Design focused, with a solution oriented approach to every challenge. Creative and innovative, can handle the variety of projects at any given time. Responsible for inspiring, leading, and driving the visualization process, from collaborative conceptualization through final product and setting the creative quality and standards befitting of the industry.

The Art Director role is to lead conceptually of various branding, packaging, marketing, retail and digital designs for key clients covering concept, design/protoyping across the different brand touchpoints, brand experience and channels. Production Art will be handled by the production team. Retail store design and technical knowledge are required to bring experience to life in a physical environment.

The Art Director will be based in the Marks studio reporting into the Creative Director, China.

The Art Director is required to inspire fellow team members in striving for creative excellence, innovation and place great ideas into implementation for the clients in the APAC/China. He/she will have shopper marketing, bringing online/offline experience into store design experience, able to develop executable innovation in the retail/visual merchandising and structure design experience.

Great exposure to a global client brand and working with a network of experts in APAC, China, America and Europe.

1、Create & deliver memorable and inspiring creative solutions for the Client Brand and retailing for their products.
2、Leads the implementation of design thinking and strategic visual communication integrated into the brand building and marketing campaigns. These campaigns can have online to offline brand and retail experience.
3、Understands role of design and visual communications in supporting business results and develop objectives to track and measure impact of creative campaigns and retail innovations in a 3D environment.
4、 Create impactful presentation decks, toolkits and present confidently to internal and external partners
5、 Maintain key relationships with client and proactively grow creative portfolio with the Account Management team, led and guided by the Creative Director.
6、Tracking and approving completed art files with the production team
7、Responsible for establishing the concept and design direction and manage the entire creative process to deliver creative excellence and quality output with the Creative Team
8、Working with the creative team to adjust project goals and design revisions on the fly as necessary to adapt to changing situations to meet established schedules
9、 Identifying potential problems in the creative pipeline and working with the Creative Team to prevent them
10、 Supporting the Creative Team to keep studio executive staff, studio manager and/or account staff up to speed on project status
Requirements：
1、Advertising, Communications, Retail Design degree is an advantage. Other creative disciplines will be considered.
2、6 to 9 years of relevant experience with an integrated portfolio. Background in branding, packaging design, retail design omnichannel, art direction, digital execution, and production with high level of technical craftsmanship ispreferred. Be familiar with the store set up, design development to bring experience to life in a physical environment.
3、Fluent written and spoken English, proficiency in either Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese is preferred.
4、Able to work independently from brief to production Good communication and presentation skills.
5、Team player and collaborative, mentoring and provide guidance to junior designers Able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects at a time with the Creative Team Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders and to lead and nurture juniors.
6、Self-motivated, disciplined, positive, cheerful, driven, strategic-minded and a great team player.
7、Interior Design, Architectural, Product and Industrial design degree is an advantage. Other creative disciplines will be considered.
8、Expert level within the Adobe CS package (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Autocad, Sketch Up, Maya, Adobe Dimensions. Knowledge of other software, After Effects, and Animate CC would be an advantage.

Marks is a brand design and experience agency that is uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. Fuelled by our dual vantage points – embedded partners and future-forward experts – we build brand momentum to move fast, move forward, and move confidently.

As a full-service agency, our expertise extends across all facets of the branding spectrum: strategy, innovation, design, adaptation, integrated marketing communications. Together, we are 600+ people across 12 studios and 8 countries.

Marks is part of SGS & Co, a brand impact group built with the agility and inventiveness that enables our clients to thrive. Our sister company, SGS, is an integrated packaging and marketing company. Together, we shift brands to impact.