Senior Art Director

omnicom media asia pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media Asia Pacific's MBCS unit seeks a Senior Art Director to develop bold ideas and bring them to life with exceptional visual craft across global, regional and local brands.

You'll mentor juniors, present work to clients, and apply AI tools thoughtfully to enhance visual output while staying culturally relevant across social, digital, and integrated campaigns.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of agency experience with a strong portfolio.
• Proven ability in visual storytelling across social/digital campaigns.
• Strong conceptual thinking and idea generation.
• Experience mentoring junior creatives.
• Excellent client presentation skills.
• Knowledge of AI tools for visual development and prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and art direct bold ideas with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Own the craft from concept to final execution with high visual standards.
• Create social-first work and extend ideas to integrated campaigns.
• Mentor junior creatives to strengthen ideas and execution.
• Present work internally and to clients, refining ideas with leadership.
• Apply AI-enabled visual craft to enhance output.
• Stay culturally relevant by tracking trends and formats.

Skills

Strong agency experience

Strong Visual Storytelling

Social-First Mindset

Strong Conceptual Ability

Mentoring Experience

Client Presentation Skills

Motion Graphics & Editing Skills

Tools

AI tools

Video editing software

Job description

MBCS is part of Omnicom Media, the media and marketing solutions division of Omnicom Group. MBCS is a media-fueled content practice designed to network and grow content and creative capabilities around the world. Strategically pairing new models of storytelling with global audience insights, MBCS develops and creates short - and long-form Original, Branded, Performance, and Campaign Content and provides a suite of entertainment solutions including media, talent, and production partnership development that powerfully grow brands.

The Opportunity

The Senior Art Director reports to the Associate Creative Director and is responsible for developing strong creative ideas and bringing them to life through exceptional visual craft. You’ll work across global, regional and local brands in categories including beauty, pharma, tech, education, and beyond, creating work across social, digital, content and integrated campaigns. You’ll also play an important role in mentoring junior creatives and helping raise the creative standard of the team.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Conceptualise & Art Direct: Develop bold, original ideas and distinctive visual directions in collaboration with copywriters, strategists, account teams and other creatives.
• Own the Craft: Take ideas from initial concept through to final execution, ensuring a consistently high standard of art direction, design and visual storytelling.
• Think Social-First: Create work that understands how people engage with content today, while being able to extend ideas across broader integrated campaigns.
• Mentor Junior Creatives: Guide and support junior creatives, helping them strengthen their ideas, visual thinking and execution.
• Present Creative Work: Clearly articulate and present creative thinking internally and to clients, working closely with the Associate Creative Director to develop and strengthen ideas.
• AI-Enabled Visual Craft: Have a strong working knowledge of AI tools for visual development, and understand how to use them thoughtfully to enhance creative output.
• Stay Culturally Relevant: Keep close to culture, social behaviour, design trends, emerging technology and new creative formats to ensure the work feels fresh and relevant.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong agency experience (6 years+) with an exceptional portfolio showcasing both conceptual thinking and visual craft.
• Recognition for Creative Excellence: Creative awards or recognised work that demonstrates your ability to create impactful, original ideas is an advantage.
• Strong Visual Storytelling: Experience creating across social content, digital, film and integrated campaigns.
• Social-First Mindset: A strong understanding of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and emerging social formats.
• Strong Conceptual Ability: Able to go beyond beautiful execution and contribute genuinely strong creative ideas.
• AI Craft Knowledge: Comfortable using emerging AI tools as part of the creative process, particularly for visual exploration, image generation, prototyping and execution.
• Mentoring Experience: Comfortable guiding junior creatives and helping elevate the quality of their work.
• Client Presentation Skills: Confident presenting creative ideas and explaining the thinking behind them.
• Motion Graphics & Editing Skills: Experience with motion design or video editing is a plus, but not a requirement.