Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Creative Director to drive design excellence across the company's digital platforms and marketing initiatives. This leadership role combines oversight of the UI/UX design team responsible for web and mobile app design, with the management of the graphic design team responsible for a wide range of visual assets, including event key visuals, logos, banners, posters, and more. Additionally, the role involves planning and executing exclusive client events aimed at high-net-worth individuals, as well as overseeing both internal and external company activities.
Key Responsibilities:
1. UI/UX Design Leadership:
- Lead and manage the UI design team, overseeing the design of web and mobile applications, ensuring that the company’s digital experiences are both user-friendly and aesthetically engaging.
- Contribute directly to product design by creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs that reflect the needs of users and align with business goals.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to continuously refine and optimize user interfaces.
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure designs are seamlessly integrated into products.
- Maintain consistency and quality across all digital products, ensuring a cohesive design language and visual identity.
2. Graphic Design Leadership:
- Lead the graphic design team, taking full responsibility for the company’s visual design initiatives, including but not limited to event key visuals (KVs), logos, banners, posters, brochures, and promotional materials.
- Ensure all graphic design work aligns with the company’s branding and overall creative direction.
- Collaborate with marketing and product teams to develop compelling visuals for online and offline campaigns, ensuring brand consistency across all touchpoints.
- Create and manage the company’s graphic design assets library, ensuring that all materials are easily accessible and up-to-date.
3. Event Planning & Execution (High-Net-Worth Client Activities):
- Lead the planning, design, an exclusive series of activities and events targeted at high-net-worth clients, designed to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Coordinate internal and external events, ensuring that they are designed and executed flawlessly in line with the company’s objectives.
- Collaborate with the marketing and PR teams to ensure all events have strong visual elements, including event branding, invitations, and promotional materials.
- Manage logistics and oversee creative processes for all event materials, from digital invitations to venue design and event collateral.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership:
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to both the UI/UX and graphic design teams, fostering a collaborative, creative, and results-driven environment.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, marketing, sales, etc.) to ensure design solutions meet business objectives and contribute to company success.
- Oversee project timelines, resource allocation, and design workflows, ensuring that deadlines and objectives are met efficiently.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, ensuring the team maintains a cutting-edge design approach.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Communication Design, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in both UI/UX and graphic design, with at least 4 years in a leadership or team management role.
- Proven experience in designing for web and mobile applications, with a portfolio showcasing high-quality UI/UX and graphic design work.
- Expertise in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, XD), Sketch, Figma, and other industry-standard design tools.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility standards.
- Experience in leading and mentoring design teams, with the ability to foster creativity and achieve business objectives.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to balance creativity with practicality.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing and executing visual materials for high-net-worth client events or luxury brand initiatives.
- Knowledge of HTML/CSS or front-end development is a plus.
- Experience working in Agile development environments is an advantage.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present and articulate design decisions to stakeholders at all levels.
