Job Title: Associate Creative Director
Duration: Long term
Location: Doha, Qatar

Job Description:

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director to manage creative and production projects from concept creation to completion. As a key member of our team, they will be involved with, and have responsibility for, all levels of the creative process - from defining strategic project goals, to establishing conceptual and stylistic direction for the creative team. Having a deep understanding of production processes is also required.

The Associate Creative Director is responsible for developing and transforming briefs into concepts and creative solutions, managing creative teams, and ensuring client objectives are achieved.

To be successful as an Associate Creative Director you should be able to develop creative concepts and strategies that are insightful, relevant, innovative, and effective. Ultimately, an excellent Associate Creative Director is a creative powerhouse with the ability to motivate and direct their team in the design and production of best-in-class solutions across different platforms.

Additionally, the ACD will be engaged in a good deal of supervisory and some administrative work alongside the account team to ensure approaches and scopes are aligned and resource is allocated to achieve the clients’ goals whilst maintaining the agency’s standards of creative excellence, timeliness, and profitability.

This person in this role should be highly creative, passionate about the industry, have strong communication skills, exhibit great attention to detail, easily build rapport with others and excel at managing and motivating team members.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Strategic Lead with the development of concepts, strategies, and client presentations.
• The ACD will work closely with the Strategy and Creative Leads to understand each team member’s strengths, ensuring the standard of creative work remains high and the team remains motivated, supported, and passionate about the work.
• Work closely with the Account team and Strategic Lead to prioritize workloads and manage creative team.
• Effectively communicate project status and updates to internal team members
• Manage creative teams and oversee project developments, from initial concepts to completion.
• Provide innovative insights and guidance to team members to ensure deliveries satisfy client needs and surpass expectation.
• Managing and supervising multiple projects and teams.
• This role is hands-on and would suit a creative who still enjoys daily design work.
• Ensuring resources are allocated according to project needs.
• Directing the design and development of creative materials.
• Ensuring brand identity and message consistency across channels.
• Meeting client objectives, values, budgets, and deadlines.
• Provide quality control on all approved/ completed design to ensure design quality and
• production feasibility and accuracy.
• Leading and participating in brainstorming sessions.
• Keeping up with the latest trends, strategies, and technologies.
• Evaluating creative team performance and guiding improvements.

Associate Creative Director Requirements:

• Degree in marketing, graphic design, or related field.
• 8+ years of agency experience.
• Solid knowledge of marketing, brand, and design principles and development.
• Experience leading and managing creative teams.
• Strong concept and strategy development skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong creative mind.
• Extremely proficient in all core Adobe CS programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign)
• Extensive knowledge of print pre-press and production
• Experience in Brand Systems (Architecture, Guidelines, Extensions), Key visuals and Environmental Design (Signage, Retail Graphics/POS, Trade Shows)
• Highly experienced in consumer packaging work (food, beverage, and home care products) including research, strategy, concept exploration, design development and finalization.
• Exceptional typography and strong hand skills
• Successfully manages shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and last-minute requests.