54 Art Director jobs in South Africa

Role objective

The Art Director is responsible for leading and inspiring Lumico’s team of creatives to deliver exceptional visual campaigns that align with strategic goals and client expectations. With a strong grasp of both creative vision and practical execution, the Art Director ensures that all work, whether ATL, digital, or integrated, meets the highest quality standards while fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture.

The role blends hands-on art direction with strategic thinking, ensuring that concepts are not only visually compelling but also aligned with brand objectives, campaign strategies, and platform best practices.

Key responsibilities

Creative direction and execution

• Provide day-to-day creative guidance to the design team, ensuring high-quality concepts, layouts, and final artwork.

• Interpret and respond to creative briefs with strategic, design-led solutions.
  

• Oversee the visual direction of campaigns from concept through to final delivery.
  

• Ensure all creative outputs meet Lumico’s standards for quality, brand consistency, and attention to detail.
  

• Work with the strategy, media buying, and account teams to align creative execution with campaign objectives and audience insights.
  

• Present and defend creative concepts internally and externally with clarity and professionalism.

Team leadership and development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of creatives, providing constructive feedback and career development guidance.

• Oversee performance reviews, growth plans, and skills development initiatives.
  

• Foster a collaborative environment where designers feel supported, empowered, and encouraged to experiment and innovate.
  

• Encourage peer-to-peer feedback and regular creative critique sessions.

Collaboration and workflow management

• Partner with traffic, production, and account management to ensure project timelines are met without compromising quality.

• Work with other departments to translate strategic insights into compelling visual narratives.
  

• Manage external creative resources (freelancers, illustrators, photographers) as required.
  

• Contribute to new business pitches with visual concepts and creative proposals.

Innovation and trends

• Stay up to date on design trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices.

• Introduce new tools, techniques, and approaches to enhance the team’s creative capabilities.
  

• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement in design craft and creative thinking.

ey requirements

• Minimum three–five years in a senior design or art direction role, preferably within a marketing agency or integrated creative environment.
  

• Proven ability to lead a design team and guide the development of campaigns from concept to delivery.
  

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with digital platforms, including Meta Business Suite.
  

• Strong understanding of branding, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
  

• Ability to balance creativity with commercial objectives and client expectations.
  

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

KPIs (key performance indicators)

1. Team performance and growth

   • Increased skill level and creative output of the design team.

   • High team morale and low turnover rates.

2. Creative quality and consistency

   • Consistently delivering work that meets brand guidelines and exceeds client expectations.

   • Positive internal and external feedback on creative output.

3. Efficiency and workflow

   • Meeting deadlines while maintaining high-quality standards.

   • Improved processes for briefing, reviews, and approvals.

4. Innovation and capability building

   • Adoption of new design approaches, tools, and techniques.

   • Measurable improvement in creative performance across campaigns.

5. Client impact

   • Strong creative contribution to client retention and growth.

   • Demonstrated link between creative work and campaign performance metrics.

Superside is looking for a talented Senior Conceptual Art Director to create bold, high-performing digital campaigns for top global brands. In this role, you’ll partner with copywriters, strategists and creatives to deliver concept-driven ideas across social media, web, video, and more—bringing big ideas to life with strong art direction and design execution.

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, globally distributed team and contribute to work that’s not only creatively exciting but also strategically sharp. This is a role for someone who can think big, execute beautifully, and bring a deep understanding of design to everything they do.

• Partner with copywriters and strategists to develop compelling creative campaigns across digital-first channels (social, web, video) with the ability to stretch into ATL (TV, print, OOH).
• Lead art direction for creative campaigns and video concepts, providing visual direction from ideation through final execution.
• Design or direct the creation of digital assets, mood boards, layouts, and visual frameworks that bring brand narratives to life.
• Contribute to brand storytelling by developing concept-led brand systems and integrated creative ideas.
• Build and present creative decks that clearly communicate concepts and strategy to customers.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Leads, Project Managers, and other creatives across time zones.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, consistently delivering on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.
• Help push creative boundaries, championing fresh ideas and evolving Superside’s conceptual capabilities.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to understand goals and deliver work that drives results.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence, experimentation, and continuous creative growth.

• 5+ years of experience in concept-driven roles within creative agencies or fast-paced in-house teams.
• A strong portfolio showcasing concept-first thinking and excellent art direction across digital platforms.
• Passion for creativity and a strong eye for design, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
• Excellent English communication skills , both written and verbal, with confidence presenting ideas to customers and internal teams.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with experience juggling multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Growth mindset and curiosity, always seeking new tools, trends, and ways to improve your craft.
• Familiarity with digital marketing and performance creative principles.
• A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with diverse teams and perspectives.

Why Join us?

Superside's vision is to create equal opportunities globally by accelerating the world’s transition to online work. With that in mind, we're building a fully remote company that attracts people where they are.

Remote-first. Customer-led.

Remote isn’t just a perk; it’s how we deliver better for customers. We are fully committing to our customers by hiring top talent and collaborating seamlessly across time zones.

Global team, local impact.

Join a community of 60+ nationalities working across time zones, cultures, and disciplines, all aligned on doing great work for great brands.

High performance, low ego.

Work in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where feedback is direct, growth is constant, and kindness leads collaboration.

Impact meets opportunity.

We’re in the sweet spot — big enough to be stable, small enough for you to shape what’s next. Your ideas will matter here.

Grow fast. Lead well.

You’ll gain mentorship, take on real responsibility, and grow your career while helping us disrupt a global industry.

About Superside

Superside is the leading AI-powered creative company that quickly and cost-effectively enhances in-house functions. We help over 500 ambitious brands get great creative concepts done at scale.Built to be an extension

of in-house teams, we unbottleneck marketing and creative teams so they can move faster and drive more reliable creative performance.

Superside is a fully remote company with over 700 team members working across 60+ countries and 13 timezones.

Learn more at superside.com

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal-opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.

At AKQA, we blend the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA South Africa are translators. Translators of big ideas into functional content for the everyday person to see. They apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.

As a Senior Art Director, you bring strategic insight and exceptional craft to storytelling, developing ideas that move the world. Working in close partnership with a Senior Copywriter, you create compelling and beautifully constructed work that connects with audiences and delivers results. You own the brand voice, ensuring consistency, clarity, and emotional resonance across every touchpoint.

Johannesburg-based while frequently collaborating with our global studios, you will enjoy working in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks, and approaches to media, creativity, and communications. You will articulate your ideas to your colleagues effectively while also taking on board the ideas of others. You will thrive when faced with new challenges, view them as opportunities, and constantly look to improve client deliverables. You will work in a progressive environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Conceptualize and craft compelling, strategically driven visual ideas that are clear, persuasive, and beautifully executed for various clients and audiences.


• Collaborate closely with a Senior Copywriter, ensuring that concepts are strong, well-articulated, and executed with exceptional visual storytelling and craft.


• Lead projects and clients autonomously, fully owning creative direction, execution, and design excellence.


• Design across various formats, including brand identity, campaign visuals, social content, motion, editorial layouts, experience design, and presentation materials.


• Deliver creative work with speed, consistency, accuracy, and flair, ensuring visuals are on-brand, innovative, and impactful across platforms.


• Be a proactive team player, managing multiple projects with exceptional time management, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing priorities.


• Stay ahead of industry trends and design best practices, continuously pushing creative boundaries and keeping work at the forefront of innovation.


• Ask the right questions, clarify objectives, and structure work effectively to align with strategic goals and creative vision.


• Lead brainstorming and workshop sessions with senior stakeholders, shaping the creative direction and fostering collaboration between disciplines.


• Own the visual narrative and storytelling in presentations, ensuring the work is engaging, persuasive, and strategically sound.


• Build consensus around creative approaches, integrating feedback while maintaining the integrity and impact of the work.


• Present confidently, clearly articulating creative rationale and vision to internal teams and clients, inspiring and influencing decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, globally recognised work, including brand, campaign, and experience pieces with measurable business impact.


• Proven experience in design and cross-channel storytelling.


• Confident in presenting and articulating ideas both internally and to clients.


• A degree in Design, Visual Studies, or a related field is preferred.


• Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Keynote.


• A natural curiosity and passion for finding inspirationfromdiverse sources, with a keen interest in the future of media and technology.


• Driven to push creative boundaries and craft groundbreaking ideas that stand out.


• Craft-focused in your approach to work, presentations, and creative execution.

AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting life choices for our team. We provide an extensive range of benefits. To find out more click here.

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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At AKQA, we blend the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA South Africa are translators. Translators of big ideas into functional content for the everyday person to see. They apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.

As a Senior Art Director, you bring strategic insight and exceptional craft to storytelling, developing ideas that move the world. Working in close partnership with a Senior Copywriter, you create compelling and beautifully constructed work that connects with audiences and delivers results. You own the brand voice, ensuring consistency, clarity, and emotional resonance across every touchpoint.

Johannesburg-based while frequently collaborating with our global studios, you will enjoy working in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks, and approaches to media, creativity, and communications. You will articulate your ideas to your colleagues effectively while also taking on board the ideas of others. You will thrive when faced with new challenges, view them as opportunities, and constantly look to improve client deliverables. You will work in a progressive environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

Role Requirements

• Conceptualize and craft compelling, strategically driven visual ideas that are clear, persuasive, and beautifully executed for various clients and audiences.
• Collaborate closely with a Senior Copywriter, ensuring that concepts are strong, well-articulated, and executed with exceptional visual storytelling and craft.
• Lead projects and clients autonomously, fully owning creative direction, execution, and design excellence.
• Design across various formats, including brand identity, campaign visuals, social content, motion, editorial layouts, experience design, and presentation materials.
• Deliver creative work with speed, consistency, accuracy, and flair, ensuring visuals are on-brand, innovative, and impactful across platforms.
• Be a proactive team player, managing multiple projects with exceptional time management, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and design best practices, continuously pushing creative boundaries and keeping work at the forefront of innovation.
• Ask the right questions, clarify objectives, and structure work effectively to align with strategic goals and creative vision.
• Lead brainstorming and workshop sessions with senior stakeholders, shaping the creative direction and fostering collaboration between disciplines.
• Own the visual narrative and storytelling in presentations, ensuring the work is engaging, persuasive, and strategically sound.
• Build consensus around creative approaches, integrating feedback while maintaining the integrity and impact of the work.
• Present confidently, clearly articulating creative rationale and vision to internal teams and clients, inspiring and influencing decision-making.
  
  

• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, globally recognised work, including brand, campaign, and experience pieces with measurable business impact.
• Proven experience in design and cross-channel storytelling.
• Confident in presenting and articulating ideas both internally and to clients.
• A degree in Design, Visual Studies, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Keynote.
• A natural curiosity and passion for finding inspiration from diverse sources, with a keen interest in the future of media and technology.
• Driven to push creative boundaries and craft groundbreaking ideas that stand out.
• Craft-focused in your approach to work, presentations, and creative execution.
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Art/Creative, Design, and Marketing
• Industries Design Services

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At AKQA, we blend the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA South Africa are translators. Translators of big ideas into functional content for the everyday person to see. They apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.

As a Senior Art Director, you bring strategic insight and exceptional craft to storytelling, developing ideas that move the world. Working in close partnership with a Senior Copywriter, you create compelling and beautifully constructed work that connects with audiences and delivers results. You own the brand voice, ensuring consistency, clarity, and emotional resonance across every touchpoint.

Johannesburg-based while frequently collaborating with our global studios, you will enjoy working in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks, and approaches to media, creativity, and communications. You will articulate your ideas to your colleagues effectively while also taking on board the ideas of others. You will thrive when faced with new challenges, view them as opportunities, and constantly look to improve client deliverables. You will work in a progressive environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Conceptualize and craft compelling, strategically driven visual ideas that are clear, persuasive, and beautifully executed for various clients and audiences.
• Collaborate closely with a Senior Copywriter, ensuring that concepts are strong, well-articulated, and executed with exceptional visual storytelling and craft.
• Lead projects and clients autonomously, fully owning creative direction, execution, and design excellence.
• Design across various formats, including brand identity, campaign visuals, social content, motion, editorial layouts, experience design, and presentation materials.
• Deliver creative work with speed, consistency, accuracy, and flair, ensuring visuals are on-brand, innovative, and impactful across platforms.
• Be a proactive team player, managing multiple projects with exceptional time management, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and design best practices, continuously pushing creative boundaries and keeping work at the forefront of innovation.
• Ask the right questions, clarify objectives, and structure work effectively to align with strategic goals and creative vision.
• Lead brainstorming and workshop sessions with senior stakeholders, shaping the creative direction and fostering collaboration between disciplines.
• Own the visual narrative and storytelling in presentations, ensuring the work is engaging, persuasive, and strategically sound.
• Build consensus around creative approaches, integrating feedback while maintaining the integrity and impact of the work.
• Present confidently, clearly articulating creative rationale and vision to internal teams and clients, inspiring and influencing decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, globally recognised work, including brand, campaign, and experience pieces with measurable business impact.
• Proven experience in design and cross-channel storytelling.
• Confident in presenting and articulating ideas both internally and to clients.
• A degree in Design, Visual Studies, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Keynote.
• A natural curiosity and passion for finding inspirationfromdiverse sources, with a keen interest in the future of media and technology.
• Driven to push creative boundaries and craft groundbreaking ideas that stand out.
• Craft-focused in your approach to work, presentations, and creative execution.

AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting life choices for our team. We provide an extensive range of benefits. To find out more click

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

OLIVER+ is a global team of creative thinkers, tech-savvy trendsetters, and production pros specialising in film, CGI, automation, AI, motion design, and digital/print content. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting . Our focus is to connect clients with high-quality solutions , talent and ambitious opportunities worldwide.

As a part of The Brandtech Group , we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: GenAI Art Director

Type of contract : 12 month's FTC

Location: Remote until further notice

A Little Bit About the Role:

Awareness of GenAI technology has exploded over the last 12 months - and with it a whole new world has opened up for creators in advertising.

We’re looking for GenAI Art Directors who will direct a team of Gen AI Creators, as well as use the Pencil platform themselves to deliver high quality, high performing ads to either enterprise clients or small businesses. You will likely have a team working with you and by nature of your expertise they will largely engage with you to resolve creative challenges they are coming up against and overcome the limitations of GenAI today.

You will require deep experience with GenAI tools and what they can do for creators, the advertising industry and for marketing clients - as well as the positivity, energy and lateral problem solving to explore and expand techniques to push beyond any perceived creative limitations. One key measure of your success will be your ability to inspire a team with creative solutions day-to-day. Doing this successfully will deliver impact for our clients and fame for your work, as well as make you one of the leading voices of the GenAI revolution

What you will be doing:

• Work with our Customer Success team to meet with clients, taking and refining briefs that meet client needs while best demonstrating GenAl capabilities within a systematic GenAI delivery process
• Oversee GenAl Creator(s) to deliver brief(s) through all steps including insight, concept, copy, image & video generation and final creative assembly using different GenAl models and techniques
• Where necessary, directly intervene in developing, generating or manually retouching outputs to meet quality standards across briefs
• Work with our Customer Success team to present creative outputs to clients, taking feedback and managing expectations on what GenAl can and cannot do
• Work with our Customer Success team and GenAl Creator team to structure a GenAl delivery process that allows for steps, prompts, time taken etc. to be shared transparently with clients
• Work with our Training team to actively explore, implement and explain new GenAl techniques to help our wider user base achieve high quality creative outputs
• Work with our Product & Engineering teams to test new GenAl features and provide feedback to drive platform improvements.

Your KPIs will be linked to the following:

• Quality and client satisfaction of GenAI deliverables
• Performance of GenAI deliverables
• Creation of knowledge and expertise in use of GenAI and sharing of this knowledge with GenAI Creators.

What you need to be great in this role:

Please be prepared to showcase your portfolio!

• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in advertising creative development
• Experience with GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Jasper etc.
• Experience with GenAI techniques such as model selection & prompting
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud
• Good personal communication and proven team management skills
• Preference for candidates who have prior agency experience
• Strong written English skills, allowing you to communicate effectively with clients and team
• Access to a reliable computer with an internet connection exceeding 40 Mbps
• A collaborative and team-oriented attitude with optimism about the role of GenAI in creativity

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be always learningand listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

OLIVER+, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER+ has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission,embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.'

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We are a consumer-focused activation and experience TTL agency.

We create meaningful connections that last. We offer services in strategic consulting, M&A, business intelligence, IoT, SaaS, and IT security.

An Art Director to deliver incredible campaigns.

What you will do:

1. Conceptualise, develop and produce integrated marketing materials from TTL to digital assets.
2. Stay informed of trends and competitor brands, thus ensuring creative campaigns stay on the front line of exceptional campaign.
3. Lead the creative direction and branding for advertising campaigns.
4. Oversee art direction and graphics, thus ensuring high-quality graphic design results.
5. Maintain creative brand guidelines.

What you must have:

1. A relevant qualification in Graphic Design, Art, or equivalent.
2. A minimum of five years’ experience in Art Direction within an advertising agency.
3. Proven ability to ideate for film, print, digital, out-of-home, experiential and social.
4. Strong client communication and project management skills.
5. Experience in photography and video production.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy for the audience being targeted by the campaigns.
7. A driver’s license and own transport is beneficial.
8. Experience with project management tools such as Trello, Clockify, and Tango is beneficial.
9. This role is fully office-based in Bedfordview, Johannesburg.

• Collaborate with the creative team to develop and execute advertising campaigns.
• Present creative concepts and work to clients and senior team members.
• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail in all projects.
  
  

• Relevant tertiary qualification.
  
  

• 0-2 years of experience in an advertising agency.
• Experience in a high-volume environment.
• Proficiency in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Experience in social media design is a plus.
• Experience in digital and experiential advertising is advantageous.
  
  

• Strong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Strong conceptual thinking, interpersonal skills, being a team player, persuasive negotiator, and positive and innovative thinker.
• High standards for execution and attention to detail.
• Highly motivated with a high level of initiative and the ability to work independently
• Resourceful and a self-starter.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  
  

At AKQA, we blend the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA South Africa are translators. Translators of big ideas into functional content for the everyday person to see. They apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.

As a Senior Art Director, you bring strategic insight and exceptional craft to storytelling, developing ideas that move the world. Working in close partnership with a Senior Copywriter, you create compelling and beautifully constructed work that connects with audiences and delivers results. You own the brand voice, ensuring consistency, clarity, and emotional resonance across every touchpoint.

Johannesburg-based while frequently collaborating with our global studios, you will enjoy working in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks, and approaches to media, creativity, and communications. You will articulate your ideas to your colleagues effectively while also taking on board the ideas of others. You will thrive when faced with new challenges, view them as opportunities, and constantly look to improve client deliverables. You will work in a progressive environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Conceptualize and craft compelling, strategically driven visual ideas that are clear, persuasive, and beautifully executed for various clients and audiences.


• Collaborate closely with a Senior Copywriter, ensuring that concepts are strong, well-articulated, and executed with exceptional visual storytelling and craft.


• Lead projects and clients autonomously, fully owning creative direction, execution, and design excellence.


• Design across various formats, including brand identity, campaign visuals, social content, motion, editorial layouts, experience design, and presentation materials.


• Deliver creative work with speed, consistency, accuracy, and flair, ensuring visuals are on-brand, innovative, and impactful across platforms.


• Be a proactive team player, managing multiple projects with exceptional time management, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing priorities.


• Stay ahead of industry trends and design best practices, continuously pushing creative boundaries and keeping work at the forefront of innovation.


• Ask the right questions, clarify objectives, and structure work effectively to align with strategic goals and creative vision.


• Lead brainstorming and workshop sessions with senior stakeholders, shaping the creative direction and fostering collaboration between disciplines.


• Own the visual narrative and storytelling in presentations, ensuring the work is engaging, persuasive, and strategically sound.


• Build consensus around creative approaches, integrating feedback while maintaining the integrity and impact of the work.


• Present confidently, clearly articulating creative rationale and vision to internal teams and clients, inspiring and influencing decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, globally recognised work, including brand, campaign, and experience pieces with measurable business impact.


• Proven experience in design and cross-channel storytelling.


• Confident in presenting and articulating ideas both internally and to clients.


• A degree in Design, Visual Studies, or a related field is preferred.


• Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Keynote.


• A natural curiosity and passion for finding inspirationfromdiverse sources, with a keen interest in the future of media and technology.


• Driven to push creative boundaries and craft groundbreaking ideas that stand out.


• Craft-focused in your approach to work, presentations, and creative execution.

AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting life choices for our team. We provide an extensive range of benefits. To find out more click here.

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.