Art Director

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

We are currently looking for a talented Art Director who will support the success of Ferrero products, developing "Above the Line" creative advertising TV campaigns and creative concepts, starting from a brief and following the Executive Creative Directors' guidelines.

You will work in a highly dynamic and international environment within Ferrero, directly reporting to the Art Director Supervisor, with the following responsibilities.

- Generate creative visual executions within the brief perimeter;

- Elaborate and create design works such print and poster layouts, tv ideas, creative concepts, digital visual contents;

- Meet with Executive Creative Directors and Accounts to discuss the client's requirements and core messages;

- Give an active contribution to make junior talents grow;

- Share ideas within the team, that may be rejected or developed into workable concepts;

- Craft various art and design options, which may be presented to Marketing Depts;

- Supervise and lead illustrators to execute storyboards and materials for the researches phases;

- Take part in the production phase, liaising with directors, designers, illustrators, printers, photographers, speakers, music providers and production companies;

- Take part in advertising workshops and national/international events proposed by the Executive Creative Directors;

- Deepen popular culture, new advertising trends and techniques;

- Deepen the knowledge of Ferrero products, target audience and competitor activities in the market.

Profile

• Master's degree in Arts, Communication, Graphic Design or related fields;
• 4-7 years of experience in Advertising, with focus on TV;
• Ability of thinking creatively and visually, conceiving engaging ideas and translating them in pieces of advertising, fulfilling the brief expectations;
• Experience in creative crafting and visual thinking;
• Passion for art direction and the willingness to learn from other creative professionals;
• Confidence to present creative and unique ideas and sell them to peers and clients;
• Digital/social user;
• Team working and Problem solving skills;
• Time management and ability to meet deadlines;
• Proactivity, Flexibility, Project management, Negotiation & Presentation skills;
• Organizational capabilities;
• Self-motivated and Detail-oriented;
• Full availability for business trips;
• Willing to relocate in Italy and in other Countries.

Languages: Fluency in Italian and English. Any other additional languages are considered as a plus;

IT skills: Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite; Strong skills with design software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.