Job Recruitment at Publicis West Africa

POSITION: Art Director

Publicis West Africa is seeking an Art Director to join our regional hub office serving Central and West Africa. If you have experience art directing photo and video shoots, collaborating with copywriters, managing production processes, and delivering insight driven visual ideas, this role offers the opportunity to conceive and execute campaigns in English, French, and Portuguese, protect brand identities, and champion craft across 22 markets.

Why Publicis West Africa?

Publicis West Africa serves as a regional hub for client operations across approximately 22 markets in Central and West Africa, with about 10 actively engaged markets acting as sub regional hubs. Campaign work spans English, French, Portuguese, and various local dialects. Collaboration with partner agencies in Francophone markets, Angola, and Nigeria ensures impactful local delivery. As an Art Director, you will not simply design; you will conceive, develop, and execute insight driven visual ideas, art direct photo and video shoots, prepare production briefs, adapt campaign visuals for different markets, lead brainstorming sessions, and ensure global standard executions.

Your Mission

You will take responsibility for conceiving, developing, and executing consistently high quality, insight driven visual ideas that respond accurately to client briefs, brand objectives, and agency creative standards. Your role includes generating strong creative concepts by interpreting briefs and partnering closely with copywriters, art directing photo and video shoots, presenting layouts and storyboards to internal stakeholders and clients, preparing clear production briefs, ensuring global standard executions, protecting brand visual identity, adapting campaign visuals for different markets, and leading brainstorming sessions.

Key Responsibilities

Your role spans concept development, execution, art direction, presentation, brand protection, adaptation, collaboration, and workflow management. Here is what you will tackle:

Concept Development

• You will conceive, develop, and execute high quality, insight driven visual ideas that respond accurately to client briefs.
• Generating strong creative concepts by interpreting briefs and partnering closely with copywriters.

Execution

• You will art direct photo and video shoots, illustration, design, and animation, providing clear creative direction to photographers, directors, and designers.
• Designing and finishing artwork across all channels to high local and international standards.

Presentation

• You will present well conceived layouts, storyboards, mood boards, and design concepts in a clear, professional manner.
• Ensuring creative work receives Creative Director approval prior to client presentation.

Production Management

• You will prepare clear, well researched production briefs for suppliers and the production studio team.
• Following through on supplier output thoughtfully and meticulously.

Brand Protection

• You will protect and uphold each brand’s visual identity, tone, and personality in line with approved brand guidelines.
• Ensuring consistency across every deliverable.

Adaptation

• You will adapt and trans create campaign visuals to suit different markets, including English, French, and Portuguese executions.

Collaboration

• You will collaborate effectively with strategy, client service, traffic, production, and external partners.
• Leading and actively participating in brainstorming sessions.

Workflow Management

• You will manage workload efficiently, working under pressure and meeting deadlines without compromising creative quality.
• Proactively anticipating challenges and identifying solutions throughout the creative and production process.

What You Bring to the Role

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, or a related field.
• Five to seven years of experience in an advertising agency or creative environment.
• Proven experience developing and executing integrated, through the line campaigns.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and high quality design execution.
• Experience collaborating with copywriters, creative directors, and production teams.
• Ability to art direct shoots and manage production processes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Behavioural Competencies

• Leadership: You lead, motivate, and inspire creative teams and partners.
• Communication: You possess strong interpersonal, presentation, and visual communication skills.
• Strategic and Conceptual Thinking: You interpret briefs, analyze insights, and translate strategic thinking into compelling visual ideas.
• Problem Solving: You proactively identify creative, production, or delivery challenges and develop practical solutions under pressure.
• Organization and Workflow Management: You manage multiple briefs, priorities, and revisions efficiently in a fast paced environment.
• Attention to Detail and Craft: You demonstrate high attention to detail in design, typography, finishing, and execution.
• Time Management and Deadline Discipline: You prioritize tasks and deliver high quality work within tight deadlines.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: You work collaboratively with copywriters, creative directors, strategy, client service, and production partners.

Personality Attributes

• Adaptable: You thrive in a fast paced agency environment, responding positively to changing briefs and feedback.
• Resilient: You maintain creative quality and composure under pressure and multiple rounds of feedback.
• Collaborative: You work effectively with copywriters, creative directors, and production partners.
• Creatively Curious and Innovative: You bring originality, curiosity, and fresh thinking to idea generation and design craft.
• Detail Oriented: You demonstrate strong attention to detail in design, brand consistency, and final execution.
• Organized: You manage multiple briefs, revisions, and deliverables efficiently.

Key Performance Indicators

• Creative Quality and Ideas: You consistently deliver insight driven, high quality visual ideas that meet briefs and achieve strong internal approval.
• Execution and Delivery Discipline: You deliver artwork on time, within scope, and production ready.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Effectiveness: You work seamlessly with copywriters, creative directors, strategy, and production partners.
• Brand Stewardship and Attention to Detail: You protect brand visual identity and guidelines, ensuring zero defect final delivery.
• Proactivity, Presentation, and Growth: You proactively identify challenges, present ideas confidently, and demonstrate creative curiosity.

Why This Role Suits You

• Regional Impact: Your work will span 22 markets across Central and West Africa.
• Multilingual Campaigns: You will work in English, French, and Portuguese, adapting visuals for diverse audiences.
• Integrated Focus: You will work across television, print, outdoor, digital, social, and activation.
• Leadership Opportunity: You will lead brainstorming sessions and manage production processes.

Key Details to Remember

• Role: Art Director
• Company: Publicis West Africa
• Location: Regional hub for Central and West Africa
• Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, or related field
• Experience Required: 5–7 years in advertising agency or creative environment
• Portfolio Required: Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and design execution
• Languages: English, French, Portuguese
• Key Skills: Concept development, art direction, production management, brand protection, collaboration

How to Apply for this Job at Publicis West Africa

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Closing Date: 19th June 2026

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