Creative Designer | Onsite | Ortigas | Flexible Shift | Day 1 HMO

Emapta; Mandaluyong; Hybrid; PHP 558,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HMO coverage

Competitive salary

Office in Ortigas

Salary advance

Upskilling via Emapta Academy

Gym access 24/7

Lifestyle perks

Referral incentives

Government benefits

20 annual leaves

Engagement activities

Mentorship exposure

Career growth

Diverse environment

Job summary

Emapta Philippines seeks a Creative Designer to shape campaigns, social-first content, and digital experiences for Australian and global brands. You will influence international work while growing your portfolio and joining a top 1% talent network.

Join a diverse, collaborative team at SM Mega Tower in Ortigas. The role is full-time and onsite, with mentorship, growth opportunities, and ongoing upskilling through the Emapta Academy along with attractive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of relevant experience in creative design, graphic design, art direction, or a related creative role preferred.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, art direction, and design craft across campaign, social, and digital work.

Responsibilities

• Develop original creative concepts across campaigns, social media, digital platforms, and branded content.
• Translate strategic briefs into clear creative ideas and compelling visual territories.
• Art direct and design executions across channels while maintaining conceptual consistency and adapting work to each environment.
• Integrate social and cultural insights into campaign development rather than treating social media as an adaptation.
• Take ideas from initial concept through polished execution across design, art direction, and content.
• Develop moodboards, visual territories, layouts, storyboards, and presentation-ready assets.
• Create high-fidelity visual mockups and presentation-ready assets for client meetings and production.
• Collaborate with production teams, editors, photographers, creators, and other specialists to bring ideas to life.
• Maintain a high standard of creative craft while balancing ambition, timelines, and budgets.
• Present creative concepts, rationale, and visual direction internally and to clients.
• Apply feedback constructively and determine when to defend, evolve, or reconsider ideas.
• Contribute proactively to creative reviews and help strengthen overall creative quality.
• Maintain alignment with client briefs and brand guidelines.

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Generative AI tools

Motion design

Job description

Design the Next Chapter of Modern Australian Media

Turn cultural insight into creative work that connects brands with audiences across Australia and beyond. Join Emapta as a Creative Designer, shaping campaigns, social-first content, and digital experiences that strengthen brand relevance. Influence international creative work while expanding your portfolio and building a long-term global career among Emapta's top 1% talent.

Your Canvas for a Global Creative Career

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Shift: Flexible Shift, Shifting Off
• Work Setup: Onsite, SM Mega Tower, Ortigas

Exciting Perks Await!

• Day 1 HMO coverage with free dependent
• Competitive Salary Package
• Prime office location in Ortigas (Easy access to MRT stations, restaurants, and banks)
• Salary Advance Program through our banking partner (Eligibility and approval subject to bank assessment. Available to account holders with minimum of 6 months company tenure.)
• Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses (Want to know more? Visit: https://emapta.com/training-calendar/)
• Free 24/7 access to our office gyms (Ortigas and Makati) with a free physical fitness trainer!
• Exclusive Emapta Lifestyle perks (hotel and restaurant discounts, and more!)
• Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
• Standard government and Emapta benefits
• Total of 20 annual leaves to be used at your own discretion (including 5 credits convertible to cash)
• Fun engagement activities for employees
• Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
• Career growth opportunities
• Diverse and supportive work environment

The Qualifications We Seek

Experience & Portfolio

• 3 to 4 years of relevant experience in creative design, graphic design, art direction, or a related creative role preferred
• Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, art direction, and design craft across campaign, social, and digital work

Operational Skills

• Ability to interpret creative and strategic briefs and translate them into clear concepts, visual territories, and executions
• Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to develop original ideas across campaigns, social media, digital platforms, and branded content
• Ability to take creative work from initial concept through polished execution while balancing ideas, craft, timelines, and budgets
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple briefs and projects across different clients
• Confidence in contributing to creative reviews and presenting creative thinking, rationale, and visual direction internally and to clients

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Strong working knowledge of Figma for design, concept development, and collaborative workflows
• Ability to create polished, high-fidelity, high-resolution visual mockups for client presentations and production across digital, social, and content formats
• Strong capability with generative AI tools for concept development, visualization, image generation, and image manipulation
• Working knowledge of motion design and video editing, with the ability to develop simple animated and social-first content
• Strong understanding of social platforms, digital formats, technical specifications, and platform-native creative

Personal Attributes

• Idea-led creative mindset with curiosity, initiative, and a strong instinct for distinctive and engaging work
• Highly developed eye for visual detail, typography, composition, and design craft
• Cultural curiosity with strong awareness of social platforms, emerging formats, creators, and audience behavior
• Collaborative approach to working across Creative, Strategy, Editorial, Content, Production, and Client Service teams
• Openness to creative feedback and confidence in contributing an independent point of view
• Curiosity about emerging technology and willingness to experiment with new creative tools and production methods

Key Behaviors

• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to collaboration and provide support to achieve shared goals
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to exceeding client expectations
• Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Manage workloads effectively to complete tasks efficiently and within deadlines
• Apply a thorough and methodical approach to work
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and communicate progress to appropriate internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to broader agency success by supporting ad hoc projects as required
• Demonstrate innovative thinking and embrace change through new tools, workflows, and content approaches

Your Daily Tasks

Creative Ideation & Social Design - 50%

• Develop original creative concepts across campaigns, social media, digital platforms, and branded content
• Translate strategic briefs into clear creative ideas and compelling visual territories
• Art direct and design executions across channels while maintaining conceptual consistency and adapting creative work to each environment
• Integrate social and cultural insights into campaign development rather than treating social media as an adaptation

Craft & Creative Execution - 30%

• Take ideas from initial concept through polished execution across design, art direction, and content
• Develop moodboards, visual territories, layouts, storyboards, and presentation-ready creative
• Create high-fidelity visual mockups and presentation-ready assets using design software and AI visualization tools
• Collaborate with production teams, editors, photographers, creators, and other specialists to bring creative ideas to life
• Maintain a high standard of creative craft while balancing ambition, timelines, and budgets

Cross-Agency Collaboration & Support - 20%

• Present creative concepts, rationale, and visual direction internally and to clients
• Apply feedback constructively and determine when to defend, evolve, or reconsider creative ideas
• Contribute proactively to creative reviews and help strengthen the overall standard of creative work

Key Metrics

• Maintain high client satisfaction and approval ratings across creative deliverables
• Deliver design assets consistently within agreed deadlines
• Reduce internal revision rounds through strong concepts and accurate execution
• Implement effective process enhancements within the design team
• Earn positive feedback from internal stakeholders on collaboration and support
• Integrate design elements seamlessly into broader multi-channel agency campaigns

About the Client

Our client is a leading Australian media and information organization connecting millions of people with journalism, entertainment, lifestyle content, and branded experiences. They operate across print, digital, social, video, and content marketing, supported by creative strategy, audience intelligence, and advertising capabilities. Their extensive media ecosystem spans news, sport, lifestyle, food, health, property, and entertainment. They help brands transform strategic ideas into culturally relevant campaigns, compelling content, and multi-platform experiences designed to engage audiences and deliver meaningful business impact.

Join the Top 1% Talent. A better career. A better life.

Welcome to Emapta Philippines: home to professionals who choose growth, balance, and impact. Recognized as one of HR Asia's Best Companies to Work For in Asia 2025 and winner of Inspiring Workplaces Australasia 2026, Emapta offers more than opportunities -- it provides a career environment where people thrive. Collaborate with global teams, build meaningful expertise, and grow in a culture that prioritizes both performance and well-being.