Art Director at Hazon Holdings

Hazon Holdings is a continually growing and leading conglomerate domiciled in Africa. We specialize in raising standards through our synergy of diverse business units. We are core believers in driving people, processes and businesses to attain peak productivity in given fields through steadfastness and ultimate discipline.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Art Director

Location: Gbagada, Lagos

Job Descriptions

Synthesize media strategy and accomplish them through design
Responsible for the development and management of product and business portfolio
Develops a comprehensive and aligned strategic creative plan to drive creative thinking
Manages the creation of advertisement and promotion contents
Prepares project and campaign briefs
Consistently understand the influence of design on consumers behaviour as it pertains to GDM group target market and execute the right logic or feeling that is capable of influencing a purchase decision.
Drives creative alignment across all products and evaluate the value of creative requests against larger business strategy and needs
Drives brand storytelling from conception to execution
Develop the digital design, layout and feel of the advertising to be executed in various media
Collaborate with the marketing team, graphics team and software engineering team to deliver on key milestones
Generate clear ideas and concepts by delivering the words and verbal contents that accompanies the visual elements.
Drive the creative process for GDM Group to ensure deliverables meet all brand standards.
Strategize and execute innovative and compelling creative concepts and experiences that support brand marketing efforts and elevate the brand experience
Ensure quality creative/editorial content is delivered on time and on budget
Establish, develop and maintain creative, conceptual and writing standards
Other functions as assigned by your line manager.

Qualification & Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Computer Engineering, Graphics, Fine and Applied Arts or a related field
3- 5 years’ experience
At least 3 years of advertising agency or design studio experience as Art Director or equivalent.
Hands on experience with 2D and 3D, logo design, typography, colour, web layout design, print production, animation, image manipulation, image selection and design
Strong conceptual thinking abilities and solid art direction skills
Strong understanding of the dynamics of the advertisement industry by keeping a close eye on global creative activity and emerging design trends
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment.
Good verbal and written communication skills
Excellent presentation skills
Personal branding is aligned with corporate branding
Strong time management, logic, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
High level IT skills in the latest art and design packages
Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
Self-driven, decisive and dogged