Art Director

Maker Lab; Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maker Lab in Manila is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead visually compelling campaigns and ensure the brand shines across digital and offline channels.

You will collaborate with diverse teams, shape the brand visual identity, and drive end-to-end execution in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing and executing visual campaigns.
• Strong portfolio showing compelling visuals integrated with clear messaging.
• Deep understanding of brand identity and ability to maintain consistency while innovating.

Responsibilities

• Ideate and drive dynamic campaign concepts across multiple touchpoints.
• Create clear, compelling visuals and assets aligned with brand design.
• Collaborate with marketing and cross-functional teams to ensure consistent visuals.
• Develop key visuals, mastheads, artwork, and video supers for campaigns.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on objectives and timelines.
• Oversee quality control of partner brand work to adhere to guidelines.
• Manage project timelines and deliverables independently.
• Anticipate risks and mitigate issues to ensure campaign success.

Skills

Campaign ideation

Creative direction

Brand identity

Portfolio presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

English communication

APAC language

Job description

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab's cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.

Job Summary:

As an Art Director, you'll partner across a wide range of departments, ideating and executing visually compelling campaigns that connect with our diverse audience. You're a creative problem solver, a brand visionary, and a master of end-to-end execution, ensuring our visual identity shines across multiple touchpoints.

You thrive in a collaborative environment, bringing fresh and innovative ideas based on the latest trends, and working closely with fellow creatives and cross-functional teams.

Role:

• Partner with creatives to brainstorm and drive dynamic campaign ideation, developing innovative communication strategies.
• Bring campaign concepts to life with clear, compelling visuals and creatives, ensuring alignment with brand design and visual identity, while pushing creative boundaries.
• Collaborate with marketing and other teams to shape and maintain brand visual identity, ensuring consistency across multiple touchpoints.
• Develop and execute campaign ideation of projects according to marketing plans.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand campaign objectives and requirements.
• Execute internally led projects, including the development of key visuals, mastheads, artwork, and video supers, adapting them for various mediums.
• Assist agencies with the execution and development of key campaign visuals and mastheads.
• Execute creative for digital and offline mediums, including swag.
• Assist with quality control of partner brand work to ensure adherence to visual identity guidelines.
• Manage project timelines and deliverables independently, gathering feedback from cross-functional teams.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks to ensure successful campaign execution.
• Ideate and execute ideas from beginning to end in a fast-paced working environment.
  

You:

• At least 6+ years of experience in developing and executing impactful visual campaigns, ideally within a hyper-growth environment.
• A sharp-eyed, detail-oriented portfolio showcasing your ability to create compelling visuals and integrate them with clear, engaging visuals.
• A keen understanding of brand visual identity and the ability to maintain consistency while pushing creative boundaries, acting as a true brand ambassador.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate creative concepts clearly and persuasively.
• A collaborative spirit, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage timelines and deliverables independently.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, bringing fresh and innovative ideas.
• Experience in both digital and offline creative execution across multiple touchpoints.
• Your commitment will be to delivering work of the highest quality while working with team members to constantly develop new ideas and ensure consistency by building frameworks and guidelines.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills and ideally fluent in another asian language to support projects spanning APAC.