Senior Art Director

We’re looking for a Senior Art Director who brings exceptional craft, original thinking, and a collaborative spirit to our award-winning creative team. This role requires not just visual excellence, but a strong strategic mind and the confidence to push creative boundaries. 

TBWA REPRESENTS  

Disruption has never been a catchphrase or a trend. It’s a mindset. It’s a behaviour.  

We don’t dabble in Disruptive thinking. We embody it, day in and day out.  

When we solve problems, we do it collectively. None of us is better than all of us.  

Together we strive to create disruption the world needs.  

About the Role: 

We’re looking for a Senior Art Director who brings exceptional craft, original thinking, and a collaborative spirit to our award-winning creative team. This role requires not just visual excellence, but a strong strategic mind and the confidence to push creative boundaries. 

You’ll work alongside a Copywriter partner and cross-disciplinary teams to develop campaigns that are bold, effective, and disruptive in the truest TBWA sense. 

THE TASK AT HAND  

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and execute exceptional creative ideas across multiple platforms (TV, digital, social, experiential, print, OOH) 
• Lead the art direction and visual storytelling from concept through to final execution 
• Collaborate closely with Copywriters, Designers, Creative Directors, Strategists, and Producers 
• Present concepts and campaigns internally and to clients with clarity, confidence, and passion 
• Mentor and inspire junior creatives, providing guidance and feedback 
• Stay current with trends in design, advertising, and popular culture, infusing fresh thinking into the work 
• Champion TBWA’s Disruption® philosophy and help uncover new creative white space for brands 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO TBWA  

You  

• 6+ years of relevant agency experience with a strong, award-winning portfolio 
• Proven ability to develop and execute ideas that are visually striking, strategically sound, and culturally relevant 
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and design principles 
• Experience working across integrated campaigns and digital-first executions 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills 
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities 
• A fearless creative thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment 

WHAT LIFE IS LIKE AT TBWA  

• Fast paced, collaborative and rewarding  
• We’re professionals but don’t take ourselves too seriously  
• We’re hard on the work, kind to each other  
• We’re a diverse bunch of misfits (in a good way)  
• We’re flexible, but believe the good stuff happens when we’re in the agency together  

WHAT WE’LL BRING TO YOU   

• Career development: growing and developing all our people is critical to our success – we do so through an always on feedback culture – not just an annual review.  
• Training: we have a continuous learning culture through our Pirate Academy run every fortnight, designed to empower our people with the skills and confidence to steward our most important asset: Creativity. We provide a range of internal and external training opportunities, personalised to your individual needs. We also benefit from access to Global Learning Program with al all expenses paid trip of an overseas destination to learn from the best with the best.  
• Radically open collective:  we are a collective, not a network. Each of our offices has its own personality and special skills. We thrive on our difference but are united by our common language of Disruption®. We are flexible, fluid and organic. None of us are as good as all of us.  
• Disrupt This: we truly believe that ideas can come from anywhere, not just one department. We have created a wall of client & cultural problems that anyone can help solve.  
• Flexibility policy: we work with a level of flexibility that brings the best performance for both the individual and the team around them.  
• Homeland leave: offer homeland leave to full-time employees of TBWA time to connect with their families and the TBWA global collective. Annual leave taken in your Homeland can be matched with a period (50% of your annual leave) working in your Homeland. 
• Giving back: Never has it been more important to give back to society and our local community. We encourage our people to volunteer for good causes. Everyone gets 1 day per quarter dedicated to this.