Creative Director

About the Role
The Creative Director will improve the overall quality of group communication content and increase the organization’s engagement across all communications platforms. This role involves developing strategies to identify best practices and creating new systems, processes, and tools for complex integrated client projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead multiple and concurrent projects to guarantee the overall quality of work, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and free of errors.
• Establish processes that facilitate the production of exceptional work efficiently and punctually.
• Oversee the design team and provide art direction on all design projects, both print and digital.
• Elaborate and implement a comprehensive organizational communication strategy, focusing on innovative ideas to refine social media outreach, grow followers, increase engagement, and optimize user experience.
• Ensure compliance with accepted rules regarding consent forms, parental permissions, and special permissions for young, vulnerable individuals or those in legal processes, while protecting copyright and preventing defamation.
• Develop team ideas and solutions from concept through design implementation into print deliverables and online graphics, collaborating with relevant team members and thinking creatively to enhance documents visually.
• Ensure deliverables conform to brand guidelines while following established processes, timelines, and budgets to meet all objectives and targets aligned with organizational goals.
• Develop, implement, and manage project scoping, planning/scheduling of internal and external resources, estimating, and building project timelines.
• Enhance the department and organization’s reputation by owning new and diverse requests and exploring opportunities to add value.
• Supervise, mentor, motivate, and monitor the performance of the creative team to ensure the overall efficiency of daily operations.
• Keep abreast of emerging design trends and technologies, sharing knowledge with the team.
• Cultivate productive relationships with department account teams and staff.

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Expertise in visual arts, graphic design, and multimedia production to lead and guide creative teams in developing innovative and impactful visual content.
• Strong leadership and management skills that inspire creativity, foster collaboration, and drive excellence within the creative department.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to translate marketing objectives into creative concepts and campaigns that resonate with target audiences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively articulate creative ideas, pitch concepts to clients, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design software and tools to oversee the execution of design projects, ensuring quality and consistency in deliverables.
• ERP knowledge, preferably SAP functional skills, are essential for success in this role.

Job Experience

• Minimum 8 years of working experience, with at least 5 years of relevant experience and 2 years in the GCC being a plus.

Competencies

• Build High-Performing Teams
• Provide Direction
• Agility
• AI Fluency
• Resilience
• Quality
• Leadership
• Brand Development L3
• Design Tools L3
• Art Direction L3
• Creative Briefs L3
• Concept Development L3

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field.