Role: Art Director 

Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates (on-site)

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Art Director will lead the team to create powerful and impactful digital content.  

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

Reporting to the Business Director, the Art Director oversees the team of 3.  

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Create and manage original, persuasive, conceptually compelling work for campaigns, content and experiences with support from the team 
• Work alongside on-site and in-house teams to explore ways to open new opportunities and to help our brands understand and develop their creative presence through content 
• Develop creative output that is on-brand, innovative, challenging and attuned to the cultural interests of the audience 
• Help develop content calendars that support and extend marketing initiatives, both short- and long-term, determining which methods and channels will work for each sub-section of the target audience. 
• Identify and build relationships with and bringing to fruition, collaborative projects with partner platforms, websites, influencers and channels which, can extend the reach of the content and help deliver authentic experiences to the target audience. 
• Supervise the teams to be an arbiter of best practices in terms of messaging, strategic targeting and style.
• Working in a team of 5.
• Work across digital products

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Excellent portfolio of work that demonstrates high quality art direction and design within a variety of marketing campaign and platform projects. 
• Strong layout and design skills across digital. 
• Experienced in liaising directly with the client and the ability to build strong relationships. 
• Experience with strategic brainstorming, creative brief development and creative execution. 
• Experience meeting clients and presenting your work. 
• Ability to think creatively and justify concepts to clients and team members. 
• A helicopter view of the content world as well as emerging trends in social media communication 
• A developed and working awareness of all major content platforms and channels and a view on new platforms.
• Experience in Food sectors.
• Experience working with Food products.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in: Digital, Motion Graphics 

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

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We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. 

Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.