Creative Director Art (m/f/d)

Who we are

We are the leading social media outcomes agency in the DACH region. Our team of over 150 experts combines media buying, content creation & production, and creator marketing into a holistic growth strategy for our numerous renowned clients. If you have a passion for social media, strategy, and powerful creatives, you’ve come to the right place.
Ride the wave and join our team!‍

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Your responsibilities

• Visual Leadership & Art Direction: You are responsible for the visual guiding principle for clients, campaigns, and always-on setups, developing a consistent visual language across all channels (look & feel, imagery, motion, design systems).‍
• Visual translation of strategy:You translate strategic input into powerful visual concepts, style frames, mood boards, and format designs, ensuring that all assets are brand-compliant, platform-appropriate, and performance-optimized.‍
• Production, quality & execution: You manage visual execution across all disciplines (design, photo, video, animation, creator production), conduct creative reviews, and ensure consistently high visual quality.‍
• Pitch & client: You are responsible for visual leadership in pitches, present art directions, looks, and style worlds to decision-makers, and act as a sparring partner for clients on visual matters.‍
• Team & quality: You further develop the visual excellence of the creative team, provide professional coaching to designers & video creators, and elevate the creative standard of the entire Mawave creative team to the next level.‍
• Business & Impact: You will work closely with heads and project leads on financial management and take responsibility for visual creative excellence as a driver of performance and revenue.

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Your Profile

• You have 7+ years of professional experience in design, visual, art, or creative roles within a social media agency
• You bring several years of experience in developing art direction, visual concepts, and campaign aesthetics
• Strong skills in visual storytelling, design systems, imagery, typography, color, and motion
• You have previous leadership experience (functional or disciplinary)
• A deep understanding of how visual design influences performance (hook rates, watch time, CTR, etc.)
• You are familiar with key agency performance metrics and understand how they correlate
• Excellent presentation skills in both German and English
• A structured, self-driven approach to work with an uncompromising commitment to quality

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Your Benefits

• Great team spirit and a collaborative atmosphere with flat hierarchies
• Plenty of fun combined with high professionalism and exciting projects
• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Workation & Sabbatical: Design your workday flexibly with up to 3 months of workation or recharge your batteries with a sabbatical of up to two months
• Benefit allowance or EGYM Wellpass: Shop for your summer outfit or choose from over 8,000 sports and wellness options – on top of your salary
• Tax-free meal allowance: In addition to drinks and snacks, you receive a full €7.50 meal allowance per day
• Mobility allowance: Use public transport and get €32 back per month
• Multiple team events and after-work gatherings throughout the year, such as rooftop barbecues, ski trips, or retreats
• Modern, bright office in Munich with a view of the city and excellent public transport connections
• Your own MacBook for work

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Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our recruiting team at jobs@mawave.de .

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About us

Mawave Marketing stands out primarily for its ability to react quickly to trends and the team's deep understanding of social media communities. We always strive to work transparently so that every team member can learn from their colleagues' experiences. Beyond that, it is incredibly important to us to create an open and trusting atmosphere where all employees feel at home right from the start. This is also reflected in our core values:

• Together We Thrive
• Stay unconventional
• Be bold
• Take responsibility
• Strive for excellence

The Mawave team is a strong community not just during the workday, but also in our private time. To create special experiences for the team, we organize regular events: rooftop barbecues, ski days, retreats in the Bavarian mountains, a monthly chef who cooks delicious meals for all of us, and much more. Let yourself be carried away by the wave!

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