Art Director at AccelerateTV

Accelerate is the youth haven for the cool kids, creatives, doers, thinkers and everyone in between. We have built a reputation on being a consistent source of information and inspiration in the fashion, music and entertainment culture of Nigeria/African, both on the continent and beyond.

As a multimedia outlet, we pride ourselves in Entertaining, Educating and Empowering our audience by documenting Nigerian/African stories and pop culture, all the while keeping a close eye on the establishment and championing the new.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Art Director

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the job

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for understanding the goals of our clients and be able to oversee creative project strategy to project completion. By having a knowledge of emerging technologies in the area, this candidate will be able create cross-channel deliverables to clients that meet their needs.

Responsibilities

• Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with other members of the creative team.
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience.
• Manage and supervise multiple projects within the agency.
• Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines.
• Present completed ideas to client/team members.
• Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices in design, video and content production.
• Integrate technical and visual solutions into a creative concept
• Understand trends within the scope of client’s industry.
• Review and ensure output is visually appealing, functional in the market place and on brand.
• Where instructed, evaluate creative performance and guide improvements.
• Offer fresh, interesting creative ideas to clients.
• Manage multiple projects, with the ability to switch from one to the other seamlessly
• Meet deadlines and stay within budget constraints
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of campaign objectives and devise strategies to achieve them
• Participate actively in brainstorming meetings and drive creative sessions.
• Stay updated on appropriate style guidelines and brand voice for consistency in messaging per project.
• Strong conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from print to interactive to broadcast.
• Lead presentations and effectively communicate a creative vision

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in visual communications or other related fields
• At least 4 years' of digital and print design or advertising experience
• Knowledge of social platforms (Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, etc.)
• Breadth of style and design capability
• ARCON Certification is an added advantage

Skills Required:

• Strong conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects ranging from print to interactive to broadcast.
• Proficiency with required tools in line with field of practice.
• Effective time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to present creative work internally and to clients.
• Ability to collaborate with copywriters and graphic designers.
• Ability to collect and interpret feedback.
• A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives.
• Ability to critically communicate and persuade around design concepts.
• Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates send their Resume, Cover Letter, and portfolio showcasing their relevant work to: recruitment@acceleratetv.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.