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Acorn Strategy

This role exists to lead Acorn Strategy s Creative Studio with bold, strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
 
The Creative Services Manager is responsible for shaping brand and creative strategies in collaboration with the General Manager and Group Account Director, while also overseeing the development of campaign concepts, brand identities, applications, guidelines, and collateral.
 
The Creative Services Manager provides creative leadership across Acorn s core services, from campaign asset development and motion graphics to copywriting and design.
 
They are the custodian of quality control, ensuring all creative outputs meet world-class standards. As both strategist and doer, they delegate effectively to drive operational efficiency but are also ready to step in and deliver work directly when needed.
 
Brand &amp; Creative Strategy
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<li>Partner with Acorn s Strategy team and Group Account Director to craft compelling brand and creative strategies.</li>
<li>Lead conceptualisation of integrated campaigns, from insight-driven ideas through to execution, across digital, social, advertising, and events.</li>
<li>Provide strategic creative direction for brand identity creation, applications, and guidelines, ensuring clarity and consistency across all touchpoints.</li>
<li>Require minimal input from client servicing by proactively developing independent, insight-led creative solutions. </li>
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Creative Studio Leadership &amp; Service Enhancement 
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<li>Lead the Creative Studio, overseeing design, copywriting, and motion graphics, while reviewing all ongoing work and providing real-time feedback.</li>
<li>Set quality standards across the studio, ensuring deliverables meet the highest benchmarks of creativity and strategic alignment.</li>
<li>Guide and mentor team members to enhance skills, expand responsibilities, and take on leadership opportunities.</li>
<li>Identify capability gaps and lead recruitment of new talent to strengthen the studio.</li>
<li>Drive a culture of continuous learning, keeping the team in tune with global trends, award-winning practices, and emerging tools.</li>
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Creative Direction Across Deliverables
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<li>Oversee and guide the animation and motion graphics team, providing creative direction and ensuring outputs align with campaign and brand objectives.</li>
<li>Lead design and production of campaign assets and brand collateral, ensuring outputs are visually compelling, strategically aligned, and commercially viable.</li>
<li>Maintain oversight of all studio work, balancing delegation with hands-on execution when deadlines or priorities require.</li>
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Tools, Subscriptions &amp; Resource Management
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<li>Act as custodian of creative tools, software subscriptions, and memberships, ensuring timely renewals and assessing emerging technologies for adoption.</li>
<li>Manage studio resources effectively, ensuring accurate allocation of time, tools, and costs across projects.</li>
<li>Monitor industry-standard rates and ensure deliverables are scoped appropriately for profitability.</li>
</ul>
 
Proactive Leadership &amp; Operational Efficiency
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<li>Anticipate challenges and propose innovative operational solutions to improve efficiency.</li>
<li>Traffic management duties to assign tasks, balance workloads, and manage multiple priorities.</li>
<li>Step in personally when needed to deliver high-quality work during urgent or peak periods, setting an example of proactive leadership.</li>
</ul>
 
Copywriting &amp; Storytelling
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<li>Provide direction and frameworks for copywriters, crafting headlines, taglines, and storytelling angles that strengthen campaign narratives.</li>
<li>Ensure messaging resonates with both global and Arabic-first audiences, balancing cultural nuance with international appeal.</li>
</ul>
 
Visual Design &amp; Creative Excellence
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<li>Bring expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, AI generative tools, storyboarding, and relevant video editing software.</li>
<li>Set design standards across the studio, ensuring creativity and consistency across all outputs.</li>
<li>Contribute directly to design and production when needed to support deadlines or elevate key deliverables.</li>
</ul>
 
Commercial Acumen &amp; Business Growth
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<li>Demonstrate strong understanding of costing creative projects, resource allocation, margins, and profitability.</li>
<li>Support business growth by contributing to pitches, scoping creative deliverables accurately, and optimising resource use.</li>
<li>Identify opportunities to expand Acorn s creative service offering, ensuring it evolves with client and market needs. </li>
</ul>

Creative Services Manager

Artigence

Creative Director to lead bold brand storytelling and visuals. Manage teams, develop campaigns, and ensure brand consistency. 5+ years senior experience, strong portfolio, Adobe Suite &amp; Figma skills required. Bonus: motion graphics, UI/UX, public speaking.

Creative Director

Lapis Group

Purpose of the Role
To lead the visual and narrative development of the digital campaign, ensuring that creative outputs across static and motion assets are aligned with the campaign s strategy, the client s brand guidelines, and the behavioural dynamics of each market. The Creative director will define and oversee the creative concept, guide all design production, and ensure each deliverable contributes to both brand building and lead generation goals.
Key Responsibilities
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<li> Creative Concept Development</li>
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<li>Translate the campaign strategy and messaging framework into a clear and cohesive creative direction</li>
<li>Lead the ideation of the main campaign concept, including tone, mood, and hero themes</li>
<li>Develop and articulate the visual language for the campaign (colour, typography, graphic motifs, layout structure)</li>
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<li> Asset Supervision &amp; Design Oversight</li>
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<li>Oversee the development of all creative outputs, including: <ul>
<li>Static visuals (banners, carousels, social posts)</li>
<li>Short-form videos (Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)</li>
<li>Storyboard for the hero video</li>
<li>Paid ad creatives optimised for Meta, LinkedIn, Google Display, and TikTok</li>
</ul>
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<li>Ensure consistency across platforms, formats, and languages</li>
<li>Approve assets before delivery to ensure quality, clarity, and performance orientation</li>
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<li> Brand Compliance &amp; Adaptation</li>
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<li>Ensure strict adherence to client s brand guidelines</li>
<li>Adapt creative direction for: <ul>
<li>Different cultural and language contexts</li>
<li>Platform-specific requirements (e.g. vertical formats for TikTok, professional tone for LinkedIn)</li>
</ul>
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<li>Maintain consistency without compromising regional relevance</li>
</ul>
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<li> Collaboration &amp; Feedback Integration</li>
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<li>Work closely with: <ul>
<li>Copywriters and content strategists to ensure message and visual tone are aligned</li>
<li>Media and performance teams to test and iterate assets based on engagement and conversion data</li>
<li>Client reviewers to integrate feedback constructively and efficiently</li>
</ul>
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<li>Lead creative review sessions internally and with the client team</li>
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<li> Creative Strategy for Engagement &amp; Lead Generation</li>
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<li>Balance aesthetics and clarity with performance goals: <ul>
<li>Design assets that drive engagement, shares, and interaction</li>
<li>Develop visuals and CTAs optimised for lead generation and click-through</li>
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<li>Guide A/B testing visual variations based on audience and channel</li>
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</ul>

Client of James Douglas Middle East

Key Responsibilities
<ul> <li> Creative Vision &amp; Strategy: Define and own the foundational creative vision, strategy, and brand identity standards for both the new premium brand and existing brand. </li> <li> Organizational Leadership : Architect and build the entire in-house creative and production organization. This includes hiring, mentoring, and developing a team of managers, designers, copywriters, and production coordinators. </li> <li> Art Direction &amp; Production: Set the standard for art direction and oversee the hands-on production of supreme quality creative assets. This includes all sales collateral, from print materials like brochures to all digital assets, ensuring excellence across photography, website collateral, and compelling videos (both long and short form). </li> <li> Process &amp; Workflow Ownership : Establish and streamline all creative workflows and production processes. You will own the entire lifecycle of creative projects, from initial concept to final delivery, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards. </li> <li> Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as the key creative stakeholder for the entire company, collaborating closely with brand management, marketing leadership, sales, and product design to translate business needs into powerful creative solutions. </li> <li> Balancing Creativity &amp; Functionality: Champion a creative culture that balances groundbreaking, beautiful design with a deep understanding of commercial functionality and business impact. Your work must not only inspire but also perform. </li> <li> Vendor &amp; Agency Management: Oversee relationships with key external partners, including creative agencies, photographers, production houses, and freelancers, to ensure they deliver work that meets our brand standards.</li> </ul>
 Key Qualifications 
<ul> <li>10+ years of experience in a creative field, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (Creative Director, Head of Creative, or similar) where you were responsible for setting creative strategy and managing a team. </li> <li>Must have a background in premium furniture, high fashion, interior design, architecture, or a top-tier creative agency that serves premium clients.</li> <li>Possess a natural and refined appreciation for high end design, a sophisticated personal taste, and a relentless attention to detail. You intuitively understand what separates good design from great design.</li> <li>Dual-Brand Acumen - the rare ability to build two distinct brand identities simultaneously: one rooted in high-concept, emotional connection for a premium B2C brand, and another built on design authority and functional excellence to stand out in a competitive B2B market.</li> <li>Must possess an outstanding portfolio that demonstrates strategic brand building from a foundational level, exceptional art direction, and experience across both digital and physical mediums. A link to your portfolio is required.</li> <li>Direct, hands-on experience working with or in the European market, with a deep understanding of its design sensibilities and consumer landscape. </li> <li>A proven leader with experience building and scaling creative teams from the ground up. Must excel at mentoring talent and creating a positive, high-performance culture. </li> <li>A business leader who understands how to connect creative work to commercial results, manage significant budgets, and articulate the ROI of creative investment to executive stakeholders.</li> </ul>

minimalist

<div>About us
Minimalist.ae is a local brand founded in 2016 in Dubai that designs and manufactures elegant, high-quality watches, jewelry, handbags, perfumes, and leather goods designed to enhance personal style. With two stores now open in the UAE, we focus on simple yet sophisticated designs, with specifically our Arabic numeral watches being known for their timeless appeal. Minimalist believes in simplicity and uses only the finest materials to produce beautiful and durable items, combining elegant design with excellent quality. 
The Role
As a Creative Director, you will lead the creative vision of the brand across all digital and social media platforms. You will oversee concept development that reflect Minimalist&rsquo;s brand identity and resonate with our audience. Working closely with the marketing and design team, you will ensure a cohesive visual direction across campaigns, product launches, and brand storytelling. 
Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Lead creative direction and oversee all brand visuals across digital and social media channels.</li><li>
Plan, conceptualize, and execute engaging content for platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.</li><li>
Oversee video production and editing, from concept to final cut ensuring strong aesthetic consistency and brand alignment.</li><li>
Manage social media visual strategy, ensuring a consistent and distinctive brand tone.</li><li>
Collaborate with the marketing team to develop creative concepts for campaigns and product launches.</li><li>
Stay up to date with emerging digital trends, styles, and content formats.</li><li>
Supervise creative assets including graphic design, motion, and promotional materials.</li><li>
Mentor and guide designers, content creators, editors to maintain high creative standards.</li></ul> 
As an ideal candidate, you will have:<ul><li>
2&ndash;5 years of experience in a social media, content, or brand/marketing, creative direction role in the UAE, ideally in fashion, lifestyle, or eCommerce.</li><li>
A strong understanding of brand aesthetics and storytelling in the digital space.</li><li>
Experience managing social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook) and executing content/marketing calendars.</li><li>
Hands-on experience with Klaviyo, G-Suite, and social media scheduling tools (e.g. Hootsuite).</li><li>
Experience with Adobe Suite, or other creative tools.</li><li>
Strong English communication skills (written &amp; spoken); Arabic language skills are a strong plus.</li><li>
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Design, Visual Arts, Media, or a related field preferred. 
What we offer<ul><li>
Competitive salary with performance-based incentives;</li><li>
UAE visa and permits;</li><li>
Health insurance;</li><li>
Annual flight ticket allowances</li><li>
Growth and long-term development opportunities;</li><li>
Long-term perspective in a rapidly expanding, future-oriented organization;</li><li>
An engaging and challenging work environment with a motivated &amp; professional team of specialists.</li></ul></li></ul></div>

Client of Eagle Consultancy Middle East DMCC

Job Specification: 
<ul> <li> 10+ years of progressive experience in Senior Creative Leadership role or a related field.</li> <li>Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Expertise in developing and implementing impactful business and creative strategies.</li> <li>Deep understanding of technology, including AI, AR/VR, interactive installations, and digital platforms.</li> <li>Proven track record of leading high-profile creative campaigns that incorporate emerging technologies.</li> <li>Strong expertise in creative direction, design, storytelling, and experience strategy.</li> <li>Exceptional leadership and team-building skills with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.</li> <li>Strong business acumen with the ability to align creative strategies with business objectives.</li> <li>Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to inspire both internal teams and external clients.</li> <li>Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and revenue growth strategies within a creative business.</li> <li>Strong negotiation skills for client and partner discussions.</li> <li>Humble, approachable, and collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork and mutual respect.</li> <li>Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.</li> <li>Passion for innovation and continuous learning, with a commitment to pushing creative boundaries and delivering excellence.</li> <li>Bachelors degree in Business, Marketing, Creative Strategy, or related field will be an added advantage (MBA or advanced degree preferred).</li> </ul>

Executive Creative Director

Confidential

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 Job Overview:
 
 
 
 
 The Art Director will lead the visual design efforts within organisation&rsquo;s in-house design team, working closely with the Creative Director to shape and implement the creative vision for the brand. This individual will play a crucial role in delivering impactful and engaging visual assets across digital, print, and experiential channels. With a strong eye for detail, a deep understanding of brand design, and the ability to lead by example, the Art Director will help elevate organisation's brand identity and drive creative excellence across all projects.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Description:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Creative Direction and Visual Design
 
 
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 Translate brand strategy into compelling visual designs, working closely with the Creative Director to align creative outputs with organisation's brand standards.
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 Oversee the creation and execution of visually cohesive and impactful content for various digital, print, and experiential platforms, including campaigns, presentations, social media, and events.
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 Provide hands-on support to the design team, ensuring high standards of design quality, creativity, and innovation in every project.
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 Collaboration and Project Management
 
 
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 Manage the end-to-end design process, from concept to final execution, ensuring all work is delivered on time and within budget.
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 Balance multiple projects, prioritizing tasks and coordinating resources to achieve team objectives efficiently.
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 Brand Consistency and Quality Control
 
 
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 Maintain and uphold organisation's brand identity, ensuring consistency across all visual outputs by setting clear brand guidelines and quality standards.
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 Conduct quality checks and provide feedback on design work to guarantee that every project meets brand standards and aligns with the brand&rsquo;s visual identity.
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 Develop and evolve brand assets, including templates, iconography, and color schemes, ensuring that the brand remains fresh and relevant.
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 Team Leadership and Mentorship
 
 
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 Lead and inspire a team of designers, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development opportunities to support their growth.
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 Foster a collaborative and creative team culture that encourages innovation, teamwork, and design excellence.
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 Support the Creative Director in developing a positive team environment that prioritizes both productivity and individual career growth.
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 Trend Analysis and Innovation
 
 
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 Stay informed of industry trends, competitor strategies, and emerging design techniques to keep the brand&rsquo;s visual presence current and competitive.
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 Propose and incorporate new design ideas, techniques, and tools to enhance the brand's visual impact and keep the design process efficient.
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 Required Criteria:
 
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, or a related field.
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 7+ years of experience in a senior design role, with at least 2-3 years in an Art Director position, ideally within an in-house brand team or agency environment.
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 Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in branding, digital, and print design, with a solid understanding of typography, color theory, and composition.
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 Advanced proficiency in design software, including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), with knowledge of motion graphics and video editing as a plus.
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 Strong conceptual and creative skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas visually and create design work that resonates with a global audience.
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 Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
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