ART DIRECTOR: 360˚ ADVERTISING & PRODUCTION AGENCY
Art Director – Creative (Integrated)
Cape Town – Western Cape
Fashionably forward.
We have an on-site opportunity for a Mid-weight Art Director with a fashion background
at a small 360˚ advertising and production agency based in Cape Town’s CBD.
Working with fashion brands across Europe and other international markets, you’ll contribute to the development of visually impactful campaigns and content.
We’re looking for a creatively driven Art Director with a strong fashion aesthetic, excellent design sensibilities, and a genuine interest in AI-powered creative workflows – exposure to AI platforms is extremely advantageous.
If you’re passionate about fashion, visual storytelling, and innovative creative thinking, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Develop and contribute to creative concepts and campaign ideas across fashion and lifestyle brands.
- Lead the visual direction of campaigns across digital, social, print, video, and content platforms.
- Create presentation-ready layouts, mood boards, storyboards, and visual references.
- Collaborate with designers, photographers, editors, retouchers, and production teams to ensure creative excellence.
- Participate in campaign planning, creative brainstorming sessions, and client presentations.
- Ensure all creative work aligns with brand strategy, campaign objectives, and client expectations.
- Stay abreast of fashion, design, social media, cultural, and visual trends.
- Explore and integrate AI tools and technologies into creative workflows where relevant.
- Review and quality-check creative outputs before final delivery.
- Excellent communication and verbal skills – you may have access to client engagement in this role.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Relevant qualification in Art Direction, Graphic Design, Visual Communication.
- Proven experience as an Art Director within a fashion, retail, lifestyle, or creative advertising agency environment.
- A strong portfolio showcasing conceptual thinking, advertising campaign development, and exceptional visual execution.
- Deep understanding of fashion aesthetics, trends, and contemporary visual culture.
- Strong layout, typography, and design sensibility.
- Experience collaborating with photography, video, and post-production teams.
- Working knowledge of AI creative tools and a genuine interest in emerging technologies.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage projects and deadlines within a relatively fast-paced agency environment.
- A collaborative attitude, strong attention to detail, and a passion for producing outstanding creative work.
Please submit a link to a relevant portfolio along with your CV on application.
South African nationals or work permit holders.
City: Cape Town
Level of Expertise: Mid
Remuneration: Market-related, and dependent on experience
Consultant: Christine
Reference Number: #Chris2619
