Creative Director

We are looking for an experienced Creative Director to lead the creative function within a fast-paced marketing agency in Saudi Arabia.

The ideal candidate should have strong agency experience, excellent creative judgment, and a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary creative teams. This role requires someone who can translate client objectives into strong creative concepts, guide the team from idea to execution, and maintain a high standard across all creative output.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the creative team across multiple client accounts and campaigns.
• Develop and oversee creative concepts for integrated marketing campaigns.
• Provide clear creative direction to designers, copywriters, content creators, motion designers, and other creative team members.
• Review and approve creative work before client presentation or launch.
• Ensure all creative output is aligned with client objectives, brand guidelines, and campaign strategy.
• Lead brainstorming and concept-development sessions.
• Work closely with Marketing, Strategy, Account Management, Media, and Production teams.
• Translate creative briefs into strong concepts, campaigns, visual directions, and storytelling.
• Present creative ideas and concepts to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Maintain consistency and quality across digital, social media, branding, video, content, and campaign materials.
• Manage creative workloads, priorities, and resource allocation across the team.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior creative team members.
• Support recruitment and performance evaluation of the creative department.
• Contribute to pitches, proposals, and new business presentations.
• Stay updated on creative trends, consumer behavior, visual culture, and advertising trends in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

• 7+ years of experience in creative, advertising, branding, or related fields.
• Strong experience within a marketing, advertising, digital, branding, or creative agency.
• Proven experience managing and leading creative teams.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative campaigns, branding, digital content, and integrated marketing work.
• Experience developing concepts for multiple clients or brands.
• Strong understanding of:
• Creative Strategy
• Branding and Visual Identity
• Digital and Social Media Campaigns
• Content and Storytelling
• Art Direction
• Copy and Messaging
• Video and Motion Content
• Strong presentation and client-facing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and creative projects simultaneously.
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Experience within the Saudi market or GCC region is highly preferred.
• Arabic and English proficiency is preferred.