Creative Art Director France

The Oval Office is an experience-driven communication agency. We take a highly creative and pragmatic approach to forging lasting/heartfelt/genuine connections between people and brands. At our agency, you are not a number but an expert. We’ll give you every opportunity to develop your Officer skills to the fullest. The only question is: are you ready to bring brands to life for real?  If so, this is the job for you! 

Under the responsibility of the Creative Director, you will:

• Design memorable communication projects for various clients, together with a copywriter. This could be for: brand campaigns, PR or social media activations, retail or drive to store animations, brand content, public, corporate or institutional events.
• Oversee the artistic direction of each project and ensure its adaptation to different formats and media (film / digital / social / print / scenography...).
• Select creative freelancers and production companies who will bring these concepts to life, like: production company/director, photographer, illustrator, graphic designer, scenographer & artists.
• Ensure the follow-up of the production to guarantee the quality of execution and deadlines.
• If necessary, present creative advice to clients.
• Participate in the recruitment and supervision of junior and intern ADs.
• Contribute to the influence of The Oval Office by participating in the agency's communication (video boxes, social networks & greetings) and by collaborating with the teams located in Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Propose regular campaigns to reach new clients or retain existing clients with creative ideas.
• Ensure a creative eye to inspire the agency during monthly meetings.

• You have worked for a communications agency at least 5 years and are experienced in competitions and production follow-up in 360 projects.
• Your perfect formula for a quality creation is: an ambitious, innovative and impactful communication concept + fair and direct writing + relevant and polished art direction. 
• You have a good advertising culture.
• You are hyper versatile: film, print, digital, social, event, retail, PR, scenography, visual identity, motion, packaging. Diversity inspires you. 
• You have a background in visual communication and have a great graphic and artistic sensitivity. You master typography, composition, chromy, visual identity, photography, video editing, illustration, scenography as well as the whole graphic chain. 
• You are always up to date with the latest trends and you have a rich and eclectic general culture.
• You maintain close ties with a network of various creative freelancers and production companies that you like to call on, depending on the project. 
• You are demanding and rigorous and guarantee perfect execution.
• Your colleagues fight to work with you. Your availability, good humor and kindness give them at least one reason to get up in the morning. 
• You are a team player and enjoy working with others.
• You are autonomous and like to take initiative and responsibility. 
• You are a good teacher and have a taste for management.
• You speak Adobe fluently: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign (After Effect or Premiere are great assets). 
• Your English is good enough to collaborate with our European counterparts, to present and defend your ideas.