Senior Digital Art Director

Chalhoub Group

UAE

Ref: GP285-737

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

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Job Summary:

The job holder of this position is responsible for overseeing fast-paced art-design department and demonstrates design & creative talent, manages projects and deals with freelance photographers. The job holder is involved in periodical design, campaigns, i.e. giving shape to imagination and creating a tangible output. The Senior Art Director brings into the reality the concepts that are put together with input from the client and the Creative Director.

Key Responsibilities:

Management of Creative Work:

- Discuss with Creative, Art, Copy-writing, or Production Department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts, and to coordinate creative activities and concepts to fulfil the client's brief
- Confer with account management team and clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, techniques and selection of media
- Contribute to strategic meetings of all assigned brands and has a comprehensive understanding of the client's business and objectives
- Supervise preparation and presentation of print, broadcast, multimedia, final layouts or online compositions for client approval
- Work with Creative Directors to develop design solutions and new-business proposals and presentations
- Review illustrative material to determine if it conforms to standards and specifications
- Visit and assess different locations for potential shoots and work on location
- Attend photo shoots and printing sessions to ensure that the products needed are obtained
- Prepare detailed storyboards showing sequence and timing of story development for television production
- Produce sketches or 'storyboards' (television) or 'roughs' or 'scamps' (print) to communicate ideas to the client
- Work in editing suites to oversee the finished product

Team Management:

- Plan and monitor the performance of the Team to ensure the delivery of quality services is in accordance with the Strategic Agenda
- Hire, train and direct staff members who develop design concepts into art layouts or who prepare layouts for printing
- Manage a team of designers, develop the staff through performance management and giving consistent feedback
- Identify with staff, developmental opportunities and training needs, and help them to work toward their professional goals

Requirements

Key Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of the media and advertising landscape
- The ability to develop innovative ideas that provide new solutions to all types of workplace challenges
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Digital expertise is a must
- Fluency in English, Arabic is a big plus
- Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Flash, Power Point and other programs
- HTML, PHP and other Web experience
- Design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.

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Art Director salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 17,000

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