Job Description

If you've lived and worked as a senior creative/Creative Director in the Middle East and want to give your leadership profile and skills a big boost, this could be for you. The facts You will be a part of the senior management team with a real opportunity to influence. This consultancy solves clients' business and communication challenges with smart creative thinking and great design. It already has a strong global presence but it wants to make the 3 Middle Eastern studios a more powerful and coherent force in the region. It has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, with a focus in that order. We are open to candidates from all over the region. As a Creative Director, you will: Review, interrogate and invigorate the current creative offeringWork with senior partners across the studios to knit together and accelerate the creative offerUse your lateral and strategic creative thinking to bring smart ideas to your team and clientsSpot the creative and strategic potential in a briefKnow how to size up a pipeline and make smart decisions to focus on the right stuffLeading a small creative team and working your local contacts to get creative made (brand identities, films, campaigns, websites, animations, information design, design for communication). You will be: A highly strategic, lateral thinker who can write wellIn the Middle East currently or have worked thereConfident, direct but diplomaticLargely hands off, but you have a really strong sense of what great looks like and what is needed to get therePitching and presenting to very senior clients, so can work a room and get attentionHolding an advantage if you have a good understanding of business language that include key financial moments in the calendar, but solid b2b communications expertise will get you there too.Relocation package for the right candidate who has regional experience. Please only apply if you have regional experience. Please attach your CV. Ref: 35227