Creative Lead

Private Advertiser; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a Hands-on Creative Lead to work on social, video, audio, design and paid campaigns, directing as well as producing work daily with the team.

The role requires on-site presence in Kuala Lumpur with no remote option, and a track record of leading creative teams across design, video, motion, and paid media.

Qualifications

• 6 to 7 years in creative leadership, with team experience.
• Portfolio covering design, video and campaign work.
• Working BM and English, able to work across both.
• Experience holding quality at volume.
• Comfortable with structured client approvals processes.
• Sound judgement on sensitive subjects.
• Still hands-on with the tools.
• Able to take on ad hoc tasks and long hours when required, with compensation.
• On site in Kuala Lumpur with no remote or hybrid option.
• Agency experience on corporate or public sector accounts (advantageous).
• EPF, SOCSO, EIS.

Responsibilities

• Produce content across design, layout and campaign creative.
• Own the craft standard across formats: design, video, motion, layout and paid creative.
• Run the craft review before work goes to the Editor-in-Chief for editorial sign-off.
• Redirect work that misses on execution, and rewrite the creative brief where it is the brief at fault.
• Direct the visual system across templates, layout and motion.
• Brief and quality-check external production partners.
• Coach producers, designers and video editors.
• Work with the Editor-in-Chief and the account lead on campaign direction.
• Report to the Editor-in-Chief, who holds editorial direction and final sign-off.

Skills

Creative leadership

Design & video

Campaign management

Team coaching

Bilingual English/BM

Job description

Hands-on Creative Lead working across social, video, audio, design and paid. This is a working role. You will produce work yourself as well as direct it, every day, alongside the team.

Key responsibilities

Produce content across design, layout and campaign creative

Own the craft standard across all formats: design, video, motion, layout and paid creative

Run the craft review before work goes to the Editor-in-Chief for editorial sign-off

Redirect work that misses on execution, and rewrite the creative brief where it is the brief at fault

Direct the visual system across templates, layout and motion

Brief and quality-check external production partners

Coach producers, designers and video editors

Work with the Editor-in-Chief and the account lead on campaign direction

Report to the Editor-in-Chief, who holds editorial direction and final sign-off

About you

6 to 7 years in creative, with experience leading a team

Portfolio covering design, video and campaign work

Working BM and English, enough to work comfortably across both

Experience holding quality at volume

Comfortable with structured client approval processes

Sound judgement on sensitive subjects

Still hands-on in the tools

Able to take on ad hoc tasks and work long hours when required, with compensation

On site in Kuala Lumpur, with no remote or hybrid option

Agency experience on corporate or public sector accounts (advantageous)

EPF

SOCSO

EIS

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