Art Director – Editorial & Brand Visual Identity

About the role

ITP Media Group is hiring an Art Director to lead the visual identity and design execution across print, digital, social, video, audio and live experiences. The role develops compelling visual concepts, shapes brand identities and translates editorial ideas into striking, culturally resonant design, upholding world-class standards while building a distinct regional aesthetic.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain brand style guides, design systems and component libraries, ensuring consistency across English and Arabic outputs (RTL considerations, bilingual typography)
• Partner with the Editor-in-Chief on cover concepts, tentpole packages and signature franchises
• Lead issue design from flat to final files, including pacing, visual hierarchy, typography, image selection and layout for a monthly print cadence
• Oversee digital design for feature templates, social franchises, newsletters and article packaging on the site, keeping it responsive, accessible and on brand
• Build shoot treatments and storyboards, and maintain a roster of regional and international visual talent
• Set motion guidelines for video opens, lower thirds, kinetic type and graphic packages, and create social-first visual systems (Reels/Shorts, carousels, Stories, TikTok)
• Oversee podcast identity systems and live/experiential branding for talks, salons and exhibitions
• Work with commercial, private agency and partnerships teams on branded content and special projects, and present creative to stakeholders and clients
• Manage file architecture in the DAM, rights and clearances documentation, and run portfolio reviews and talent scouting
• Track global design trends and emerging tools such as Figma components and generative AI, and pursue visual benchmarks, showcases and exhibitions

Required profile

• Around 5-10+ years of experience in editorial/brand art direction, with a portfolio of landmark covers, features and cross-platform systems
• Strong prepress knowledge (color management, retouch supervision, proofing, press checks) and digital accessibility best practices
• Experience commissioning and directing photographers and illustrators, with a robust network in MENA and internationally
• Exceptional collaboration, presentation and stakeholder management skills; calm under pressure, detail-oriented and deadline-reliable

Required skills

• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom) and Capture One
• Working knowledge of After Effects/Premiere or equivalent motion tools
• Figma or similar for digital systems
• Mastery of typography and grid systems, and fluency in photographic direction and image editing