Recruitment for Creative Director at Ideas House Marketing Communications Limited

Ideas House is an award winning marketing and sales solutions provider that is supremely passionate about Marketing Promotions Ideas, Experiential Activations and Revenue Growth.

At Ideas House, we offer solutions to our clients’ marketing needs and challenges. We do this by asking questions of our brands, their consumers, the route to market and all available channels in order to uncover relevant insights. We use our creative talents to unlock ideas which resonate with the target market and differentiate our brands from competing brands.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Creative Director

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description & Summary

• We are currently seeking a dynamic, creative and experienced Creative Director to join our agency.
• This individual will be responsible for managing the production of creative designs and art layouts by developing concepts and providing work direction to staff.
• This individual must use their graphic design skills and industry knowledge to develop creative standards and guide multimedia content development for many different clients on a wide array of projects.
• This role is ultimately responsible for the final product and generating brilliant ideas to present to the client and see through to production.

Principal Functions

• Provide leadership and guidance to team members and manage subordinates’ performance towards achievement of overall team objectives
• Direct the visual elements of the campaign whether it’s designing ads, websites, outdoor media, and brochures for the agency on behalf of its clients.
• Execute marketing communications plans for promotions, events/sponsorships and other activities/initiatives
• Maintain quality and consistency of marketing/brand communications (graphic and print materials in relation to preferred brand image and establish specifications standards
• Monitor activities of vendors to ensure adherence with production expectations
• Keep abreast of marketing communications global and local best practices in relation to team/unit activities
• Create and maintain the visual look for all work on an account, making sure the client’s marketing materials are visually engaging and that the message is clear.
• Give clear direction to clients’ requests and interprets clients’ briefs.
• Attend brainstorming sessions with other members of the account management team to develop concepts for new business presentation

Educational Requirements

• First Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate/ professional qualification in a related field will be an added advantage.
• Eight (8) to twelve (12) years work experience, with at least three (4) years in a supervisory role.

Experience, Skills & Competencies:

• Industry knowledge
• Brand management

Skills:

• Communication
• Innovation
• Results Orientation
• Personal Effectiveness
• Creative Analysis/Judgment
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details

Behaviour:

• Leadership
• Customer Focus
• Passion for Excellence
• Integrity
• Empowering people
• Growing people
• Team work.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@ideashouseng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.