Creative Team Lead

Adikteev; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based quarterly bonus

Longevity bonus every 2 years

4.5 day work week (Friday afternoons)

18 days paid time-off

Mental health support

Job summary

Adikteev is seeking an APAC Creative Lead to build and scale our highest-potential region. You will drive creative production for mobile ads, design animated and interactive formats, and ensure brand consistency across campaigns.

You will analyze ad performance data, iterate on creatives, and participate in client discussions to share insights. Experience leading a design team and a background in ad tech or mobile gaming are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years as Creative Designer or similar role.
• Experience managing a team is required.
• Background in ad tech or mobile gaming studio desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale creative production for APAC, ensuring delivery quality.
• Brainstorm and generate ideas for mobile creatives including videos, storyboards, motion graphics.
• Design animated, interactive, and playable ads maintaining consistent brand experience.
• Analyse performance data and iterate on creatives to improve results.
• Guide and develop the APAC design team from ideation to production and client presentations.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team management

Ad tech / mobile gaming

After Effects

Illustrator

Photoshop

Interaction design

Game development basics

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

After Effects

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

WHAT TEAM YOU’LL BE PART OF

You’ll join the Creative team, a team of designers and developers led Philippe, Creative Director,, with members based in Paris, San Francisco, and Seoul.

In short, the Creative team is responsible for producing all the ad creatives that power Adikteev's campaigns. This means designing and developing every format Adikteev uses: statics, videos, MRAIDs (interactive HTML5 banners), playable ads, and native ads. The team works hand-in-hand with Account Management and clients to translate campaign briefs into high-performing creatives, from initial concept and client workshops all the way through to final delivery and performance iteration.

The team also plays a strategic role: tracking design trends, building best practices from top-performing creatives, and creating templates that improve the overall production workflow.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Creative Lead for APAC, you’ll help build and scale one of Adikteev’s highest-potential regions. Concretely, this means:

• Prioritise and drive creative production for our clients’ app, being responsible for the quality of delivery.
• Brainstorm and generate new ideas for mobile creatives.
• Design animated, interactive, and playable mobile ads that allow a consistent brand experience, such as videos, storyboards, and motion graphics that support and enhance advertising campaigns.

Creative Performance & Client Strategy:

• Analyse ad performance data and iterate on creatives to improve performance.
• Participate in client meetings, providing feedback and insights on creatives.
• Watch the market and be constantly looking to try new things and concepts.
• Develop and maintain a high standard of creative guidelines, processes, benchmarks, and best practices.
• Manage the design team in APAC, guiding them from idea generation through creative production, while helping them improve the performance of their ads (messaging, etc.) and their client presentations.

WHO YOU ARE

You’ll thrive in this role, and be a great fit for the Creative team at Adikteev, if you bring:

Experience & background:

• 6+ years of experience as a Creative Designer or in a similar role.
• Previous experience managing a team.
• Background in ad tech or a mobile gaming studio.

Skills:

• Proficiency with After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop (Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Knowledge of interaction design.
• Understanding of the building blocks of game development, including animation, AI, graphics engines, and related systems.
• Creative mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong team spirit.
• Organized and methodical, with the ability to prioritize effectively while maintaining rigor and responsiveness.
• Autonomous, accountable, and able to take ownership of your work.

Languages:

• English: full professional proficiency - mandatory;
• Chinese (Mandarin): full professional proficiency - mandatory

Please note that, for legal reasons, candidates are required to hold Korean or Chinese citizenship and/or maintain residency in China / South Korea in order to be considered for this position.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Performance-based Quarterly bonus with transparent KPIs ;
• Longevity bonus every 2 years ;
• 4 1/2 days work week (Friday afternoons off) ;
• 18 days of paid time-off
• Mental Health support ;

OUR PROCESS

What to expect as you move through our hiring process:

• Call with Maxime, Talent Acquisition Lead;
• Team fit interview with Christel, EMEA Creative Team Lead, & Miso, Creative Designer;
• Use case to complete remotely and present to Philippe, Creative Director, and John, Country Manager;
• Final interview with Clément, Global COO and Antoine, CCO.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the application process, please let us know. It will be handled confidentially by our HR and recruitment team.

OUR COMMITMENT

We’re proud that our team already spans 22+ nationalities, diverse talent and unique backgrounds, and we want it to grow even more. If this role appeals to you, we welcome your application, even if you don’t meet every single qualification. Not everyone gets through our hiring process, but your skills might be a great fit for another opportunity; now or in the future.

Adikteev is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees, candidates, vendors and clients, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or military status.