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Senior Art Director

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AKQA

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United Arab Emirates , Dubai

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Job Description:

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art, technology, and human insight to create meaningful experiences that shape the future. With an entrepreneurial and experimental mindset, we design ideas, products, and environments that don’t just communicate, they transform how people live, feel, and connect. As a Senior Art Director, you will guide the visual direction across campaigns, platforms, identity expressions, film, social content, and integrated communication. You will lead multidisciplinary teams to develop world-class ideas, elevate craft, and ensure every visual output feels intentional, distinctive, and culturally resonant. You have a strong point of view, a refined sense of taste, and a deep understanding of how design and storytelling create meaning. You lead through inspiration, clarity, and creative pressure. At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

Job Responsibility:

  • Direct with aesthetic conviction
  • Lead with creative hunger
  • Be a storyteller with taste
  • Craft with obsession
  • Think beyond the screen
  • Make ideas PR-able by design
  • Elevate the room
  • Challenge the brief, respectfully
  • Guard the quality
  • Mentor with generosity and pressure
  • Guard the quality with obsession
  • Lead with informed curiosity

Requirements:

  • A portfolio demonstrating world-class art direction, visual storytelling, and integrated campaign craft and ideation
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams in communication-based environments
  • Strong sense of taste, composition, and storytelling through visuals
  • Deep cultural awareness, curiosity, and an experimental mindset
  • Passion for pushing boundaries in mediums, formats, platforms, and ways of experiencing ideas
  • Confident communicator, clear, inspiring, and articulate
  • Passion for innovation, experimentation, and continually elevating craft

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Job Posted:
January 16, 2026

Work Type:
Hybrid work
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