Senior Creative Associate Career in UAE

Are you a creative thinker who can bring concepts alive with engaging visuals and design? We are looking for a Senior Creative Associate in Dubai / UAE to play a key role in shaping campaigns, producing high-quality assets, maintaining brand consistency, and supporting the creative team with both strategy and execution.

Job Overview

Location: Dubai, UAE

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Department: Creative / Marketing / Brand Design

Reports To: Creative Manager / Head of Creative

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, or related field

Experience: 4-7 years of hands-on creative / visual design work; experience leading or mentoring junior creatives preferred

Gender: Open

Role – Senior Creative Associate

You will own parts of the creative process: from ideation & concept sketches to delivering polished assets for campaigns, digital content, social media, and other channels. You’ll ensure all creative output aligns with brand guidelines, and you’ll help raise the visual standard in the team, offering feedback, refining ideas, and ensuring quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in creative campaign ideation; help develop visual concepts and mood boards.

• Produce high-quality digital & print assets: social media graphics, banners, emails, web visuals, ad-creative, etc.

• Ensure consistency with brand guidelines: color palettes, typography, layouts, visual tone.

• Review work from junior designers; provide constructive feedback for improvement.

• Collaborate with copy, marketing, digital teams to ensure visuals support messaging & campaign goals.

• Adapt designs for multiple formats / platforms; optimize for performance where relevant.

• Research creative trends, design tools, and competitor visuals to keep work fresh and relevant.

• Manage multiple projects / deliverables and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 4-7 years of creative / visual design experience (agency or in-house).

• Excellent portfolio showing strong skills across digital & print creative.

• Proficiency with design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Figma or equivalent.

• Strong eye for detail: typography, color, layout, ensuring polish & precision.

• Good communication and ability to present visual ideas and incorporate feedback.

• Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines.

• Experience mentoring more junior designers is a plus.

What We Offer

• A role where your creative work will have real visibility and impact.

• Opportunities to contribute both strategically and in hands-on design work.

• Collaborative environment with mentorship and growth potential.

• Competitive salary & benefits in line with senior creative roles in Dubai.

Location & Work Conditions

• Office-based in Dubai; may involve hybrid working depending on policy.

• Standard working hours plus flexibility during campaign launches or tight deadlines.

Growth & Career Path

• On strong performance, potential to move into roles like Creative Lead, Senior Designer, Art Director.

• Growing involvement in concept strategy, creative direction, mentoring, and possibly managing a creative sub-team.

How to Apply

Submit your CV and portfolio through the GulfTalent listing Senior Creative Associate (Ref: #499648). Make sure your application showcases:

• Examples of your strongest design work across channels

• Projects where you took creative concepts through execution

• Any leadership or mentorship experience

• Tools & software you are proficient in

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