We are a specialist division of M&C Saatchi.
Our aim is to harness the power of cutting-edge marketing, communications, and creativity, so that they become key tenets of social and behaviour change activity throughout the International Development sector.
Together with our local partners we are focussed on tackling some of humanity's most challenging and important problems, in fragile states and developing countries.
If you are looking for a career with purpose and fascinating topics, that will challenge you and develop your skillset, we would love to hear from you.
Job Description
· Create engaging ideas and designs for a range of behaviour change communications campaigns.
· Work under the guidance of senior designer and creative director in asset delivery encompassing all aspects of a communications campaign life cycle.
· Interpret content strategy briefs and distil production and design requirements.
· Day-to-day output ranges from social media assets, banner ads, campaign artwork, visualization of creative ideas, toolkits, deck design, report design and more.
· Ensure consistency in designs and content across platforms and formats.
· Elevate creative standards by taking in feedback from other designs, applying learnings with a growth mindset.
Main Accountabilities
· Responsible for the day-to-day output of design assets.
· Apply creative thinking and provide solutions to briefs.
· Collaborate with different departments in the company: Creative production, accounts, strategy, media, research.
Reporting:
· Responsible for weekly reporting to Creative lead, or Head of production as required.
· Report status and progress of projects as and when required by the team.
Experience and Qualifications and Core Skills:
· Demonstrate proficiency in design thinking, delivering creative and rational solutions to communication challenges.
· Passionate about design with a strong portfolio showcasing a range of work across various formats/products/brands. Digital-first work is highly valued. Knowledge of print design is also important for developing printed assets.
· Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Knowledge of After Effects and/or Premier Pro is ideal but not compulsory.
· Strong grasp of communications tools and trends in the Asia region.
· Willing and able to flex beyond regular tasks to support other design tasks as required.
· Be personable, engaging, and influential to the creative process. You should be comfortable discussing ideas with the creative production team.
· Fluent in written and spoken English. Copywriting capability/interest will be an added bonus.
· Degree level education required, and/or proven industry track record of minimum 3 years.
· Experience in branding and creation of toolkits.
· Experience in UI design.
· Able to edit short-form videos.
· Able to animate.
· Fluency in another Southeast Asian language.
· Experience in social or behaviour change campaigns.
Additional Key Qualities
· Understanding of the company’s culture and business area.
· Sense of responsibility and ownership.
· Forward leaning attitude in support of the team.
· Anticipation of challenges and show of initiative.
