Art Director

4 months ago

Melbourne, Australia AKQA Full time

First and foremost, at AKQA you will be employed as a creative thinker. Your craft will be Art Direction.
As a member of the creative team, you will constantly bring your perspective to create and build on ideas and produce outstanding work. You will be a champion of ideas and rally behind their author no matter where they appear. Your experience will see you seeking out ways to change behaviour, challenge the use of media and push for a new shape of idea - bringing it to life in ways that get people talking. You relish the responsibility to sell the best ideas we offer and will be called on to be a part of creative presentations and build a rapport with clients that leads to better work.

You are a confident, directional, conceptual visual thinker with a sense of contemporary visual culture. You have a developed, proven capacity to visualise your thinking to communicate it internally and to clients, and a high level of confidence working with partners and specialists (directors, photographers etc.) to craft the ultimate visual output.

Your ambition is to constantly challenge norms, think beyond expectations and produce outstanding creative work.

But you also want to have fun along the way, because the best work is joyful, and positivity is the most powerful thing we can bring to our job as creatives.

At AKQA, you'll work in an innovative and inclusive culture surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You'll also have the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically advanced team, and have access to ongoing personal and professional development. Located in Sydney or Melbourne, we work in a hybrid WFH model, with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday based in the studio each week.

We especially welcome applications from established creative copywriter / art director teams

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

  • Take ownership of creative, artistic and cultural trends and use them in a manner relevant to the brief, the brand and its users.
  • Generates original, fresh and innovative ideas in partnership with a Copywriter to develop and execute creative ideas that meet the client brief and exceeds expectations
  • Direct all aspects of art on a brand taking into account the brand and its users and exploits opportunities for high creative output
  • Develop and execute ideas across communication channels, formats and multiple touch points ensuring visual consistency, quality, freshness and alignment
  • Work jointly with Copywriter to ensure correct briefing of production companies, directors and other partners to ensure high quality outcomes.
  • Directs and supervises suppliers and internal studio on all print and production work and takes responsibility with Copywriter for the quality of finished work across mediums.
  • Participation and collaboration with Account teams on new business pitches and strengthening client relationships by attending client meetings as required with a view to increase sales and brand building
  • Contribute to thought leadership and inspire professional development within the team

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

  • At least 3 years of experience
  • A portfolio of creative work that showcase outstanding campaigns and projects of varying nature
  • Abreast with latest advertising and creative trends, techniques and new developments
  • Commercial skills to understand client business and industry contexts
  • Strong presentation and objection handling skills

AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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