Creative & Design Manager - Exact - Western Cape at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities: 

Creative Strategy  

• Drive the overall business & Creative Strategy in order to elevate our family brand & attract new customers.

Creative & Conceptual Management 

• Develop & manage the implementation of concepts & creative ouputs across all marketing channels (Windows, in-store, digital & social media) in order to enhance our customer journey, drive turnover & brand awareness. 

Brand identity

• Build & develop our family brand, through research, design, layout & typography to deliver brand value & brand love.

Creativity & innovation 

• Demonstrate creativity & original thinking. Focus on driving the brand aesthetic through aspirational campaign shoots & digital content. Keep abreast of creative, fashion & digital trends in the marketplace & strategically align to our creative s in order to elevate & grow our brand. 

Technical & Production management 

• Plan, brief & manage outputs of the team, freelancers & agencies. Plan & manage all shoots (pre & post production). Timeous execution of briefs within budget. 

Budgets 

• Manage all aspects of the creative & shoot budget effectively. Re-project & highlight potential issues.

Communication & Influencing 

• Maintain strong relationships internally & externally.                                             
• Liaises with other departments within marketing & the broader team to keep abreast of any activities impacting creative outputs/plans.     

Leadership & people management 

• Lead & guide team with clear direction by sharing & translating the overall creative objectives. Provides team with coaching, constructive developmental feedback & career development plans.

Qualifications and Experience: 

• A Design Diploma or Degree with min 5+ experience 

Skills:

• Adobe CS6 (Photoshop & Indesign)
• Clear understanding of printing processes, repro, photography, digital process & technology
• Have a key understanding of digital content creation & AI tools
• Digitally savvy
• Good verbal communication skills
• Good organisational & planning skills (able to work under pressure)
• Commercial awareness
• Able to work independently & take initiative
• Speed & Agility 
• Good team working skills
• Great written communication skills
• A passion for retail & the fashion environment
• The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment 
• A high level of attention to detail 
• Solution driven mindset 
• Live by our #Exactcares values (build trust, good intent, innovative, inclusive & make things happen)