At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.
The Creative Director (Visual/Art) articulates and champions the key values underpinning the strategic and creative execution of client accounts. He/She is the consummate professional, a strong communicator, and has a deep understanding of design trends, marketing principals, cultural issues, technologies and opportunities in online communication. This role reports to the Chief Creative Officer.
What you’ll do
· Demonstrates deep understanding of marketing principals, cultural issues and insights, technologies and opportunities in integrated communication
· In charge of creating creative ideas, campaigns and executions that question the status quo. Big bold ideas is what we look for!
· Credibly challenge assumptions and thinking to ensure best possible creative solutions
· Develop alternative and out of the box ideas to briefs/issues
· Play a lead role in the agency's relationship with clients, including presentation of creative strategies and proposals
· Ensure quality creative output by maintaining and enhancing creative standards and processes
· Oversee and support the team through all stages of campaign design and development, lead, guide and motivate till end delivery
· Liaising with the Project Management to ensure the appropriate allocation of workload
· Constantly updating creative credentials and lead award submission.
· Any experience in beauty, craftmanship and women centric categories is welcome
· A forte in storytelling and having done ATL, digital is a must.
What you’ll need
· Minimum 10 years’ experience as a creative professional in a multimedia agency, advertising agency, or design studio with a solid creative portfolio, preferably have done ATL, digital is a must.
· Experience in beauty, craftmanship and women centric categories is advantageous
· Collaborative, innovative, and visionary and have experience leading creative teams to the promise land of client-and-agency bliss
· Thorough knowledge of design software such as PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Quark, Flash, and HTML
· Demonstrated conceptual and strategic campaign experience.
· Strong communication skills in presenting a vision to clients and demonstrated experience strategically delegating work to design team members.
· Ability to not only direct creative teams but physically generate amazing work.
· Demonstrated ability to lead, convince and inspire in a client-service environment; proven ability to achieve results with major clients and manage team members.
· Strong understanding of information design and the topology of information for the web.
· Full understanding of browser/platform constraints as they affect online design and professional understanding of typography in both print and screen media
· A Cannes winner will be a bonus
WT are committed to growing and sustaining an agency that is both representative and inclusive of the communities we live and work within. At WT, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work. We actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world, where our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities, to drive growth for our clients. We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production and technology.
Wunderman Thompson is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP).
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