts, working closely with copywriters and designers to build cohesive advertising campaigns. This role emphasizes visual design and art direction, ensuring that all visual elements align with the creative strategy and effectively communicate messages to the target audience. The position involves leadership responsibilities, including mentoring team members, overseeing visual production, and maintaining high standards of creative execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and review creative briefs, providing strategic insights and creative direction.
- Lead creative work by assigning tasks, inspiring teams to produce exceptional concepts and final deliverables.
- Collaborate with account management to ensure client satisfaction with creative work quality.
- Address performance, workflow, and quality issues, and contribute to long-range planning for the creative team.
- Promote a culture of creative quality and accountability, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations and agency standards.
- Understand client marketing challenges and respond with creative solutions.
- Train new employees and support current creative staff in achieving professional goals.
- Collaborate with upper management on strategic growth and participate in new business pitches.
- Evaluate creative concepts, copy, and art, providing direction before client review.
- Set high creative standards for work that engages customers and clients, and is on-strategy and distinct.
- Lead creative efforts on new business assignments as required.
- Ensure creative presentations to clients meet professional standards.
- Manage workload for assigned accounts to maximize productivity and quality.
- Conceive and create experience design solutions aligned with client objectives.
- Communicate creative concepts and strategies effectively to clients and internal teams.
- Design comps, storyboards, initial graphic concepts, and final deliverables.
- Brainstorm and develop campaigns while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Assist the Creative Director in improving the Creative group's performance.
- Help ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
- Ideate, write, and execute creative concepts in response to client briefs and objectives.
- Extend client relationships and explore opportunities to deliver additional value.
- Present and review creative work with executive leadership, account management, and planning teams.
- Manage multiple projects from concept to completion, working with internal resources and external vendors.
- Collaborate with account management, planning, and the creative team to develop impactful work.
- Provide leadership and professional development to department staff.
- Mentor and train team members, conduct performance reviews, and allocate work.
- Set goals and KPIs for team members and support their achievement.
- Seek feedback for self-awareness and development.
- Proactively raise issues to improve team working and collaboration.
- Communicate confidently, clearly, and concisely.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and foster an inclusive environment.
- Contribute insights and points of view to discussions and brainstorming sessions.
- Build relationships with peers and clients.
- Treat others with respect and consider different perspectives.
- Address problems promptly and develop contingency plans for resolution.
- Drive a culture of trust with peers, clients, and stakeholders.
- Take ownership of actions and their consequences.
- Adjust performance based on experience and feedback, demonstrating agility.
- Be open to and leverage the ideas of others.
- Show curiosity and an open mindset towards new approaches.
- Set high-impact objectives and strive to exceed performance expectations.
- Demonstrate a growth mindset and take ownership of personal development.
- Challenge the status quo and take calculated risks.
- Approach situations and individuals with honesty, integrity, and humbleness.
- Display resilience and maintain drive and a positive outlook when facing challenges.
Qualifications and Requirements
- 6+ years of agency experience.
- A proven track record of conceptual creative ability and judgment.
- Successful client contact experience and the 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 additional hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction.
- Demonstrated experience in events (client/brand).
- Understanding of consumer behaviors and industry trends.
Required Skills
- Creative Concepts
- Visual Design
- Art Direction
- Campaign Development
- Team Mentoring
- Production Oversight
- Creative Briefs
- Client Relationship Management
- New Business Pitching
- Workload Management
- Experience Design
- Storyboarding
- Graphic Concepts
- Campaign Brainstorming
- Deadline Management
- Budget Management
- Client Presentations
- Leadership
- Professional Development
- Performance Reviews
- Goal Setting
- KPI Management
- Self-Awareness
- Team Collaboration
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Agility and Flexibility
- Curiosity
- Growth Mindset
- Challenging the Status Quo
- Risk Taking
- Honesty, Integrity, and Humbleness
- Resilience and Positive Outlook
Work Environment and Location
This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a commitment to working additional hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction, reflecting the dynamic nature of agency work.
Requirements
- Requires 5-10 Years experience
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