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Creative Director

Full-time

Hire Resolve

Overview

A fast-growing tech-driven consumer brand is looking for a highly creative, strategically minded Creative Director to lead and elevate its full creative function.

This role is suited to someone witty, culturally aware, commercially sharp, and deeply brand-focused someone who understands how to build memorable campaigns with a strong tone of voice and high visual impact.

The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and performance-driven. The successful candidate will work closely with Sales, HR, Retentions, Client Services, and Executive leadership across all campaigns and brand initiatives.

Creative team size: approximately 21 people.

Ideal backgrounds include bold consumer-facing brands known for strong personality, humour, culture-driven marketing, or distinctive brand storytelling. Experience does not need to come from insurance.

Examples of suitable environments:

  • QSR / restaurant brands
  • Alcohol / beverage brands
  • Lifestyle or challenger brands
  • Creative agencies
  • Digital-first consumer brands

Key Responsibilities

Creative & Brand Leadership

  • Own and drive the overall creative vision and brand direction.
  • Ensure all creative output aligns with brand tone, identity, and business objectives.
  • Lead concept development across campaigns, digital, social, video, internal communications, and brand initiatives.
  • Maintain consistency across all customer touchpoints.

Team Management

  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team including:
    • Social media
    • Copywriting
    • Multimedia design
    • Videography
    • Marketing interns
  • Foster a high-performance creative culture focused on innovation and execution excellence.

Campaign & Content Oversight

  • Oversee design, copy, video, photography, and multimedia content.
  • Approve and refine creative work before final release.
  • Ensure campaigns are visually compelling, strategically aligned, and results-driven.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, HR, Retentions, Client Services, and leadership teams.
  • Translate business objectives into impactful creative campaigns.
  • Present concepts and rationale clearly to stakeholders and executives.

Performance Marketing & Strategy

  • Lead performance-focused creative campaigns with measurable ROI objectives.
  • Use campaign analytics, customer insights, and market trends to guide creative decisions.
  • Balance creativity with commercial impact and growth metrics.

Operational Management

  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Improve workflows, creative processes, and team efficiencies.
  • Drive accountability and execution standards across the department.

Requirements

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years experience in a senior creative leadership role.
  • Strong experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams.
  • Proven track record building bold, culturally relevant campaigns.

Education

  • Degree or diploma in:
    • Graphic Design
    • Advertising
    • Fine Arts
    • Media
    • Communication
    • Or related field

Key Skills

  • Strong conceptual and strategic thinking
  • Excellent storytelling and brand-building ability
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills
  • Strong leadership and mentoring capability
  • Highly organised and execution-focused
  • Deep understanding of social, digital, and performance marketing
  • Ability to balance creativity with business outcomes

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is:

  • Witty and culturally aware
  • Brand obsessed
  • Strategic and commercially savvy
  • Dynamic and energetic
  • Highly collaborative
  • Comfortable in fast-moving environments
  • Strong both creatively and operationally

Additional Information

  • Flexible / hybrid working environment
  • Strong growth and development opportunities
  • Collaborative and innovative culture
  • High-performance creative environment
  • Competitive salary package based on experience and fit
Apply for this role today, contact Sune Pienaar at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: or email us your CV: We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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