Head, Creative at Riquesa Africa Limited

Riquesa Africa is an experiential marketing Agency. We believe in the conceptualization of ideas that connect brands to the people. This belief fuels the passion to create consumer-centric ideas and deliver bespoke brand experiences to consumers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Creative

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Duties

• Oversee and coordinate the conception, visualization and implementation of best in class/award winning creative designs, concepts, solutions and campaigns for client briefs
• Drive the development of advertising creative best practices to create compelling assets and influence client-produced efforts
• Enhance department and Company reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different clients’ creative request
• Provide creative direction on identity development, campaigns, brand and style guides, copywriting, and content creation, including social and video
• Drive creative excellence and quality across all work streams/projects
• Oversee creative consultations with account teams to ensure appropriate creative strategies, adequacy/ accuracy of input, budget, schedules, production support, necessary reviews and client presentations
• Collaborate with Strategisrs and business partners to translate briefs into conceptual designs, maintaining campaign and brand continuity
• Lead multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines
• Determine production schedule by conferring with art, copy writing, and production units; outlining basic presentation concepts; coordinating creative activities
• Manage and provide critiques and mentorship to a team of designers and art directors to guide them to create engaging and award-winning content
• Provide thoughtful creative feedback and coaching to inspire innovative ideas and career growth

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields with 6 years work experience.
• Expert graphic design and art direction skills for a range of media (print, digital, web, out-of-home, presentations)
• Expert user of a variety of design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, illustrator), 3dmax, Figma, Cinema4d and Microsoft Office applications, in particular PowerPoint
• Strong project and/or account management
• Ability to present and communicate ideas, concepts and constructive criticism appropriately and purposefully
• Able to manage a diverse workload with multiple competing priorities and stakeholder needs; strong follow through and response with colleagues and projects with a sensitivity to timelines and deadlines
• Ability to work in fast-paced, demanding environment, while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Leadership skills

Application Closing Date
15th February, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV as well as their Portfolios to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.