We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class Johannesburg based Account Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

6 Core qualities that we are looking for:

1.    Passion for creativity - Fights for brilliant creative work and actively seeks to drive enviable creative solutions and opportunities on every brief.
2.    Connector of dots – someone who can work across a complex client business & drive cohesion by bringing the right people together to solve problems quickly.
3.    Operational smarts – ability to get work out in an efficient & effective manner
4.    Relationship builder – A natural leader who is able to work with multiple stakeholders both within the agency environment and when dealing with client.
5.    Passionate about admin & the detail: Pays attention to the details and worries about the little things and has strong organization, admin and time management skills.
6.    Drives positivity - is energetic with a go-getter attitude and injects this into the team

Four simple ways you will be measured:

1.    Happy People: Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership within our culture that allows people to be and do their best, as well as be responsible for managing and growing the core skills of their junior team members.
2.    Happy Clients: Client has full trust and confidence in you to lead projects; take briefs; and manage client presentations without senior involvement.  You are able to identify opportunities to build on and grow the client relationship – You are able to surprise and delight beyond the day-to-day.
3.    Happy Money: You are responsible for ensuring the brand team charges for work correctly, and ensures the necessary "checks and balances" are in place to drive seamless financial administration of the account. You can also confidently do first drafts of fee proposals and has a very clear understanding of how the agency makes money.
4.    Happy Work: You have a trusted relationship with your creative, strategy and production teams and is able to conduct creative meetings and assess and push the work against the clarity of a well written brief. You continuously ensure that there is consistent brand alignment in all the work produced.
Four things you must have

1.    Five + years' experience in the account management function (big agency experience is preferable)
2.    Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders
3.    Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional & digital)
4.    A natural leader with fantastic people skills - both within the agency environment and when dealing with client

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class Johannesburg based Account Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

6 Core qualities that we are looking for:

1.    Passion for creativity - Fights for brilliant creative work and actively seeks to drive enviable creative solutions and opportunities on every brief.
2.    Connector of dots – someone who can work across a complex client business & drive cohesion by bringing the right people together to solve problems quickly.
3.    Operational smarts – ability to get work out in an efficient & effective manner
4.    Relationship builder – A natural leader who is able to work with multiple stakeholders both within the agency environment and when dealing with client.
5.    Passionate about admin & the detail: Pays attention to the details and worries about the little things and has strong organization, admin and time management skills.
6.    Drives positivity - is energetic with a go-getter attitude and injects this into the team

Four simple ways you will be measured:

1.    Happy People: Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership within our culture that allows people to be and do their best, as well as be responsible for managing and growing the core skills of their junior team members.
2.    Happy Clients: Client has full trust and confidence in you to lead projects; take briefs; and manage client presentations without senior involvement.  You are able to identify opportunities to build on and grow the client relationship – You are able to surprise and delight beyond the day-to-day.
3.    Happy Money: You are responsible for ensuring the brand team charges for work correctly, and ensures the necessary "checks and balances" are in place to drive seamless financial administration of the account. You can also confidently do first drafts of fee proposals and has a very clear understanding of how the agency makes money.
4.    Happy Work: You have a trusted relationship with your creative, strategy and production teams and is able to conduct creative meetings and assess and push the work against the clarity of a well written brief. You continuously ensure that there is consistent brand alignment in all the work produced.
Four things you must have

1.    Five + years' experience in the account management function (big agency experience is preferable)
2.    Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders
3.    Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional & digital)
4.    A natural leader with fantastic people skills - both within the agency environment and when dealing with client

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class Cape Town based Account Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

6 Core qualities that we are looking for:

1.    Passion for creativity - Fights for brilliant creative work and actively seeks to drive enviable creative solutions and opportunities on every brief.
2.    Connector of dots – someone who can work across a complex client business & drive cohesion by bringing the right people together to solve problems quickly.
3.    Operational smarts – ability to get work out in an efficient & effective manner
4.    Relationship builder – A natural leader who is able to work with multiple stakeholders both within the agency environment and when dealing with client.
5.    Passionate about admin & the detail: Pays attention to the details and worries about the little things and has strong organization, admin and time management skills.
6.    Drives positivity - is energetic with a go-getter attitude and injects this into the team

Four simple ways you will be measured:

1.    Happy People: Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership within our culture that allows people to be and do their best, as well as be responsible for managing and growing the core skills of their junior team members.
2.    Happy Clients: Client has full trust and confidence in you to lead projects; take briefs; and manage client presentations without senior involvement.  You are able to identify opportunities to build on and grow the client relationship – You are able to surprise and delight beyond the day-to-day.
3.    Happy Money: You are responsible for ensuring the brand team charges for work correctly, and ensures the necessary "checks and balances" are in place to drive seamless financial administration of the account. You can also confidently do first drafts of fee proposals and has a very clear understanding of how the agency makes money.
4.    Happy Work: You have a trusted relationship with your creative, strategy and production teams and is able to conduct creative meetings and assess and push the work against the clarity of a well written brief. You continuously ensure that there is consistent brand alignment in all the work produced.
Four things you must have

1.    Five + years' experience in the account management function (big agency experience is preferable)
2.    Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders
3.    Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional & digital)
4.    A natural leader with fantastic people skills - both within the agency environment and when dealing with client

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a dynamic Johannesburg based Digital Traffic Manager to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

Four focus areas:
1.    Project Management- You take ownership of your portfolio of allocated jobs in studio & the respective creative teams assigned to them.  Your timing plans are considered & accurate and you strive to adhere to the commitments made to the various stakeholders
2.    Financial Management - With an understanding of the agency rates and how jobs are costed the Traffic Manager scopes out the project and together with the Head of Traffic and relevant ECD and CD's, allocates resources accordingly to ensure for projects run profitable.
3.    Stakeholder & Integration Management - You understand that your role is not in isolation of the other Agency departments - like Production, DTP, Account Management and even Strategy. As such, your orientation is to drive collaboration and integration in an effort for your teams to work better together. 
4.    Administrative Management: You pay attention to the detail  and worry about the little things, with strong organization, admin and time management skills.

Four qualities we are looking for:
1.    Clarity: You leave no room for questions  as you ensure that all stakeholders are clear on what happens, by when and by whom.
2.    Business Savvy: You have the ability to have your finger on the pulse when it comes to finances: Managing of time vs money/ budgets and do this in a manner that leads to the most productive output / solutions for the jobs.
3.    High level EQ: You act as a barometer when it comes to people / workload and the general happiness factor in studio – You are able to raise, flag and manage this in an efficient and effective manner.
4.    Relationship Builder –You hold positive relationships with your studio resources, production and the suits you engage with on jobs. They enjoy working with you, because you support the fight for great work and are able to connect dots across departments seamlessly to drive solutions.
5.    Proactive Problem Solver - Your ability to solve in the positive, makes all the difference, because you not only find and implement solutions, but you do so by consulting with relevant stakeholders to ensure no deadline is missed. You never panic, and instead provides calmness to the storm.

Four things you must have
1.    Comprehensive knowledge of digital advertising traffic management – from doing project and timing plans, costing for digital elements and managing workflow in a digital studio
2.    Must have at least 4 years' advertising background with digital traffic experience and an understanding of the key departments, processes and structures within an Advertising Agency
3.    Must be PC literate: Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel - preferably with experience working CHASE software
4.    Matric certificate with college or university exemption

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a dynamic Johannesburg based Digital Creative Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

Responsibilities include:

•    Ultimately responsible for the quality of the digital creative work across the agency and client portfolios
•    Driving innovation and best practice when it comes to all aspects of digital
•    Oversee Creative teams, including designers, writers, social media and content managers. (all development is done externally)                                    
•    Mentor & Manage the studio team – keep them happy, inspired and motivated.
•    Allocate work to teams in collaboration with traffic
•    Inspire creatives and the agency about work.
•    Give recognition and encourage those under you.
•    Do your own award winning work. 

Your success measure: Is the agency's digital work winning? Is the digital creative department happy and productive? Are you seamlessly integrated with the rest of the agency teams.                         

Key focus areas

 People

•    Probably the most important part of your job. Rallying all agency disciplines from strat - account management - production - creative teams - traffic behind solving problems and creating great digital work.
•    You are also solely responsible for the happiness, performance and motivation levels of the entire digital creative department.
•    You are both manager and mentor - you need to facilitate and inspire great work. You need to have the excellent interpersonal skills and buy–in from all.

 Conceptual

•    You are ultimately responsible for the quality of thinking that you and the teams under you produce.
•    This should be of a consistently high quality. You should be able to both develop and inspire great, fresh, impactful thinking.
•    As well as drive a strong digital agenda that is integrated with the rest of the agency.
•    Having an integrated view on work is essential.

 Execution

•    You are the benchmark of quality and the standard for your discipline in the agency.
•    Your design for digital should be beyond question and be the envy of all below you. 

 Presentation

•    You will need to be able to present work well to the most senior clients and organisational heads.
•    You will be responsible for presenting your teams' pitch work.
•    You will need to be able to present work right from strategy to creative execution. 

 Production

•    You will be responsible for all production decisions: choice of suppliers and the quality of work you extract from them.
•    You should feel confident having the final say on work before it goes to client and the media.

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a dynamic Cape Town based Digital Creative Director to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.

Responsibilities include:

•    Ultimately responsible for the quality of the digital creative work across the agency and client portfolios
•    Driving innovation and best practice when it comes to all aspects of digital
•    Oversee Creative teams, including designers, writers, social media and content managers. (all development is done externally)                                    
•    Mentor & Manage the studio team – keep them happy, inspired and motivated.
•    Allocate work to teams in collaboration with traffic
•    Inspire creatives and the agency about work.
•    Give recognition and encourage those under you.
•    Do your own award winning work. 

Your success measure: Is the agency's digital work winning? Is the digital creative department happy and productive? Are you seamlessly integrated with the rest of the agency teams.                         

Key focus areas

 People

•    Probably the most important part of your job. Rallying all agency disciplines from strat - account management - production - creative teams - traffic behind solving problems and creating great digital work.
•    You are also solely responsible for the happiness, performance and motivation levels of the entire digital creative department.
•    You are both manager and mentor - you need to facilitate and inspire great work. You need to have the excellent interpersonal skills and buy–in from all.

Conceptual

•    You are ultimately responsible for the quality of thinking that you and the teams under you produce.
•    This should be of a consistently high quality. You should be able to both develop and inspire great, fresh, impactful thinking.
•    As well as drive a strong digital agenda that is integrated with the rest of the agency.
•    Having an integrated view on work is essential.

 Execution

•    You are the benchmark of quality and the standard for your discipline in the agency.
•    Your design for digital should be beyond question and be the envy of all below you. 

 Presentation

•    You will need to be able to present work well to the most senior clients and organisational heads.
•    You will be responsible for presenting your teams' pitch work.
•    You will need to be able to present work right from strategy to creative execution. 

 Production

•    You will be responsible for all production decisions: choice of suppliers and the quality of work you extract from them.
•    You should feel confident having the final say on work before it goes to client and the media.

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 
If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class Cape Town based Account Manager to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright, optimistic problem solver.
6 Core qualities that we are looking for:

1.  Passion for creativity - Fights for brilliant creative work and actively seeks to drive enviable creative solutions and opportunities on every brief.
2.  Connector of dots – someone who can work across a complex client business & drive cohesion by bringing the right people together to solve problems quickly.
3.  Operational smarts – ability to get work out in an efficient & effective manner
4.  Relationship builder –  A natural leader who is able to work with multiple stakeholders both within the agency environment and when dealing with client.
5.  Passionate about admin & the detail: Pays attention to the details and worries about the little things and has strong organization, admin and time management skills.
6.  Drives positivity -  is energetic with a go-getter attitude and injects this into the team

Four simple ways you will be measured:

1.  Happy People: Build relationships of trust, respect and partnership within our culture that allows people to be  and do their best. 
2.  Happy Clients: Responsible for day-to-day client integration on active projects and ensure client is up to speed wrt status on jobs. Able to lead conversations and meetings regarding specific projects. Client must have a strong sense of confidence in you and must be able to depend on you for all the detail on projects.
3.  Happy Money: With an understanding of how the agency makes money and how the account should be charged, you confidently manage the financial administration on your portfolio.
4.  Happy Work: You have a trusted relationship with your creative and production teams and is able to conduct creative meetings and assess the work against the clarity of a well written brief.  

Three things you must have

1.  Three to five years' experience in the account management function (big agency experience is preferable)
2.  Experienced in working with senior clients across multiple stakeholders
3.  A natural leader with fantastic people skills - both within the agency environment and when dealing with client

We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

M&C Saatchi Abel Cape Town is looking for a Senior Strategist.  
 
In this role you will form part of a senior leadership team who passionately run a portfolio of some of the most exciting and innovative brands on the African continent including: Takealot.com, Superbalist and Mr D. 

The agency is best described as a home for the creative entrepreneur. To thrive in this role you should be a self-started who instinctively seeks out new opportunities, partnerships and lateral solutions. We have an intolerance for the ordinary and you should enjoy pushing yourself and be able to inspire those around you to deliver some of the most imaginative solutions possible.
 
You should have the following experience:
•    5+ years in an agency strategy role
•    Ability to uncover and act on powerful insights
•    Track record of both brand strategy and integrated communication solutions
•    Demonstrate active thought leadership 
•    A natural ability to grow great Client relationships
•    And be highly energetic, interesting and effortless to work with

On your application please include examples of the direct impact you have had on growing your Client’s brands.

While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za

We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. 
We believe that “the people with the best people win” and are looking for a world class CPT based DTP Operator to join our team and be part of this audacious vision. 
The ideal candidate will need to have 3-5 years’ experience and will be responsible of the following:

POSITION OVERVIEW
•    Edit and layout of collateral in a variety of software applications and templates.
•    Collaborate with Client service and traffic to meet timelines and create high-quality work in a fast paced environment.
•    Keep up-to-date on software and technical knowledge
•    Understand and follow all DTP processes and regulations
•    Take full ownership for own assigned work
•    Comply with quality standards

PROCESS MANAGEMENT
•    Established agency workflow process accordingly that suits all stakeholders to meet critical deadlines

TECHNICAL SKILLS
•    Expert knowledge and high level of proficiency in Creative Cloud i.e. Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

•    Highly proficient in photoshop retouching (high end)
•    A sound understanding of resolution and DPI with regards to final output
•    Sound knowledge of repro requirements in terms of technical application 
•    Sound knowledge of use of colour (CMYK/ SPOT/ RGB) and DTP application in terms of print process (i.e. For Litho / silkscreen/ digital)
•    Sound understanding and use of trapping / spreading and overprinting 
•    Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of branding and advertising
•    Knowledge of all departmental processes (time management, document management, etc.)
•    Practical knowledge of workflow processes
•    Understanding of design and application of a concept across POS collateral 
•    Good understanding of DTP’s role within the production process
•    Strong attention to detail and consistency
•    Understanding of and experienced in corporate identity management and branding, layout, repro colour theory and typography in both print and digital. 
•    Able to create new die lines, if needed for special executions of certain jobs.
•    Mediasend / Adsend knowledge would be an advantage
•    Applicants may need to do a practical test

 
We don't do ego.
We solve in the positive.
While we look at every CV submitted to us in detail, given the sheer volume of applications we’re not able to respond to every applicant personally. Rest assured that if we like what we see, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, we’ll keep your details on record for future consideration. 

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. 

jobs@mcsaatchiabel.co.za