Art Director

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Maker Lab is seeking an Art Director to lead visually compelling campaigns and maintain brand identity across channels. You will collaborate with internal teams and external agencies to deliver end-to-end creative solutions for digital and offline media.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of experience, a sharp portfolio, and strong communication skills to drive innovative ideas in a fast-paced environment while upholding brand guidelines.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience creating and executing impactful visual campaigns.
• Portfolio demonstrating compelling visuals and integration with campaigns.
• Strong understanding of brand visual identity and maintaining consistency.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative, able to work with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
• Strong project management with independent timelines.
• Experience in digital and offline creative execution across touchpoints.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in another Asian language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm and drive innovative campaign ideas with creatives.
• Develop visuals and mastheads aligned with brand design and identity.
• Maintain brand identity across channels and touchpoints.
• Develop campaign concepts per marketing plans.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align objectives and requirements.
• Produce key visuals, mastheads, artwork, and video supers for multiple media.
• Support agencies in executing visuals and mastheads.
• Deliver creatives for digital and offline media, including swag.
• Ensure quality control of partner brand work against guidelines.
• Manage timelines and deliverables across teams independently.
• Identify risks and mitigate for successful campaigns.
• Ideate and execute end-to-end ideas in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Visual design

Brand governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

English communication

APAC language skills

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.