Art Director

Oculus Design Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Oculus Design Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Art Director with a strong background in graphic, communication, or editorial design. You will lead concept development, oversee visuals, and guide designers across digital and print projects.

Ideal candidates have a hands-on approach, enjoy learning, and can grow skills across diverse platforms while working on government or public sector projects when available.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showcasing publication design and social media content.
• Proficiency in layout, typography, colour theory, image manipulation and digital design tools.
• Agency or in-house design experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of concepts, storyboards, and design executions across digital and print.
• Participate in proposals, developing concepts and conducting research from briefs.
• Develop concepts, graphics and layouts for publications; guide designers and refine artwork.
• Collaborate with writers, photographers and videographers; present concepts to clients.

Skills

Publication design

Social media content

Graphic design

Layout

Typography

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Education

Diploma or degree in Design/Visual Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

We’re looking for an art director with at least 4 years of experience in graphic, communication or editorial design. You should have a good eye for design, an interest in conceptual thinking, and the ability to turn ideas into engaging visual communication.You are hands-on, open to learning and keen to grow your skills across different projects and platforms. Experience working on government or public sector projects is preferred.

Role Description

• Oversees the development of concepts, storyboards, and design executions across digital and print, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
• Participate in proposals, developing concepts and conducting research, understanding and breaking down the brief.
• Day-to-day tasks include developing concepts, graphics and layouts for publications, creating rough drafts based on agreed briefs, guiding designers, reviewing and refining artwork.
• Use photoshop to apply photo selection, image editing and manipulation skills to strengthen visual storytelling and indesign to select font, determine page layouts and build infographics.
• Collaborate closely with team members and support the presentation of creative concepts to clients and stakeholders.
• Work with writers, photographers and videographers.
• Staying current with design and branding trends.
• Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showcasing publication design and social media content.
• Proficiency in graphic design, including layout, typography, colour theory, image manipulation and digital design tools (e.g., Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Good visual judgement, attention to detail and an understanding of layout and typography.
• Demonstrated experience in agency or in-house design environments, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale to clients and internal team.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to mentor and support designers and other creative professionals.
• Proactive team player who is adaptable, responsible and willing to learn.
• Relevant diploma or degree in Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story.
• Familiar with Affect Effects and video editing will be a plus.
• Experience in guiding designers will be a plus.

Why join us

We are a close knitted company that encourages employees to learn and you get to work with well known clients.