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# Creative Lead (CGI) at Brandtech+ 

- **Company:** Brandtech+ 
- **Location:** South Africa
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/brandtechplus/jobs/7238468

## Job description

Brandtech+ (formerly known as OLIVER+) is a global team of creative thinkers, tech-savvy trendsetters, and production pros specialising in film, CGI, automation, AI, motion design, and digital/print content. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our focus is to connect clients with high-quality solutions, talent and ambitious opportunities worldwide.

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Creative Lead (CGI)

Location: South Africa (Remote working until further notice)

About the role:

We are seeking a visionary Creative Director (Lead) with deep, hands-on CGI expertise and proficiency in AI technologies to lead our world-class CGI/3D team in delivering visually stunning, high-impact creative work for global brands. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of art, design, storytelling, and cutting-edge technology - equally confident setting a bold creative vision, leveraging Ai-driven innovation and providing precise hands-on direction.

You will drive creative excellence across large-scale CGI productions, oversee the growth and development of the global team, and ensure our output pushes the boundaries of what’s possible. Those with experience leading global campaigns and digital content for renowned brands across FMCG, Luxury, Premium Global Brands, and Technology sectors will have a distinct advantage.

This is a dynamic role requiring adaptability, collaboration, and the ability to juggle multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll be Doing:

- Lead and Oversee Projects: Own the end-to-end delivery of CGI projects, ensuring high-quality output that exceeds expectations, leveraging AI-enhanced workflows where appropriate to boost efficiency and creativity.
- Creative Direction: Establish creative and technical direction for all CGI content, including sequence setup, lighting, rendering, and final delivery. Ensure the highest standard of work across all projects.
- Mentorship and Team Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of 3D artists and CG Team leads, providing guidance, constructive feedback, and career development opportunities. Motivate and influence the CG team to constantly strive for excellence in performance.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Producers and Team leads to align on project objectives and deliverables.
- Resource Management: Allocate team resources effectively across multiple projects to meet deadlines and maintain quality.
- Ensure Technical Excellence: Oversee the readiness of assets for review, troubleshoot technical challenges, and ensure that projects align with the latest CGI techniques, AI innovations and industry best practices.
- Drive Innovation: Explore new tools, techniques, and workflows to push the boundaries of CGI and deliver innovative solutions. Investigate, propose and implement innovative ways of delivering CGI services to maximise efficiency and productivity
- Client Interaction: Act as a client-facing representative for all CGI work, presenting ideas, discussing progress, and ensuring their vision is brought to life.
- Brand Stewardship: Be a brand guardian by maintaining visual consistency and fidelity across all projects.

What you’ll need:

- Extensive Expertise in CGI: Proven experience in Data prep, lighting, compositing, texturing, and animation for both stills and animation.
- Technical Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Cinema4D + Octane and 3DsMax + Vray. Experience with other tools like Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, or Redshift is a bonus.
- Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, manage resources, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
- Strategic Vision: Strong creative and technical vision, with the ability to set and communicate benchmarks for the team.
- Client Management: Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to present, defend, and sell ideas effectively.
- Proficiency in Advanced Tools:

Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere).

Advanced texturing tools like Adobe Substance Painter and Designer.

Unreal Engine or other real-time rendering tools would be desirable

- Strong Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Project Ownership: Ability to take projects from concept to completion, while managing time, resources, and client expectations.
- Eye for Detail: Impeccable attention to detail and quality assurance.
- Curiosity and Innovation: A desire to continuously learn, explore, and implement cutting-edge CGI practices.
- Business Development : Attend client meetings, present work, discuss needs and identify opportunities.

You’ll have:

- A relevant degree, diploma, or equivalent experience in CGI, Animation, or a related field.
- A strong showreel showcasing CGI projects, including product visualization and animation.
- At least 10+ years of experience in CGI/3D, with at least 3-5 years of team management experience.

As a business we're committed to ensuring everyone on our team is fully trained and confident in using Pencil AI, and other approved AI tools. A wide range of Internal resources are available to make sure our teams stay ahead of the AI curve: training, webinars, newsletters, AI communities etc.

You would be responsible for both you and your teams to be actively AI proficient and keeping up to date by:

- Completing ongoing, structured [IIG] AI training including Pencil.
- Continuously up-skilling using our approved AI tools including Pencil.
- Stay up to date with evolving AI trends through our newsletters, webinars, hackathons, AI communities etc
- Facilitate collaborative knowledge-sharing sessions to foster an open exchange of AI expertise and embrace our culture of Learning.

Required experience

As the senior design practitioner within the Creative team, the Creative Director will combine first-class design expertise, creativity and thought leadership with commercial acumen and leadership gravitas.

REQ: 14468

## #LI-SJ1

## #LI-REMOTE

#LI-Senior

#BTG+ Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

Brandtech+, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

Brandtech+ has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.'

## About Brandtech+ 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Brandtech+ is a global creative production agency that combines film, CGI, automation, AI, motion design, and digital/print content to deliver high-quality marketing solutions for over 300 clients in 40+ countries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (part of The Brandtech Group)
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom (151 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4AB)
- **Founded**: 2016 (originally as OLIVER+)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Media Production, Creative Agency, Marketing Services
- Target customers: B2B and B2C enterprises; brand marketing teams seeking scalable content production
- Mission or purpose statement: “We prevent and tackle inequalities while enforcing an inclusive and belonging culture globally.” (from brandtech.plus) – also focused on connecting clients with high-quality solutions and ambitious opportunities worldwide.

## Products & Services
- **[Creative Production Services]**: End-to-end content creation covering film, CGI, automation, motion design, digital, and print.
- **[GenAI Platform ‘Pencil’]**: An AI-driven platform that creates finished ads from customer insight through to media, directly integrated into ad accounts.
- **[AI-Powered Solutions]**: Services leveraging generative AI for efficiency, creativity, and data-driven decision-making, including GenAI motion design, integrated design, and AI training.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of approximately 800+ people globally (as per oliverplus.agency); LinkedIn lists 274 employees for the OLIVER+ page (likely outdated due to rebrand).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is The Brandtech Group (formerly You & Mr Jones); clients include over 300 brands across 40+ countries.
- **Growth Signals**: Rebrand from OLIVER+ to Brandtech+ in late 2025; heavy investment in GenAI roles (dozens of open positions for AI-related roles across India, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia); LinkedIn followers grew +41.1% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‐First Production**: Proprietary GenAI platform (Pencil) that automates ad creation from insight to media placement, giving brands control over data and creative.
- **Global Scale**: Operations in 13 countries (India, South Africa, Mexico, UK, Brazil, Malaysia, Colombia, Spain, UAE, Ghana, etc.) enabling 24/7 production and local market expertise.
- **Integrated Talent Model**: In-house teams of designers, motion artists, AI specialists, and project managers working directly with client brands, reducing agency handoffs.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Embedding generative AI across all workflows – from creative concepting to production and media activation.
- **Global Expansion**: Growing presence in key markets (India, South Africa, Latin America) with remote and hybrid roles.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit anti-racist policies, equitable practices, and investment in local charities and social enterprises.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes empathy, understanding, and visibly/non-visibly diverse hiring; anti-racist policies and inclusive belonging.
- **Work Policy**: Many roles offer remote or hybrid options (especially in South Africa, Colombia, and India); offices in London, Mumbai, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mexico City, and more.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI tools and global brands; career growth in a fast-evolving tech-creative space; strong focus on employee well-being and community support.
- **Engineering/Creative Culture**: The company is at the forefront of GenAI in advertising, offering roles like GenAI Motion Designer, AI Training Manager, and AI Platform & Integration Manager – ideal for those passionate about AI + creative.

## Sources
1. [oliverplus.agency](http://www.oliverplus.agency/)
2. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/brandtechplus](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/brandtechplus)
3. [uk.linkedin.com/company/oliverplus](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/oliverplus)
4. [brandtech.plus](https://www.brandtech.plus/index.html)

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