Creative Director

Design Shifu LLC.; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 534,092,932 - 890,154,887; Full time

Job summary

Design Shifu LLC. in Indonesia is seeking a Creative Director to lead the visual strategy and elevate creative standards. This role involves mentoring designers, ensuring every design aligns with client business goals, and building a strong design culture.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in graphic design and a strong portfolio. Key responsibilities include defining creative direction, reviewing design work across various platforms, and ensuring consistent output.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in graphic design, branding, or creative leadership.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and visual excellence.
• Ability to give constructive, structured feedback.

Responsibilities

• Define and elevate the overall creative direction of Design Shifu.
• Review and approve design work across multiple media.
• Mentor and guide designers through feedback and structured critique.

Skills

Graphic design

Creative leadership

Mentoring

Visual strategy

Job description

We are looking for a Creative Director who can lead visual strategy, raise creative standards, and build a strong design culture inside Design Shifu.

This role is not just about creating great visuals. It is about setting direction, maintaining quality, mentoring designers, and ensuring every piece of work aligns with our clients’ business goals.

You will be responsible for shaping our creative vision and ensuring consistent, scalable output across multiple client accounts.

What You’ll Do

• Define and elevate the overall creative direction of Design Shifu
• Review and approve design work across branding, web, social, ads, and marketing assets
• Maintain high visual and conceptual standards
• Translate client business goals into clear creative direction
• Mentor and guide designers through feedback and structured critique
• Build scalable design systems and internal quality benchmarks
• Collaborate with client success and operations teams to ensure smooth delivery
• Ensure consistency across client projects and internal brand assets

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in graphic design, branding, or creative leadership
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and visual excellence
• Experience working with agencies or B2B brands
• Deep understanding of typography, layout, color systems, and brand strategy
• Ability to give constructive, structured feedback
• Experience managing or mentoring a design team
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, subscription-based service model
• Nice to have:
  • Experience working with US, UK, or Australian clients
  • Background in SaaS, tech, or digital agencies
  • Experience building design systems
  • Understanding of UX/UI principles

What Success Looks Like

• Improved overall design quality across all client accounts
• Designers growing under your leadership
• Clear creative standards that scale with company growth
• Exposure to diverse, real-world client projects.
• Supportive and creative design culture.
• Opportunity for long-term collaboration based on performance.