Art Director
Salt · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Apply & track with Apply EdgeART DIRECTORAbu Dhabi, UAEWe are working with an exciting and rapidly growing holding company in Abu Dhabi that is building out its creative capabilities across a diverse portfolio of brands, businesses and high-profile projects.This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Art Director to join a growing creative team and play a key role in shaping how the group's brands look, feel and show up across the region.The RoleAs Art Director, you will be responsible for developing bold, visually compelling creative across a wide range of brands, campaigns and platforms. You will take ideas from initial concept through to execution, bringing a strong visual point of view while ensuring every piece of work is creatively ambitious, strategically relevant and beautifully crafted.This is a hands-on role for someone who loves ideas, design and visual storytelling, but also enjoys working collaboratively with wider creative, marketing, content and production teams.Key Responsibilities* Develop and lead visual concepts across integrated campaigns, digital, social, brand, content, events and experiential projects* Translate creative and strategic briefs into distinctive visual ideas and compelling creative executions* Own the art direction of projects from initial concept through to final delivery* Establish and maintain strong visual identities across multiple brands and business areas* Develop campaign key visuals, layouts, storyboards, moodboards, presentations and creative guidelines* Art direct photography, film, video, CGI, motion and other content production where required* Work closely with copywriters, designers, strategists, content teams, marketers and external production partners* Present creative concepts clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders and internal teams* Ensure creative work is consistently maintained to a high visual and conceptual standard* Mentor and support junior designers and creatives, providing clear creative direction and constructive feedback* Manage multiple projects and briefs simultaneously while maintaining quality, attention to detail and deadlines* Stay ahead of emerging design, cultural, technology and creative trends and bring fresh thinking into the team* Explore and utilise AI and emerging creative technologies to enhance ideation, visual development and production* Contribute to pitches, new business opportunities and wider creative initiatives across the groupWhat We're Looking For* 6+ years of experience within an advertising agency, creative agency, integrated agency, in-house creative studio or similar environment* A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional art direction, conceptual thinking and visual design* Experience working across multiple channels rather than purely traditional design* Strong understanding of branding, typography, composition, layout, photography and visual storytelling* Experience taking a creative idea from brief through to final execution* Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to confidently sell and explain creative ideas* Experience working with photographers, videographers, production teams and external creative partners* Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign* Experience with motion, digital, social or experiential creative is highly desirable* An understanding of AI-powered creative tools and how they can be incorporated into the creative process* Excellent attention to detail and a genuine passion for producing outstanding creative work* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambitious environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities* UAE / GCC experience is advantageousThe Ideal PersonWe are looking for someone who is creatively hungry, visually obsessed and excited by the opportunity to build and shape work across a diverse portfolio of brands.You will be someone who can think conceptually but is also hands-on, understands what makes great creative and is not afraid to challenge the brief.Most importantly, you will have a portfolio that shows personality, originality and a strong point of view - not just polished execution.This is an opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of growth, work across varied and high-profile projects, and have genuine influence over the creative direction of the group's brands.