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Executive Creative Director

Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-time2026-09-01 → 2026-10-22

Core

Senior creative leader responsible for the creative ambition, quality, and reputation of the client partnership, ensuring strategy translates into distinctive, effective, and culturally relevant ideas across channels.

Role type

Executive Creative Director

Builds

Integrated client solutions combining creativity, technology, data, and AI

Domain

Marketing, Communications, Business Transformation

Required skills

Creative vision setting, Integrated campaign leadership, Client business partnership, Cross-disciplinary integration, AI and technology fluency, Cultural insight

Preferred skills

Future-fit creative model development, Thought leadership, Industry recognition

Technologies

AI tools, Generative AI, Data platforms, Emerging interfaces

Responsibilities

Set and champion the creative vision and standard for the client partnership; Lead the conceptual development and creative direction of major integrated campaigns; Act as the senior creative integrator across Publicis Groupe capabilities; Champion responsible and ambitious use of AI across creative development; Create a creative culture that is curious, brave, collaborative, and experimental.

Seniority

Executive, strategic leadership