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Associate Creative Director

Publicis Groupe Middle East
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Director
Onsite
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Art directionCreative concept developmentAdvertising campaign developmentVisual designCreative brief developmentExperience design

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About Saatchi & Saatchi Health

Saatchi & Saatchi Health partners with clients to turn complexity into clarity and create work intended to improve outcomes for patients.

The agency combines creativity, data, and technology to develop work that connects with people and supports client ambitions.

Role overview

The Associate Creative Director (Art) develops creative concepts with agency disciplines including copywriters and designers.

The role leads visual design and art direction for advertising campaigns, ensuring work aligns with campaign strategy and communicates the intended message.

The position works closely with the Creative Director and takes on a managerial role, mentoring art directors and designers and overseeing visual production.

Creative leadership and delivery

  • Lead creative work, assign teams, inspire strong concepts and final work, and partner with account management to support client satisfaction.
  • Work with the Creative Director on performance, workflow, quality issues, and long-range team plans.
  • Develop and review strategic, inspiring creative briefs; promote creative quality and accountability.
  • Develop and evaluate concepts, copy, and art, and provide direction before account-management review.
  • Lead creative work on new-business assignments and participate in pitch opportunities.
  • Manage workloads across an assigned book of business to maximize creative-team productivity and work quality.
  • Conceive experience-design solutions that meet client objectives and communicate creative concepts and strategies.
  • Design comps, storyboards, initial graphic concepts, and final deliverables; brainstorm campaigns across multiple projects.
  • Manage projects from concept through completion with in-house resources and third-party vendors; help meet deadlines and budgets.
  • Present and review work with executive creative leadership, account management, planning, and management teams.
  • Mentor and train staff, write performance reviews, allocate work, set team-member goals and KPIs, and support professional development.
  • Collaborate across account management, planning, and creative teams; extend client relationships and explore ways to deliver value.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of agency experience, primarily with an art background.
  • Proven conceptual creative ability and judgment.
  • Successful client contact experience and ability to grow business organically.
  • Ability to collaborate with account management and excellent presentation skills.
  • Successful experience managing creative staff.
  • Availability and commitment to work extra hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Demonstrated experience in client or brand events.
  • Understanding of consumer behaviors and industry trends.

Ways of working

Communicate clearly and confidently, collaborate inclusively, build relationships with peers and clients, and contribute insights to discussions and brainstorming.

Raise issues constructively, address problems promptly, and develop contingency plans focused on resolution.

Seek feedback, take ownership of actions and development, adapt to experience, and remain open to others' ideas.

Maintain high standards, resilience, integrity, curiosity, and a growth mindset.

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