Senior Creative Director (Writer)

Remuneration:	negotiable depending on experience
Location:	Johannesburg, Parktown North
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Education level:	Diploma
Job level:	Senior
Job policy:	Employment Equity position
Type:	Permanent
Company:	Blue Moon Corporate Communications

Are you a seasoned creative professional with a passion for crafting innovative and impactful communication campaigns? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment that values authenticity, inspiration, and originality? Blue Moon is looking for a senior creative director (SCD) to join our team and play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional employee alignment and internal communication campaigns for our clients.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction of employee alignment and internal communication campaigns, ensuring all work aligns with clients’ strategic objectives and brand values.
• Develop fresh, true, and brave messaging that resonates with diverse audiences across multiple media channels.
• Write compelling, engaging, and accessible content tailored to various audience needs, ensuring clarity, logical flow, and grammatical accuracy.
• Collaborate closely with designers to shape concepts and deliver visually and strategically aligned communication solutions.
• Build and deliver professional presentations in PowerPoint, showcasing campaign strategies and creative concepts to internal teams and clients.
• Stay updated on business trends, communication innovations, and engagement strategies to create fresh, relevant approaches.
• Foster a team-oriented culture by generously sharing ideas and collaborating to achieve the best results.
• Manage multiple projects with fast turnarounds, ensuring deadlines are consistently met with high-quality output.

What we’re looking for

• Proven track record of at least ten years in senior creative roles, with extensive experience in employee alignment and internal communication campaigns.
• Deep understanding of communication trends and best practices, with a demonstrated ability to apply effective media solutions tailored to organisational dynamics and DNA.
• Exceptional English writing skills with the ability to produce engaging, inclusive, and audience-appropriate content.
• Strong visual sense and ability to collaborate effectively with designers to create cohesive communication solutions.
• Confident presentation skills, capable of engaging and persuading both teams and clients.
• Curiosity and a passion for exploring new methods of reaching and engaging people across media channels.
• Commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and creating a positive team environment.
• Advantageous: Experience in creative concept work for events.

Location and working conditions

• Candidates must reside or be willing to relocate within commuting distance of Rosebank, Johannesburg.
• Work schedule includes two days a week at the office and three days remotely.

Interested candidates

To apply, email your CV and samples of your best work, including writing, concept or campaign development, and other relevant creative content, to az.oc.noomeulb@ofni. Include contactable references.

• Application deadline: 31 January 2025.
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified of their interview dates. If you do not hear back within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Join Blue Moon and be part of a team dedicated to delivering impactful and innovative communication solutions.

Company Description

Blue Moon is a specialist communication consultancy with two divisions: Employee Alignment and Events. We offer our clients strategic, creative, and project management services. Our expert teams create bespoke communications and experiences, providing strategic communication support and content, including tools for engagement and events spanning both digital and real-life domains. Blue Moon’s work is renowned for integrating the highest levels of creative and production values to ensure the full attainment of our clients’ desired outcomes. We inspire people, and we love what we do.

Our Employee Alignment division serves organisations across all sectors of the economy that come to us because of our track record of engaging employees and other stakeholders creatively and effectively, using a variety of media and tools for communication and participation that we have developed and continue to develop.

Posted on 15 Jan 08:32, Closing date 31 Jan