Art Director

YAZ Media is a group of five specialist agencies: YAZ Creative, YAZ Social, YAZ Communications, YAZ Production and YAZ Technology. We help brands and institutions be understood by the people they serve, in their language, in their context and wherever attention lives today. Our clients range from growing businesses to Fortune 500 companies, UAE government entities and regional brands. Our briefs range from a single campaign to work that spans several disciplines at once. You'll work alongside strategists, creatives, producers, communications specialists and technologists who expect clear thinking, well-made work and ownership of what you deliver.

In a media agency environment, this role balances creative excellence with performance thinking, ensuring that ideas are not only visually strong but also optimized for platforms, audiences, and campaign objectives.

• Develop and execute strong visual concepts aligned with campaign strategy, brand guidelines, and media objectives
• Translate creative briefs, insights, and data into impactful visual ideas across paid, owned, and earned media
• Ensure visual consistency, quality, and craft across all creative deliverables and platforms
• Collaborate closely with media planners and strategists to create channel-optimized creative for social, display, video, OOH, and emerging formats
• Adapt creative concepts based on audience targeting, placements, formats, and platform best practices
• Partner with copywriters to deliver cohesive visual and verbal storytelling
• Oversee design and production of assets including social ads, display banners, video storyboards, presentations, landing pages, and brand toolkits
• Direct photo shoots, video productions, and motion design when required
• Provide hands-on design support during high-volume or fast-turnaround campaign executions
• Present creative concepts and rationales clearly to internal teams and clients
• Incorporate client feedback and performance learnings while maintaining creative integrity
• Apply campaign KPIs and performance data to inform creative iterations and optimizations
• Support A/B testing and creative optimization efforts based on media performance insights
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to maintaining high creative standards
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and agency workflow requirements

• 4–8+ years of experience in a creative role within a media, advertising, or integrated agency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and multi-channel campaign work
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; motion or video tools are a plus
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, color theory, and visual storytelling
• Experience creating and adapting creative for paid media and performance-driven campaigns
• Knowledge of digital, social, video, and emerging media platforms and formats
• Ability to translate strategy, audience insights, and data into visual solutions
• Strong presentation, communication, and collaboration skills
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, deadline-driven agency environments
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously