Creative Department Manager
Al Nahiya Group
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee the team’s creative efforts and work with them to develop fresh ideas for the company’s branding and marketing campaigns. Build, lead, and review work of the creative team in the production of all web, print, and digital marketing collateral.
- Assess data and marketing trends to create relevant and valuable concepts. Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders in developing marketing plans, analyzing results, and identifying opportunities.
- Develop internal marketing campaigns that translate marketing objectives across business units into clear and motivating creative strategies. Monitor, revise, and improve marketing plan and quality results by studying creative processes, analyzing campaign results, and implementing necessary changes.
- Review and approve art and copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables that effectively address marketing goals and challenges. Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables.
- Produce fresh, innovative work that translates complex ideas into compelling print materials and digital experiences for visually sophisticated audiences.
- Lead the team to create exceptional content that represents the brand effectively. Ensure designs and content reflect consistently and positively the brand image and company ideals.
- Analyze brand tracking, market trends, consumer need, and the competitive landscape. Implement your creative vision and become the point of reference for any creative plan that wants to make its way to the customers. Project both visually and essentially to meet customer expectations and drive our sustainable growth.
- Define and monitor the project’s budget and deadlines. Spearhead and manage content strategy for projects, harnessing strategy, digital and brand design, compelling content, and technology. Ensure consistency throughout different project-related efforts. Track the team members’ performance and assign project workload.
- Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs. Conduct brainstorming sessions with creative team, maintaining strategic and creative thinking to develop innovative and actionable creative initiatives in a fiscally responsible manner.
- Bachelor Degree in in Graphic Design, Marketing, or another relevant field.
- 12 years of experience working as a Creative Director or similar position
- Previous experience working at top creative brand agencies as Managing Director, Regional Business
- Extensive knowledge of how to build and manage teams, and oversee projects and resources
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
- An innovative mindset and exceptional strategic thinking
- Comprehensive understanding of the best web, copy, and design practices
- Solid experience with finances and budgeting