Digital Designer

Job description

Responsibilities:

Supervise

·  Work with Design Lead to oversee the creation and production of design solutions for creative projects of all types.
·  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 and designs throughout all stages of a project.
·  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.

Mentor

·  Mentor and nurture Designers and Junior Designers.
·  Help set Designer goals that align with the individual and team and perform reviews when necessary.

Communicate

·  Work effectively in a bilingual environment (Mandarin and English).
·  Confidently articulate creative rationale and enjoy leading design conversations.

Collaborate

·  Work collaboratively with Copywriters and other team members to produce best work.
·  Participate in content and creative brainstorms and consistently 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.

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 latest interaction and UI design principles, digital/web technologies (html, css, js), as well as the emerging design trends.
·  Solid knowledge of responsive design for commerce, social, and other related platforms with focus on mobile.
·  Experience with motion graphics a plus.
·  Full command of relevant software tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Invision, 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 (e.g. Wechat, Weibo, etc) platforms in China.
·  Native command of the Chinese language but can equally communicate effectively in English.
·  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.
·  5+ years of creative experience in areas including advertising, digital web/interaction/interface, and graphic design within an advertising/design agency, in-house agency, or a combination of both. Ideally have had some experience managing a team.