Senior Art Director

Job description / Role

We are seeking highly conceptual Senior Art Directors with strong design skills to develop innovative creative concepts into finished advertising campaigns for our key agency client accounts. Candidates must be proficient with Adobe Creative Suite. A portfolio of integrated campaigns and ideas that are brand-building, extraordinary and memorable across both digital and traditional platforms is required. A Bachelors degree in Advertising, Design, Communication is required and portfolio school experience is a plus.

Specific responsibilities include:
- Understanding the clients business, creating and defending work based on agreed upon strategy
- Conceptualizing with Copywriter to come up with fresh and innovative ideas
- Taking direction and improving the work based on it
- Paying attention to detail
- Having an awareness of popular culture, other advertising, and the world at large

Organizational Structure:
The Senior Art Director reports to the Creative Director

Requirements

Senior Art Directors must be able to work both independently and in a team to come up with a range of ideas and executions for each project. Must also be able to come up with ideas that work across different platforms in unexpected ways. Their book should show experience with websites (that scale from desktop to mobile platforms), banners, rich media. UX is a plus. Experience with social media campaigns would be a nice extra. Candidate must be able to work productively and harmoniously with Copywriters, Account Managers, Strategists, Producers, and others who share the responsibility on the given assignment. They must also participate in and contribute to the new business activities of the agency. Strong client-facing skills and the ability to communicate ideas are imperative.

Senior Art Directors must influence innovative solutions and compile presentations of creative concepts, providing strong recommendation and guidance as to the most appropriate strategies. Senior Art Directors must also keep abreast of current trends and the latest technological advances.

About the Company

Kingston Stanley is the leading specialist marketing recruitment agency in the Middle East, working exclusively with clients and candidates across the full spectrum of the marketing sector since early 2011. We will help you find, screen and select the ideal candidate for your marketing jobs, and we have the largest, most current and qualified network of suitable candidates, ready to start immediately. Whether you have a role that urgently needs to be filled, or a killer portfolio, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Strong ethics, honest hard work, integrity and marketing recruitment are the four pillars of our business and brand.