Junior Art Director

Job description

99c is a full-service, integrated advertising agency with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We are one of South Africa’s largest independently owned Agencies. Our Cape Town office is looking for a Junior Art Director with a focus on retail advertising to join our creative team on one of our retail clients. Role summary: We are looking for a passionate art director looking to gain experience and grow in a retail agency, someone who’s keen to learn how to capture promotional excitement and breakthrough designs for a national retail client. The successful applicant will be tasked to carry visual and conceptual skills from initial brief to final artwork – with guidance from Seniors in the team. Our ideal candidate must have a keen eye for little and big details, work extremely well under pressure with quick deadlines, high work volume and demanding pitches. We want someone who is resourceful, a self-starter and a conceptual thinker. If you are all of the above and are keen to grow with us – we want to see your portfolio. Job scope includes but is not limited to:  Working in a team under the leadership of a group head and creative director to conceptualise and execute campaigns based on both client and internal briefs.Present work imaginatively and confidently to clients and senior creatives.Be skilled in design and conceptualisation.Maintain exceptionally high standards for execution and attention to detail.Collaborate and communicate well with the team and other departments.Have an eternally positive disposition especially when the going gets roughWe’re keen to meet candidates who’ve just completed their qualifications.

Requirements

Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required: Relevant tertiary qualificationAt least 0-2years’ experience as an art director in a large/integrated Advertising AgencyAt least 0-2 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environmentDemonstrated experience with social media design across various social media platformsStrong skills in design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator non-negotiableExperience in digital and experiential advertising advantageousStrong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinkerMaintain high standards for execution and attention to detailHighly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives