Work with Creative Studio Director to oversee the creation and production of design solutions for all digital creative projects.
Oversee guidance of creative execution with external vendors and agencies.
Create
Strive to develop digital concepts that push the creative and technical boundaries while understanding how to balance limitations to reach amazing results.
Execute concept materials (mood boards, storyboards, references, etc.) and top quality design work on all points along the creative process.
Design campaign and platform related art direction, visuals, layouts, and UIs with superb visual communication and typographic skills.
Create visual design specifications, prototypes, and maintain design systems for consistent design.
Work across platforms and media including digital, events, CRM, and e-commerce to build experiences of varying levels of complexity.
Manage
Manage the quality of concepts, designs, and deliverables throughout all stages of a project to ensure quality and timeliness of output and delivery.
Work with the Project Management team to ensure projects are executed on-time and on-budget.
Review creative execution to ensure best work that is consistent with brand direction.
Orchestrate organization and execution of design assets (typography, images, logos/icons, etc.) for all projects.
Communicate
Work effectively in a bilingual environment (Japanese and English).
Confidently articulate creative rationale and enjoy leading design conversations.
Collaborate
Work collaboratively with Design Specialist, Copy Lead and Project Manager to ensure on-time delivery of work at all stages of projects.
Work closely with all team members to produce and deliver creative excellence.
Actively participate in all meetings including content and creative brainstorms with ability to provide ideas relevant to marketing and digital landscape trends.
Facilitate communication, collaboration, and learning across local and global teams to ensure creative and content alignment.
Work with Marketing teams to ensure the most creative and effective work is created.
Collaborate with IT, development teams, vendors, and agencies to monitor progress, troubleshoot, and ensure quality of final deliverables.
Requirements
Art based and skilled in the areas of conceptual, visual, and experience design.
Strong visual sense and superb design skills (typography, layout, image, etc.). Well-rounded and possesses a good knowledge of UX principles.
Superb understanding of the latest interaction and UI design principles, digital/web technologies, as well as emerging design trends.
Solid knowledge of responsive design for commerce, social, and other related platforms with a focus on mobile.
Experience with motion graphics is a plus.
Full command of relevant software tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, etc.).
Ability to assess the big picture all the way down to micro details.
Solid interpersonal skills along with good verbal, written and visual communication capabilities. Good presentation skills.
Deep understanding of local market creative, culture, sensibilities, and nuances with a solid knowledge and understanding of design, usage behaviors, and engagement methods for major commerce and social platforms (e.g. LINE, X, TikTok, Instagram etc) in Japan.
Proactive and a constantly curious self-initiated learner that is fearlessness in tackling multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Self-motivated and resourceful. Strong work ethics and takes pride in the quality of their work.
Effective organizational skills and with an extreme attention to detail.
Flexible and positive team player that enjoys working in collaborative scenarios across teams, disciplines, and regions. Equally effective when working independently.