Creative Director (Johannesburg)
The Brand Union Johannesburg is offering you the chance to join a team of dynamic
designers in one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world. Johannesburg,
the economic powerhouse of Africa, is a city built quite literally on gold and the
gateway to the continent. And the African headquarters for the leading design agency
in the world is a gateway to award-winning talent, gleaming ideas and prospectors�
opportunity.
As one of our Creative Directors, you will contribute to our organisational goals by
driving ideas and innovative thinking, working closely with a highly respected design
team and demanding practical quality-driven solutions.
You will partner the Executive Creative Director as a key contributor on the overall
creative culture for the business, ensuring that the final brand expression is both
in line with the original version and the client�s practical requirements. You will
have responsibility for the successful development and completion of all design work
on particular client programmes.
Your responsibilities include:
- Manage the day-to-day progress of the design work and studio
- Lead and design development and implementation stages
- Manage the day-to-day client interaction and presentations, relationship conversation and discussion about design
- Oversee presentation production
- Custodian of developing relationships within the studio and client service teams
- Brief suppliers and demand a quality result
- Quality assurance of all materials and deliverables including ideas, presentations, design output, production and administration
- Brainstorming
- Explore and investigate the full potential of ideas
The successful applicant is an individual who is a strong team player, with the
leadership capability to mentor other designers within the studio, nurturing and
developing talent. You will have excellent relationship building skills and are
responsible for client satisfaction. You will be a great communicator, enthusiastic,
proactive and driven to produce the very best results.
Our African HQ is situated in Sandton, also known as the richest square mile in Africa.
It is the region�s corporate, financial and commercial hub, home to some of the continent�s leading financial institutions, five-star hotels, high street fashion outlets and top restaurants. Sandton combines European flair with African vibrancy and is a cosmopolitan and multicultural hub of business, entertainment and retail, where business mixes with pleasure.
If it�s excitement, opportunity and unrivalled career growth you seek, join our
Johannesburg office.
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Senior Finished Artist (Dublin)
You will be the key artworker within The Brand Union studio in Dublin, ensuring that all
artwork is to the highest standard.
This role will require you to produce print across all print and packaging, ensuring
that the artwork is in accordance to the print technical spec as per the brief for
the supply to clients. You will undertake any photo-retouching required.
You will support the production manager in production issues and cover in their
absence. This role demands that you become an authority on artwork skills and an
expert on key computer applications (namely Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and
Adobe InDesign).
In this role, you are required to have great attention to detail and accuracy.
You must be fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
The Brand Union, Dublin is a great place to work, we have exciting clients and work
closely together to create the very best in brand building. We are looking for a self
starter who will work well both alone and as part of a wider team. Flexible,
hardworking and with a great sense of humour, come and join the team in Dublin!
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Account Director (Dublin)
You will be a key member of our agency Executive Team, charged with the day to day
running of the Dublin office. This is a senior role within the office, managing
one of our Key Client Partnerships in the Financial Services sector.
You will be the senior contact point for our client. Your primary responsibility
is to manage our long-standing and strong relationship with this client, which means
regular meetings and project work, on behalf of the client's Brand Team and other
related departments and business units. You will act as the ultimate Brand Guardian
for this, with responsibility to advise the client on brand guidelines and their use
within various forms of communications.
We are looking for someone with proven experience at this level within the brand,
design, advertising and marketing arenas. Specific experience in Corporate branding
is essential, with financial services an advantage. You should have excellent "farming"
skills, being able to seek out and win new business opportunities within this client's
organisation.
The Brand Union, Dublin is a great place to work, we have exciting clients and work
closely together to create the very best in brand building. We are looking for a
senior member of the team. Flexible, hardworking and with a great sense of humour,
come and join the team in Dublin!
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Worldwide Marketing Content Manager (London)
The role of the Worldwide Marketing Content Manager will be to manage the collation, planning, maintenance and accuracy of company-owned and generated content used for marketing purposes (case studies, thought pieces, articles, multimedia, graphics etc), and the distribution of that content across all channels (internet, intranet, other offices etc).
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Management and ownership of online global case study library
- Primary point of contact for global requests for case studies and credentials from other network office
- Liaising with other network offices to gather new case studies
- Assist with the preparation and implementation of content development, including standards and guidelines, based on network goals and input from all offices
- Assist with management of all aspects of company-owned content, including case studies, contracts, guides, handbooks, policies, procedures, graphics, sound files, multimedia etc
- Develop and implement plans for delivering content to all systems (internet, intranet etc)
- Co-ordinate and manage quality assurance of all content
- Manage submission and ensure that the intranet, extranet, website, portals etc are up to date at all times
- Collect and maintain metadata (tags etc) of company content for search engine purposes; assist in creation of search engine functionality
- Ensure consistent look and feel by promoting uniform fonts, formatting, icons, images and layout; maintain templates to assist content authors
- Find, diagnose and report content problems, including broken links (internal and external), typographical errors, and formatting inconsistencies
- Liaise with digital/IT teams on hardware and software issues that affect the availability and accessibility of content, wherever it exists
- Analyse, report and act on all user feedback (internal and external)
Technical skills and personal attributes:
Ideally you'll have a college diploma or university degree. We would hope that you would have
previous experience within an agency environment, plus some basic project management knowledge.
It would be an advantage to have had experience working with company intranet systems,
and dotcoms., and a basic understanding of web language, technologies and protocols,
and scripting language would be an advantage, but training can be provided if necessary.
Above all, we are looking for a highly motivated, energetic and articulate person with
meticulous attention to detail. You must have the ability to multi-task in a busy and fast
moving environment, and proven ability to deal with people at all levels of seniority.
You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a high level of tact,
confidence and diplomacy.
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Design Director (Hong Kong)
To bring curiosity, inspiration, guts and grounding to the Hong Kong team based upon a clear understanding of the Mastery of Brand Building. Reporting to the Creative Director, you will drive ideas and innovative thinking; with ultimate responsibility for the successful development and completion of all design work on a particular client programme.
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Participation in the development of strategy and the brand creation process
- Ensure all expression work remains on brand, and is developed across a variety of applications and touch points, ensuring a quality expression at all times
- Manage the day to day progress of the design work, leading the design development and implementation stages
- Lead the process that will arrive at �the bright idea� upon which the creative direction will be built
- Oversee presentation production
- Set up and run work reviews in the studio
- Develop relationships with the client team
- Brief suppliers, demanding a quality result
- Document design work and all project material
- Ensure that the Creative Director and Programme Manager up to date
Technical skills and personal attributes:
- Possess at least 8 years experience with at least 5 years practical experience working on national or international corporate brand and identity programmes, especially in the area of design development and implementation
- Well balanced, responsible, talented, with a good sense of humour
- Team player - enjoy working with others, developing solutions as a unit
- Hard working and ambitious - want to create excellent work and take ownership of the programme to make sure it happens
- Mentoring capabilities - acting as a mentor within the studio to younger designers and a partner to other senior colleagues
- Ability to substitute for the Creative Director when necessary
- A self starter with the desire to contribute to the company as a whole
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Creative Director (Stockholm)
Skills
Ideas driven, rather than purely design driven. A great communicator. Creatively strong and able to apply that as an inspiring leader and mentor. Approachable and able to form close partnerships with colleagues and clients. Ability to direct and lead international projects for international clients.
Experience
Worked with clients at CEO & Board level Extensive brand design competence not just for the sake of design but for optimizing business. Worked on international corporate brands and consumer brands in The Nordics. Background in advertising and communications is ideal. Excellent record of leading, motivating and growing creative people and teams.
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Creative Director (Stockholm)
Skills
Ideas driven, rather than purely design driven. A great communicator. Creatively strong and able to apply that as an inspiring leader and mentor. Approachable and able to form close partnerships with colleagues and clients. Ability to direct and lead international projects for international clients.
Experience
Worked with clients at CEO & Board level Extensive brand design competence not just for the sake of design but for optimizing business. Worked on international corporate brands and consumer brands in The Nordics. Background in advertising and communications is ideal. Excellent record of leading, motivating and growing creative people and teams.
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Design Director (Miami)
You are a highly creative individual with an international attitude who has a burning desire to be part of in an international design network. Your main task will be to represent the Miami creative team internally and externally.
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Client Services Manager (Miami)
You will support the Senior Director, Latin America on day to day project management duties relating to all SABMiller work streams in the region as well as additional business opportunities.
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Designer (Miami)
You will author creative design concepts for our clients supported and directed by the local Design Director, ensuring the highest levels of creativity. Bringing 'big ideas' to life through a high level of hand/digital visualization, ensuring the flawless execution of chosen designs through high quality production of artwork files.
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Creative Director (Paris)
Responsibilities:
Creative Vision
Seeks the big picture and creative potential within a brief. Draws upon own inspirations and experience to develop new ways of doing things.
Team Leading
Ensure the team performs to the best of their ability. Coach and develop the team and build skills. Be resourceful to develop a network of freelancers.
Project Management
Plan project creative delivery throughout stages and clearly communicate it to the team. Responsible for the delivery of excellent projects on time and on budget. Prepare presentation content and present to the client.
Client Relationship
Participate in presentations to inspire and engage new prospects. Monitor client expectations against project scope. Take the lead in client presentations to inspire the client. Anticipate when the client wants to be challenged.
Knowledge
Proactive in developing awareness of design. Proactively thinks about the future and the possibilities for consumer branding.
Requirements:
Proven ability to create and manage outstanding design concepts through to implementation. Focus on consumer branding (packaging 2D/3D, innovation and strategic thinking). 10+ years experience.
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Senior Project Manager (Paris)
Responsibilities:
Relationship Builder
Day to day contact with the Design Director and Creative Director at the client organization. Manage the relationship to become 'indispensible' to the client (help and proactively call with new briefs and challenges). Walk the corridors at the client organisation to build new relationships at the company. Strong communication skills with eye towards developing presentation skills. Work to build relationships with suppliers, clients and vendors and coordinate with them on briefs. Attend and observe client presentations and work sessions and act in a professional manner.
Creative Liaison
Act as the conduit for information between the client and the creative team. Work with the client to clarify the brief and all details necessary to complete the project. Understand the creative process and act as the brand guardian (have the consumer point of view). Help the creative team to communicate the design rationale for the client presentation.
Team Player
An active participant in team sessions and sharing work. Ready to challenge and be challenged.
Project Management
Responsible for ensuring that all deliverables are complete for deadline presentation, sets work in progress meetings to ensure that all deliverables are on track. Manages all timelines and finance for projects and client presentations.
Knowledge
Proactive in developing awareness of consumer branding, design and new developments in design world. Proactively thinks about the future and the possibilities for consumer.
Requirements:
Keep everything organised, has software skills including PowerPoint and Excel. Knowledge of design and production and a desire to learn more. + 4 years experience.
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