Creative Director at ALAMA

Essential Functional duties (most important parts of job):
This Creative Director position requires a deep understanding of the user experience around all consumer products (physical, web, environmental). We are looking for a profoundly engaged and experienced leader to spearhead new creative and strategic thinking for projects with interactive and hepatic elements.
The Creative Director should have deep experience and practical expertise in both Product User Interface and Website design programs. The Creative Director will help set the direction, style, and methodology of the collective frog design group. They will also help set bar for quality and innovation in the office. For individual projects, the Creative Director will integrate clients, business requirements into design strategies, interaction, and visual solutions. A balanced understanding of strategy, usability, interaction, and visual design is a must. The Creative Director will also mentor, guide, and provide support for members of the design team, and be an advocate for needs of the design team to the other groups. Business development experience is necessary, and experience lecturing and writing about design is preferred.

Description:
This leadership role requires articulating strong visions and strategies as well as overall group oversight and project direction.

• Team leadership (motivation and articulation)
• Group vision
• Project ideation
• Art direction
• Coordination of overall creative processes
• Design advocacy (to clients)
• Resource and personnel management (internally)
• Hands-on design
• Refined and confident client contact

Specific Skills
Qualifications:

• Required: BFA or BA in related field, Graduate degree in Media or Design preferred
• 6+ years of design experience (Significant agency / studio experience preferred)
• 2+ years managerial experience
• Demonstrable strategic thinking on client projects
• Ability to articulate complex solutions clearly
• Quick-thinking, personable, flexible
• Keen sense of humor
• Current working knowledge of design applications
• Awareness and practical understanding of current technologies,...

To apply please send your resume to  h.abualrub{at}alama.com.sa