APAC Design Manager: Creative & Visual Merchandising

DECIEM; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Summer Friday’s

Unlimited Employee Assistance Program

Development Grants & LinkedIn Learning

Discount on ELC & DECIEM products

Job summary

DECIEM is seeking a Design Manager, Creative & Visual Merchandising - APAC, based in Harbour City at the Estee Lauder office. This full‑time, hybrid role partners with Global and APAC teams to deliver regional VM and creative projects while honoring brand values and local relevance.

You will drive regional creative projects from concept through production, lead experiential activations, and manage timelines, budgets, and stakeholder approvals across channels.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting brand strategy in a growing environment.
• Ability to multitask and manage several projects to deadlines.
• Self‑starter with strong project management, organisational, and presentation skills.
• Software knowledge listed above is a plus for practical execution.
• Collaborative with retailers, VM, and cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with APAC and Global teams to stay aligned with VM initiatives.
• Lead regional creative projects from concept through production and post‑launch evaluation.
• Design, spatial planning, concept development, and execution of experiential offline activations (pop‑ups, events, retail installations).
• Liaise on timelines, deliverables, budget, and execution with APAC and Global teams.
• Maintain understanding of APAC needs, formats, and retail partner requirements.
• Present designs to management for approval and action feedback.
• Oversee VM programs including fixtures, prototypes, guidelines, and planograms.
• Collaborate with retailers, display vendors, engineers, and internal teams to optimize displays.
• Brief external agencies and freelance designers; manage resources and quality control.

Skills

Project management

Brand design

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Cinema 4D

Rhino

Job description

DECIEM is seeking a Design Manager, Creative & Visual Merchandising - APAC, based in Harbour City at the Estee Lauder office. This full‑time, hybrid role partners with Global and APAC teams to deliver regional VM and creative projects while honoring brand values and local relevance.

You will drive regional creative projects from concept through production, lead experiential activations, and manage timelines, budgets, and stakeholder approvals across channels.