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Art Director

Digital Symphony
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Ara Damansara, PJ

Full-Time

Job Description

Digital Symphony is driven by innovation and design. We’re searching for an experienced art director to take the helm of our art department, guiding a talented team of designers. The ideal art director will bring a mix of artistic, marketing, and business expertise to the position, promoting our company and that of our valued clients. We are looking for an experienced manager, who can inspire and be inspired by others to take our creative efforts to the next level. The ideal candidate will have a natural eye for design and a passion for delivering dynamic ideas that connect with any audience.

Objectives of this Role
  • Oversee the art department by hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, and mentoring staff
  • Establish art department standards for production, productivity, quality, and client service
  • Ensure team adheres to current processes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and proposing and creating processes and tools to support design operations
  • Collaborate with marketing and sales divisions in creating marketing plans, aligning team priorities with business objectives to deliver high-quality work on time and on budget
  • Develop presentation approaches, styles, and techniques for the team to implement
  • Analyze market trends, consumer need, and the competitive landscape, and track campaign performance

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities
  • Conceptualize campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, content websites, social media, and other marketing materials
  • Develop creative briefs based on ideas established in brainstorming sessions with direction, schedules, and expected deliverables for the creative team
  • Delegate projects to in-house designers and oversee storyboards
  • Obtain team approval by presenting final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations, encouraging members to provide feedback, and responding to internal commentary and requests
  • Present or oversee presentation of final concepts and coordinate production and dissemination for cross-organizational use



Job Requirements

Main Requirements
  • Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's Degree/Post Graduate Diploma/Professional Degree in Art/Design/Creative Multimedia or equivalent. 
  • At least 5 years experience required. 
  • Include portfolio of design projects 
  • Be able to work independently, motivated, working with minimum supervision and good team player. 
  • Good understanding of design trends (digital do's & don'ts).  
  • Experience using tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator.
  • Good time-management skills 
  • Required language(s): English

Added Advantage
  • Hands-on experience creating website wire-frames, video storyboards, sitemaps, etc. 
  • Able to write copy to fit the design direction
  • Experience using tools such as Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Adobe XD 

Company Benefits

Upskilling & Career Development

We believe in continuous learning, we'll provide training and design a career progression for you. Sponsored professional certification.

General Benefits

Subsidised gym membership. Company trips, team building and recreational activities. Annual, medical, maternity / paternity and compassionate leave.

Loyalty Benefits & Rewards

Flight tickets & holiday allowance. Wedding, childbirth and festive allowances for long-serving staff.

Medical, Dental & Optical Claims

Medical and dental claims for confirmed staff. Optical claims after 1-year of service.

Health Insurance

Health insurance for all confirmed staff.

Company Laptop

You get a company laptop including access to software and tools.


Additional Info

Company Activity

Last active - few hours ago

Experience Level

1 - 10 Years of Experience

Job Specialisation

Copywriting & Content Creation, Graphic Design, UI / UX Design


Company Profile

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Digital Symphony

Digital Symphony or as we fondly refer to as DS is a performance driven digital agency based out of Ara Damansara. We are obsessed with data driven decisions and quality is a language we speak collectively. We curse inefficiencies, passionless work and the lack of team-work. Our expertise is in executing end to end digital campaigns without killing each other or jumping of the building.

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Art Director

Digital Symphony

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Ara Damansara, PJ

Full-Time

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