Whizz HR
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
A leading and award winning digital media agency is on a look out for Creative Director copy
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
• To champion creativity and excellent client centricity.
• To creatively direct conceptual copywriters, harnessing their development and performance, in a manner that assures maximum efficiency and creativity.
• To manage, supervise, review and audit the work of copywriters and community managers to ensure the creative level expected of IIG is being met.
• To help drive maximum efficiency, productivity and the maintenance of the highest quality of creative concept, copy and artwork.
• To work with and support the IIG team to deliver excellent client service.
• To work actively with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the highest level of client service from IIG.
• To oversee, manage and review new creative concepts to both new and existing clients.
• To act as brand guardian to ensure all copy collateral produced is faithful to the client's brand guidelines.
• On occasion, undertake the copy of digital collateral, to the client's brief and exacting standards and within agreed timeframes.
• To effectively organise and prioritise workload, especially around deadline, and have the flexibility to respond to increases in workload/ tight deadlines.
Key responsibilities:
• To work with the wider SMT to establish creative strategy for the account.
• To motivate and influence the creative team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.
• To proactively monitor the quality of design projects being produced and submitted by leading internal review sessions and seeking feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.
• To oversee and manage the timely delivery of all jobs / projects going through the studio, always taking into consideration the clients' requirements and expectations.
• To investigate, propose and implement innovative ways of delivering copy services to maximise efficiency and productivity.
• To actively oversee and manage team meetings, forward scheduling meetings and work review meetings.
• To manage, oversee and coordinate the sharing of knowledge and the facilitation of learning within the team and all other employees to improve business practices, refine processes, aid and promote the development of creative ideas and introduce new services.
• To organise monthly work / successes / learnings / presentations to the wider SMT team to showcase work from the studio/ team managed.
Business Development
• Attend client meetings, present work, discuss needs and identify opportunities.
• To assign creative leads and develop accounts and teams.
Workflow
• To work actively with the workflow / studio manager in coordinating the effective allocation of copy resource, facilitating information from colleagues, business managers and staff. To provide effective resource support to meet client demands and to cover flexible working, holiday and sick leave requirements in the most economical manner.
Brand Guardianship
• To act as brand guardian to ensure all copy collateral produced by the copy team is faithful to the client's brand guidelines.
Customer Centricity
• To work actively with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the highest level of client service from all team members.
People Management & Development
• To manage, train and mentor staff and oversee their professional development through the setting of SMART objectives and PDPs, offering knowledge, motivation, support and experience as required, including but not limited to their creative and technical skill, to increase productivity, staff retention and enhanced staff morale.
• With the assistance of Account Lead, ensure all staff members accurately record timesheets.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:
Required experience
As the senior copy practitioner within the Creative team, the Creative Director will combine first-class copy expertise, creativity and thought leadership with commercial acumen and leadership gravitas.
The Creative Director will:
• Be hands-on with a strong focus on digital.
• Be experienced in directing complex, commercial, copy projects involving senior stakeholders and interdisciplinary creative teams with strong experience across global Healthcare/nutrition brands.
• Be highly creative with the ability to generate ideas and practically contribute to design details, importantly demonstrating exceptional pure graphic design and typography skills.
• Have deep technical copy skills in one or more discipline, e.g. Content Creation, Copy for Digital, Brand Immersion, Events, Copy for Print, User Experience, etc.
• Have a proven ability to communicate and liaise with all levels in the business.
• Have a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including outside the copy team.
• Have a proven ability to effective manage creative teams.
• Have Director level written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Be proficient in Adobe CC, Microsoft Office and other related software.
• Be a driven, proactive, helpful, and enthusiastic team player
Interested candidates please mail me your resume at [HIDDEN TEXT]
Warm regards,
Sairose Mosani
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