Job description

Archibat Asia is looking for a Senior Graphic DesignerArt Director for a global independent experience agency in Shanghai
 
1. Gain an understanding of our clients, workflow, and process while taking control and being accountable for
new and existing projects
● Work closely with the clients team and the other Head of Departments to gain an understanding of our
clients and how they typically work.
● Attend client meetings when necessary and become the lead and ‘go-to’ for everything 2D design.
● Gain an understanding of our process, while being able to work autonomously – always knowing when to
ask questions and escalate any issues/concerns.
 2. Be involved in the entire process from kick-off to delivery.
● Attend client kick-off meetings when necessary to understand the scope and breadth of the project to be
delivered.
● Ability to create briefs for other team members within the various design teams to keep the project on
track for delivery.
● Work with suppliers and the production team to ensure all materials and installation of any
environmental graphics is feasible.
● Create documentation and print-ready files to hand off to production and be available to go on-site to
oversee and manage the installation of any graphics..
 3. Work closely with various creative team members, no job is too big or small.
● Be willing and able to lead large-scale projects managing a team of freelance designers and internal
designers dictating overall direction.
● Be willing to be the lead and sole designer that will deliver a range of design work for an event, live
shows, or permanent installation.
● Work with the client, business, accounts, and digital team to assist in creative client facing project
presentations.
● Attend internal workshops to ideate a range of solutions for a project that may involve a blend physical
and digital interactivity.
● Have weekly stand-ups with the Digital Associate Creative Director to ensure forward progress is
happening and we are aligned on all project deliveries and can identify any red-flags prior to an issue
arising.
● Be available for the other Designers and the Digital ACD to ensure the validation of the creative vision
whenever needed.
4. Have an existing talent pool of freelancer, grow the network overtime, and join meet-ups with colleagues.
 ● The nature of graphic work which our office handles typically comes in large cycles with different levels of
intensity. Due to this peak and valley flow of work it is critical to have the ability to book in and call upon
local freelance talent / suppliers to assist when needed. We currently have a talent pool of freelancers /
suppliers we have worked with previously, but are always looking to expand the network.
Competencies
 

Required profile

1. Attention to detail
2. Proactive and hard worker
3. Ability to write thorough briefs and a strong ability to delegate tasks and manage a team, while being a ‘hands-on’
team member.
4. Can work fast, yet accurately (accuracy over speed)
5. Knows how to lead a team, communicate with other departments, is confident, and can motivate those around
them
Requirements
●  Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience as a Mid-Level Designer, Senior Designer, or Art Director
●  Ability to work in the following programs: Adobe Suite (primarily Photoshop and Illustrator)
●  Knowledge with Google Suite is prefered, but can be trained on best practices
●  Prefer a candidate with experience in Sketch-Up or any other 3D software
●  Must have working English language skills
●  Portfolio of previous work
 
If you are interested please send your resume and portfolio to Anna ZHUa.zhu@archibat.com
 

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