About the role

Our client, an established creative and integrated communications agency in Dubai, is hiring a Creative Director to lead its creative output across key regional and global accounts.

You will own the creative vision from brief to final delivery, lead a multidisciplinary team, and present work directly to senior client stakeholders. The agency works across brand, campaign, digital, social and experiential for clients in sectors such as real estate, FMCG, luxury, hospitality and government.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who still loves making the work, wins pitches, and builds teams people want to join.

Key responsibilities

Creative leadership

• Set and protect the creative standard across all accounts, from big ideas to final craft
• Turn client briefs and strategy into bold, culturally relevant concepts for the GCC and wider MENA audience
• Oversee integrated campaigns across ATL, digital, social, content, video and experiential
• Review and sign off all creative before it reaches the client

Clients and new business

• Present and sell creative work to senior client stakeholders with confidence
• Lead the creative side of pitches and tenders, from concept to presentation
• Build long-term, trusted relationships with key accounts
• Contribute to agency awards entries and industry profile

Team and operations

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of Art Directors, Copywriters, Designers and Motion artists
• Hire creative talent and build a strong, collaborative studio culture
• Work closely with Strategy, Account Management and Production to deliver on time and on budget
• Manage freelancers, production houses and external creative partners

What you’ll bring

Essential

• 10+ years in creative agencies, with at least 3 years as Associate Creative Director or Creative Director
• Strong, current portfolio of integrated campaigns across traditional and digital channels
• Proven record of winning new business and leading pitches
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary creative teams
• Excellent presentation and client-facing skills at senior level
• Fluent English & Arabic