Senior Art Director
Ayed Academy for Training & Consulting is looking for a highly creative and experienced Senior Art Director to own the brand’s visual vision and lead the creative direction across campaigns, content, digital platforms, and visual productions. This role combines creative leadership, strategic visual thinking, and hands-on quality control to ensure every visual output is distinctive, consistent, and aligned with the brand and marketing objectives. Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the brand’s Visual Identity and Creative Vision.
- Lead the Visual Direction of campaigns, content series, social media, and digital advertising.
- Transform marketing and content briefs into compelling Creative Concepts and Key Visuals.
- Establish the Look & Feel for campaigns, including composition, typography, color, photography, layout, and graphic style.
- Lead and develop Moodboards, Visual References, Storyboards, and Shot Lists when required.
- Provide creative direction for photo and video productions, including framing, camera angles, locations, sets, lighting, styling, and overall visual atmosphere.
- Supervise key productions and ensure the final output reflects the intended creative vision.
- Lead the visual review of editing and post-production, including motion graphics, transitions, typography, color grading, thumbnails, and video covers.
- Set and maintain high Visual Quality Standards across all platforms and touchpoints.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the design team through clear creative direction and constructive feedback.
- Build scalable Design Templates and Visual Systems that improve both quality and production efficiency.
- Collaborate closely with Content, Marketing, Performance, Photography, and Video teams to ensure creative and business objectives are aligned.
- Analyze creative performance and develop visual variations to continuously improve campaign and content effectiveness.
- Oversee the creative quality of freelancers, production houses, and external creative partners when required.
- Conduct final Visual QA and approval before publishing.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably with proven experience in Art Direction or Creative Leadership.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-level work across Branding, Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Photography, and Video.
- Strong understanding of Visual Storytelling, Composition, Typography, Color Theory, Layout, and Visual Hierarchy.
- Proven ability to develop a creative vision and translate marketing objectives into powerful visual concepts.
- Strong understanding of photo/video production and post-production.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and providing creative direction to designers and creative teams.
- Excellent creative judgment with a strong eye for detail and visual quality.
- Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple creative projects simultaneously.
Key Skills Art Direction | Creative Direction | Visual Direction | Creative Concept Development | Branding | Visual Identity | Visual Storytelling | Campaign Development | Photography Direction | Video Production | Digital Advertising | Social Media Creatives | Post-Production | Creative Leadership | Team Management ???? Location: Mansoura, Egypt ???? Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site