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About the Role
ITP Media Group is seeking an Art Director to lead visual identity and design execution across multiple platforms. This role involves developing compelling visual concepts, shaping brand identities, and translating ideas into high-quality creative work for print, digital, social, video, audio, and live experiences. The Art Director will drive the visual agenda, translate editorial ideas into striking, culturally resonant design, and uphold world-class standards while building a distinct regional aesthetic.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain brand style guides, design systems, and component libraries for print and digital, ensuring consistent application across English and Arabic outputs.
- Partner with the Editor-in-Chief on cover concepts, tentpole packages, and signature franchises, championing visual excellence and originality.
- Lead issue design from flat plan to final files, managing pacing, visual hierarchy, typography, image selection, and layout craft for a monthly print cadence.
- Oversee digital design for feature templates, social franchises, newsletter layouts, and article packaging on .com, ensuring responsive, accessible, and on-brand execution.
- Build shoot treatments and storyboards, ensuring lighting, styling, and composition meet brand standards.
- Maintain a best-in-class roster of regional and international visual talent, sourcing fresh voices and experimental approaches.
- Set motion guidelines for video opens, lower thirds, kinetic type, and graphic packages, partnering with video leads on story packaging and color grading.
- Create social-first visual systems (Reels/Shorts, carousels, Stories, TikTok) that translate brand refinement into high-impact, platform-native design.
- Oversee podcast identity systems (cover art, episode templates, waveform/video art) and live/experiential branding for talks, salons, and exhibitions.
- Partner with commercial, private agency, and partnerships teams on branded content and special projects within licensor guidelines.
- Present creative to internal stakeholders and clients with clarity and conviction, adapting feedback without compromising craft.
- Implement efficient workflows, file architectures, and clear storage/labeling in the DAM system for assets.
- Maintain rights and clearances documentation for imagery, artwork, fonts, and music, coordinating with legal/standards when needed.
- Foster an inclusive, experimentation-friendly culture that prioritizes craft, originality, and regional representation.
- Run portfolio reviews and contribute to talent scouting across the region.
- Track global design trends, print/digital craft, and emerging tools, applying learnings judiciously.
- Pursue visual benchmarks, showcases, and exhibitions that raise ITP Media MENA’s profile and influence.
Requirements
- Around 5–10+ years of experience in editorial/brand art direction with a portfolio of landmark covers/features and cross-platform systems (print, web, social, motion).
- Mastery of typography and grid systems.
- Fluency in photographic direction, image editing, and art production.
- Strong prepress knowledge (color management, retouch supervision, proofing, press checks).
- Knowledge of digital accessibility best practices.
- Experience commissioning and directing photographers/illustrators.
- Exceptional collaboration, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure, attention to detail, and deadline reliability.
Skills
- Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom)
- Capture One
- After Effects/Premiere or equivalent motion tools
- Figma or similar for digital systems
Experience Level
- 5-10+ years
About the Company
- ITP Media Group is a leading media company.