Art Director (m / f / d)

Art Director (m / f / d) at BBDO | softgarden

WHO WE ARE

BBDO stands for excellent brand management and creative excellence. Our expertise ranges from creation, consulting, strategy and brand planning to data & analytics, dialogue marketing and customer relationship management. We work for some of the world's most renowned brands, including Lidl, Porsche, Allianz, Kerrygold, Dr Oetker, Henkel and many more.

Together, we form a team of around 100 employees from over 15 nations working in Düsseldorf. Diversity has grown naturally with us and is a living culture, not just a concept. We at BBDO come from all over the world, which means that we are one team, at work and in life.

JOIN OUR TEAM AS ART DIRECTOR (m / f / d)

We’re looking for an ambitious, curious, and talented creative art director who wants to shape one of the biggest brands in the world.

YOUR ROLE

• Develop creative advertising concepts, from one-off executions to large integrated campaigns
• Demonstrate a strong conceptual approach and be able to execute ideas visually
• Adapt campaign across all assets
• Be a brand guardian with your design work
• Take care of brand image & brand process
• Ensure creative excellence in look & feel
• Presentation preparation
• Secure and independent management of projects
• Lead pitches and idea development
• Work across teams to develop creative concepts that resonate with different audiences

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• A driven, proactive mindset with an innate ability to generate fresh ideas
• Strong conceptual thinking coupled with a commitment to refining your craft in design and art direction
• A solid working knowledge of digital design tools
• Keen to keep up to date with the latest design trends, both within and outside of advertising
• Enthusiasm for working across teams and learning from more experienced professionals
• An understanding of how creative ideas are deployed across a full 360-degree ecosystem
• Knowledge of social media and broader cultural trends

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in German, very good written and spoken English

BONUS ATTRIBUTES

• You have a good sense of humor and are always positive - even in stressful situations
• You love working in a team and can motivate others
• You are empathetic and have the necessary ambition not to lose sight of your goals
• You want to do innovative work that no one has done before
• You challenge the status quo in everything you do

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Hybrid working model (40% mobile working / 60% per week in the agency)
• Work from Abroad (max. 4 weeks per year)
• More than 30 days vacation per year
• Job bike leasing
• Subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership
• Regular participation in the “BBDO smart up” trainings program
• Mittwoch Mittach” we are celebrating our weekly lunch together