Who We Are:

Maa-Althahab is a Subsidiary brand from MAISON DE MAA Group, a leading and most famous fragrance brand in the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2006, the company pursued innovative thinking in making unique global perfumes which match the lifestyles and personalities of all clients.

Primary Function:

• Leading a team of thinkers and doers, the creative director will bring a mix of marketing expertise and business acumen to the role, promoting our company and those of our valued clients. 
• Managing all graphic design tasks, refining projects and drafts, and generating creative ideas. 
• Ensure that the design team promotes the vision of the company through high-quality graphic content.

Key Performance Areas:

• Experienced in branding, visualizing, social media reels and video editing.
• Manage and lead the creative teams, including designers, copywriters, and collaborate marketers, to develop the overall visual direction for a project or campaign.
• Brainstorming and generating ideas that reflect the company’s vision.
• Directing the design of layouts, visuals, graphics, typography, and photography for various media formats.
• Ensuring consistency with brand guidelines, tone, and visual identity across all channels.
• Working closely with internal teams to understand the creative needs and objectives.
• Managing multiple design projects simultaneously, setting timelines, and ensuring deadlines are met. (A Focal Point)
• Staying current with design trends, technology, and innovations to integrate fresh ideas into campaigns.
• Innovating creative solutions that resonate with target audiences and differentiate the brand.
• Managing, Leading and mentoring designers.
• Presenting ideas, sketches, and final creative work to Creative Director for approval and feedback.

Core Competency Framework:

Knowledge

• Proven ability to develop successful concepts, and manage and direct or the sequences to the final design stage.
• Experience as a copywriting, Art & graphic designer, visual storytelling and production artist.
• Full awareness of AI tools and developed actual designs with AI technologies.
• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After effect will be preferred)
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines.
• Creative with the ability to make designs from scratch.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, interior design, or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in a creative role, preferably in an advertising agency, marketing department, or design studio.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• Have good knowledge of corporate branding, digital media and color theory.
• Working experience with image design tools (e.g. Photoshop,Illustrator and indesign)
• Previous experience in the MENA region is a big plus.