Job Description
Designers know design. Developers know code. Copywriters know words. Creative directors know best how to bring all of those elements — and more — together to create beautiful things that work well. You have a vision for how to solve problems. You have a passion for the process. You know how to transform ideas into reality with your guidance as a tech-savvy professional.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides art direction for various design and marketing projects needed for the company’s internal divisions, spanning from web, mobile, social, print and more.
- Responsible for translating the overall company business objectives into usable, visual solutions. Design leading digital experiences, create compelling concepts and see that vision through to reality.
- Creation of brand guidelines and upholding visual standards consistent to the brand’s overall objectives. Responsible for articulating and defending conceptual and directional choices.
- Is up-to-date and very familiar with all of the brand’s products and services, and is able to provide design support and consultation for sales and marketing teams.
- Understands the principles of information architecture, the flow of information, and how effective the user finds it.
- Leads project management, art direction, and designers in communicating design objectives to coding and front-end development departments.
- Keeps a streamlined design process from initial design meetings, design presentations, revisions, and handoffs between departments.
- Coordinates with managers, particularly the board of directors, design and creative directors, via phone, email and in-person meetings as needed.
- Assist in tracking design-related issues for projects and actively seeks solutions
- May represent the company as brand ambassador in outside events including job fairs, trade shows, and design events.
- Works directly with the client in defining their brands, logos, and products so that they have a consistent image across all visual marketing platforms.
- Assist clients to manage the overall scope, resources and priorities for multiple and simultaneous internal branding projects.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in a similar role
- Background in creative direction for digital and print projects, preferably as a senior/lead for a multinational design or advertising agency.
- Senior-level exposure to SEO/SEM, managing large paid media campaigns and producing social media content
- Proven ability to maintain brand standards across an organization
- Ability to interpret and execute on design direction from non-creative stakeholders (ie, sales, operations etc)
- High-level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Indesign, XD and Photoshop
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and Google Suite – Word/Docs, Powerpoint/Slides, Excel/Sheets, etc
- Excellent and executive-level communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Exceptional skills in project management
- Ability to work well with remote teams
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Ability to proofread documents
- Basic knowledge of WordPress
- Willingness to work on an early morning schedule and be flexible to attend to campaign-specific deliverables–as early as 4am Manila time
- A plus, but not required: experience working in/for proptech, website developers, luxury brands, US real estate
- A college degree or equivalent course work in graphic design, design communications, or related field