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Creative Group Lead

Midrand Job No. 12147799 Full-time - Hybrid

Job Description

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance public services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.

We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes through our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing teams at Accenture. Combining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. Accenture Song is the leading digital transformation agency in the world that can deliver true end-to-end digital services.

Purpose of the role
As Creative Group Head, you will oversee and monitor the client creative output in order to meet client's brief and provide feedback to the Creative Director.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

  • Oversee and monitor the client creative output to meet client’s brief and provide feedback to Creative Director

  • Review the team’s work to ensure the highest quality, accuracy, and consistency as well as Brand compliance before presenting it to the Creative Director

  • Champion best practice and creative excellence throughout the creative team

  • Implement innovative ways of delivering design services to maximise efficiency and productivity

  • Alongside the Creative Director, drive training and development of the team

  • · Mentor, guide and motivate the creative team (i.e. Art Directors, Copywriters etc.)

  • Attend creative reviews

  • Master a variety of brand tone of voice, visual identities

  • Collaborate with the relevant internal stakeholders

  • Develop an effective working relationship with colleagues and client

  • Keep the Creative Director up to date with creative work being delivered

  • Help to build creative culture within the team

  • Support the Creative Director in expanding the portfolio within all client portfolios

  • Plug into the wider client Global creative team.

  • Complete timesheets and drive compliance within the creative team as needed


 

Qualifications

Qualifications / Experience / Skill:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Advertising / Design

  • Proficient in Office 365 (i.e. MS Teams / Outlook / Excel (Advanced) etc.)

  • Proficient in Adobe Suite

  • Experience in Figma

  • Minimum 6 years’ experience as a Group Head

  • Experience using Workbook

  • Experience working on retail clients

  • Well versed in Digital

  • TTL experience is essential

  • A good command of the English language (both verbal and written)

  • Strong time management skills

  • Strong presentation skills

  • Strong leadership skills (proven ability to effectively manage / guide a team)

  • An online portfolio showcasing all creative work

Personal Attributes:

  • Ability to work collaboratively with team members and take constructive feedback and guidance

  • Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment

  • Able to direct and nature creatives

  • Adaptable (able to adapt to different working environments)

  • A good grasp of how content can “come alive” across all mediums / platforms

  • Process driven

  • Proactive

  • Resilient

  • Deadline driven

  • Meticulous with attention to detail

  • Other: Comfortable to work on-site and comfortable to work on alcohol brands



 

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