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.