Creative Director

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia M+C Saatchi Group Full time
Overview

Creative Director (Art Director) role at M+C Saatchi Group. The role requires a unique set of skills, understanding the new iterative world of socially led brand engagement, combined with an understanding of the old world of big, campaignable ideas. You'll bring strategic clarity, creative brilliance, and exceptional craft, and lead a team of writers and art directors to produce standout work.



Responsibilities
  • The creation of advertising ideas across all media.
  • Deliver high level of craft skills, delivering professional, high quality design for all media.
  • Formulate layout design or presentation approach, and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video and sound.
  • Review and approve creative work to ensure it meets the highest standards of quality and effectiveness.
  • Deliver a high level of conceptual ability, producing commercially viable and award winning ideas for clients.
  • Mentor and inspire a team of Art Directors and Copywriters, supporting their growth and creative development.
  • Plus much more.


Your Ideal Skills & Experience
  • Deep understanding of digital communication solutions & development technologies.
  • A natural ideas generator with a passion for innovative thinking.
  • Proven ability to spot, shape, and support great ideas and creative talent.
  • Understanding of customer lifecycles, including acquisition, conversion, retention, cross-sell and upsell strategies.
  • Analytical and insight-driven, with a knack for uncovering client needs and requirements to scope opportunities.


M+C Saatchi Group Ambitions

At M+C Saatchi Group, our ambition is to create and curate Cultural Power for our clients. We do this by connecting specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands, solve the most complex business and societal challenges. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.



A snapshot of our benefits
  • Flexible leave options, including flexible public holidays, summer half-days, ability to work from anywhere in the world for up to two weeks per year, dedicated volunteer leave, and study leave.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave available to all parents
  • Regular catered staff lunches, plus complimentary breakfast, fruit, and snacks
  • Free access to Sonder, a wellbeing and safety app
  • Regular in-house and sponsored events to foster connection and engagement
  • Learning and development opportunities, including access to internal and external courses
  • Annual work-from-home setup allowance to support your remote workspace


What we value most
  • Walk in different worlds
  • Make Uncommon Sense
  • Run Towards the Fire (except if there is an actual fire when we run away from it)
  • Roll as one
  • Be excellent to each other


About M+C Saatchi Group

M+C Saatchi Group was founded in 1995 and is now the biggest independent creative agency group in the world. Founded on Brutal Simplicity.



Seniority level
  • Director


Employment type
  • Full-time


Job function
  • Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology


Industries
  • Advertising Services
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