We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With more than 1300 people in 18 offices spanning four continents and over 80 people here in our Singapore office, we deliver world-class creative campaigns and strategies based on social insights, for forward-thinking brands.
What does the role involve?
You are an ambitious creative thinker and a social media platforms guru. You have a knack for crafting creative ideas and bringing them alive with beautifully crafted visuals even in the fastest of turnaround to help tell a brand’s story.
Key Responsibilities
- Create big ideas that can be translated into different touchpoints.
- Generate breakthrough executions across various media.
- Craft visuals that bring ideas to life while efficiently managing timelines.
- Recognise, understand, and discuss strategy, as well as production requirements as appropriate.
- Contribute your unique perspective and add value during brainstorming sessions for fast-turnaround briefs.
- Inspiring and guiding the vision of the design team.
- Work well independently and with other team members both within and outside of the Creative department.
- Offer editorial support to marry the principle of ‘the big idea’ with the necessities of fast-turnaround content.
- Oversee the work of other junior creatives on relevant projects where appropriate.
The ideal candidate should possess the following key areas of competence:
- Art Direction - Highly creative, strong visual appreciation (photography, design, visual-editing), up to date on social and cultural trends and fashions, able to produce scamps to a presentable level. Direction of video and photography shoots.
- Presentation - Excellent presentation skills would be an added advantage. Able to craft an inspiring and clear deck to present work.
- Persuasion - Intuitive and diplomatic when dealing with clients and other members of the agency. Able to think on your feet.
- Pitching In - Able to go beyond job description, spot opportunities beyond the briefs, and champion art direction and ideas to the rest of the agency.
- Team Player - Someone who can help nurture a collaborative environment and build trust across every department in the agency.
What are we looking for?
- You are someone who is passionate about art directing and always striving to improve your level of craft.
- Apart from being hungry to win awards and help the agency grow, you are also keen to nurture the junior creatives, all while staying curious - willing to learn and continuously make ideas better.
