Art Director

Job Title:
Art Director - Social

**Job Description**:
dentsu is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy through five global leadership brands; Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.

Dentsu Creative operates in over [21] markets worldwide with more than [2,200] dedicated specialists. Bringing together our Japanese heritage in craft, data and technology, and our deep understanding of media and contemporary culture, Dentsu Creative is a new global creative agency. Born in Japan, raised in a digital world. We help transform brands and business through the power of Modern Creativity: which creates culture, changes society and invents the future and is accelerated by our deep specialist expertise in digital experience, earned attention and entertainment.

Operating in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists and partnering with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers our collective vision is to be at the forefront of people-centred transformations that shape society.

What your typical day will look like:
As the Art Director - Social, you will be responsible for establishing and uplifting the social capability and offering across the agencies key portfolios, guiding the projects art direction whilst creating engaging socially led content and assets for our clients. You will have a natural love of social - this is your world, and you will be keen to share your enthusiasm and knowledge of new techniques and trends with the rest of the agency.

Core responsibilities include:

- Development and execution of visual elements from conception, through design, pre-production and delivery across all things social.
- Bring the new iterative world of socially led brand engagement to life through conceptual creativity and ideas, backed with craft skills and effective art direction.
- Ensure that the work delivers against the brief.
- Collaborate with Copywriters, Creative Leaders, Account Managers, Designers, Strategists and Production to develop social advertising for all media, with a focus on modern creativity.
- Be up to date, and share with the creative teams, the latest social trends to ensure that we continue to uncover new ideas, techniques and opportunities for our clients.
- You deliver a high level of conceptual ability, producing commercially viable and potentially award-winning ideas for Clients.

A bit about you:

- You bring 3-5 years’ experience within a creative role (graphic designer, copywriter, art director or hybrid) across social.
- A portfolio showcasing creativity, variety in tonality, passion, and successful social campaigns.
- Strong attention to detail, producing polished final pieces.
- Collaborative approach to problem-solving and creativity
- Versatility in working across various projects, with proficiency in Adobe Suite as well as other programs/tools to create and deliver social assets with bonus points for additional creative skills like video editing.
- You can move at pace with an ability to produce high volume social assets whilst maintaining quality and verticality.
- Understanding of brand, product, social media, and how people interact with each of them.
- Exposure working with strategy, production, account service and wider creatives.
- You’re curious by nature, in touch with culture, the latest trends and what’s happening in the world keeping brands relevant, especially in the social space.

What’s in it for you:

- Real flexibility to work when and where you feel most productive with our ‘Be the Best You’ policy which includes a $250 contribution to your home office set up
- The opportunity to give back with dedicated volunteer leave and our whole-company event, One Day for Change
- 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service and 3 whole company Wellness days off per year for you to switch off and take your day, your way
- Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University
- Be part of a global network that truly invests in recognising performance with via our monthly Kaizen Awards and social impact, including having a clearly mapped path to becoming net zero

Become a champion for meaningful progress:
If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless - we look forward to welcoming you.

Next Steps

**Location**:
Melbourne - 510 Church Street

Brand:
Dentsu Creative

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent