GDM Group strives to achieve through her combined operations of her equity member companies and her adjunct consultants of over 400 years combined commercial experience. We offer from one off sales of marketing project to end to end management of commercial projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Art Director

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Art Director is to lead, and oversee the creation of overall visual and graphic aspects of an advertisements, print publications, product packaging of message and image that is appealing to be conveyed to consumers and brands.
• To coordinate the work of other artistic or design staff, such as graphic designers.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize brand strategy and accomplish them through design
• Consistently understand the influence of design on consumer’s behaviour as it pertains to brand target market and execute the right logic or feeling that is capable of influencing a purchase decision.
• Drives artistic and graphics alignment across all products and evaluate the value of creative requests against larger business strategy and needs
• Drives brand storytelling from conception to execution
• Collaborate with the marketing team, graphics team and creative team to deliver on key milestones
• Generate clear ideas and concepts by delivering the artistic and graphics elements that accompanies the words and verbal contents.
• Drive the creative process for Artist to ensure deliverables meet all brand standards.
• Strategize and execute innovative and compelling creative concepts and experiences that support brand marketing efforts and elevate the brand experience
• Accomplishing work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling and coaching team members
• Use of Innovations to redefine a designed brief within the constraints of cost and time.
• Oversee specific elements such as design concepts, original or stock artwork, layouts and the stylistic components of materials
• Oversee the conceptualization of designs and execution of brand management and marketing projects.
• Engage Internal and external customers through well designed and execution of brand management and marketing projects
• Produce designs that facilitate an effective advertising campaign
• As a member of the creative focus team, participate in developing focused branding, positioning and marketing tools for each products, services and markets
• Evaluate team performance and drive implementation of continuous improvement ideas
• Other functions as assigned by your line Manager

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Computer Engineering, Graphics, Fine and Applied Arts or a related field
• 4 – 5years’ experience
• At least 5 years of advertising agency or design studio experience as Art Director or equivalent.
• Hands on experience with logo design, typography, colour, web layout design, print production, animation, image manipulation, image selection and design
• Strong conceptual thinking abilities and solid art direction skills
• Strong understanding of the dynamics of the advertisement industry by keeping a close eye on global creative activity and emerging design trends
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to Illustrate and be proficient with Corel draw, Adobe Creative Suite applications, 2D and 3D software programs, and understand marketing and consumer tastes.
• Experience in supervising a team, able to develop and provide clear direction to junior team members and external parties.
• Understanding of brand is a must, able to follow the brand guideline and ensure correct brand implementation to event materials.
• Multitasking, self-driven, able to juggle multiple projects and other responsibilities and at the same time able to clearly prioritize / effectively delegate tasks.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2022.