Senior Art Director (3 Months contract)

Overview

Creative Leadership & Strategy

• Define and champion the overall creative vision, standards, and philosophy across all projects and initiatives
• Develop innovative creative concepts, campaign platforms, and brand experiences that drive audience engagement and business impact
• Translate strategic objectives into compelling creative solutions across multiple channels and touchpoints
• Lead the development of integrated brand narratives, storytelling frameworks, and communication concepts

Business Development Support

• Contribute to business growth through creative input for pitches, proposals, presentations, and client engagement activities
• Develop differentiated creative approaches that enhance project competitiveness and market positioning
• Identify opportunities to expand creative scope across branding, content, digital, experiential, and spatial design solutions
• Support the creation of persuasive presentation materials and strategic creative recommendations

Creative Operations Management

• Direct end-to-end creative development across campaigns, brand identities, event concepts, content ecosystems, and experiential environments
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between designers, copywriters, strategists, production teams, and external partners
• Ensure creative outputs meet the highest standards of quality, innovation, and effectiveness
• Oversee creative workflows, reviews, approvals, and project timelines to ensure successful delivery

Brand Governance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure all creative work aligns with brand guidelines, communication objectives, and organizational standards
• Maintain consistency across visual identity systems, messaging frameworks, and experiential design elements
• Implement quality assurance processes to safeguard brand integrity and creative excellence
• Review and approve creative deliverables before final presentation or implementation

Team Leadership & Development

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to creative teams
• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Support talent development through coaching, constructive feedback, and performance management
• Encourage experimentation and adoption of emerging creative trends, technologies, and methodologies

Additional Responsibilities

• Handle confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment
• Support major project launches, live events, and key organizational initiatives as required
• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objectives
• Be available to support critical project phases and event delivery periods, including occasional extended working hours

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in creative leadership roles within creative agencies, branding agencies, integrated communications firms, experiential agencies, or related environments
• Proven experience leading integrated campaigns, brand development projects, and large-scale creative initiatives
• Experience working on events, exhibitions, conferences, experiential marketing, or immersive brand environments is highly desirable

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional conceptual thinking and creative storytelling abilities
• Strong experience in integrated brand and campaign development
• Deep understanding of experiential marketing, spatial design, and brand environments
• Ability to translate strategic insights into compelling creative concepts
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management capabilities
• High attention to detail and commitment to creative excellence