Creative 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 multi media 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: Creative Director

Location: Lagos

About the Job

• This candidate will be coordinating with teams across the organization to understand teams' design needs and building out their creative strategy accordingly.
• In each of these projects, you will ensure that outcomes are on budget, within brand, and incorporating current design trends. 

Responsibilities

• Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with other members of the creative team.
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience.
• Managing and supervising multiple projects and teams.
• Ensuring resources are allocated according to project needs.
• Directing copy, design and development of creative materials.
• 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 from strategy to creative disciplines.
• Integrate technical and visual solutions into creative concepts
• Understand trends within the scope of client’s industry
• Review and ensure output are visually appealing, functional in the market place and on brand.
• Evaluating creative performance and guiding improvements.
• Offer fresh, interesting creative ideas to clients in order to generate/increase revenue.
• 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.

Skills Required

• Creative and innovative writing skills
• Demonstrable graphic design/copywriting skills with a strong portfolio.
• Proficiency with required tools in line with field of practice.
• Good management skills
• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years’ work experience as a Creative Director; with at least 5 years in Marketing/Creative Industry
• Degree in relevant field
• ARCON Certification

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates send their Resume, Cover Letter, and a portfolio showcasing their relevant work to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.