View job here

WHO WE ARE

BBDO stands for excellent brand management and creative excellence. Our expertise ranges from creation, consulting, strategy and brand planning to data & analytics, dialogue marketing and customer relationship management. We work for some of the world's most renowned brands, including Lidl, Porsche, Allianz, Kerrygold, Dr Oetker, Henkel and many more.

Together, we form a team of around 100 employees from over 15 nations working in Düsseldorf. Diversity has grown naturally with us and is a living culture, not just a concept. We at BBDO come from all over the world, which means that we are one team, at work and in life.

JOIN OUR TEAM AS ART DIRECTOR (m/f/d)

We’re looking for an ambitious, curious, and talented creative art director who wants to shape one of the biggest brands in the world.

YOUR ROLE

  •         Develop creative advertising concepts, from one-off executions to large integrated campaigns
  •         Demonstrate a strong conceptual approach and be able to execute ideas visually
  •         Adapt campaign across all assets
  •         Be a brand guardian with your design work
  •          Take care of brand image & brand process
  •        Ensure creative excellence in look & feel 
  •         Presentation preparation
  •         Secure and independent management of projects
  •         Lead pitches and idea development
  •         Work across teams to develop creative concepts that resonate with different audiences

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  •         A driven, proactive mindset with an innate ability to generate fresh ideas
  •         Strong conceptual thinking coupled with a commitment to refining your craft in design and art direction
  •         A solid working knowledge of digital design tools
  •         Keen to keep up to date with the latest design trends, both within and outside of advertising
  •         Enthusiasm for working across teams and learning from more experienced professionals
  •         An understanding of how creative ideas are deployed across a full 360-degree ecosystem
  •         Knowledge of social media and broader cultural trends

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in German, very good written and spoken English

BONUS ATTRIBUTES

  •         You have a good sense of humor and are always positive - even in stressful situations
  •         You love working in a team and can motivate others
  •         You are empathetic and have the necessary ambition not to lose sight of your goals
  •         You want to do innovative work that no one has done before
  •         You challenge the status quo in everything you do

PERKS AND BENEFITS

  •         Hybrid working model (40% mobile working / 60% per week in the agency)
  •         Flexible working hours
  •         Work from Abroad (max. 4 weeks per year)
  •         360° feedback culture
  •         More than 30 days vacation per year
  •         “Deutschlandticket” or subsidized parking space in city center location
  •         Job bike leasing
  •         Subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership
  •         24/7 accident insurance
  •         Corporate benefits
  •         Regular participation in the “BBDO smart up” trainings program
  •         “Mittwoch Mittach” we are celebrating our weekly lunch together  
  •         Company pension scheme