Interactive Art Director - Tokyo, Japan

InMobi Advertising is a global technology leader helping marketers win the moments that matter. Our advertising platform reaches over 2 billion people across 150+ countries and turns real-time context into business outcomes, delivering results grounded in privacy-first principles. Trusted by 30,000+ brands and leading publishers, InMobi is where intelligence, creativity, and accountability converge. By combining lock screens, apps, TVs, and the open web with AI and machine learning, we deliver receptive attention, precise personalization, and measurable impact.

Through Glance AI, we are shaping AI Commerce, reimagining the future of e-commerce with inspiration-led discovery and shopping. Designed to seamlessly integrate into everyday consumer technology, Glance AI transforms every screen into a gateway for instant, personal, and joyful discovery.  Spanning diverse categories such as fashion, beauty, travel, accessories, home décor, pets, and beyond, Glance AI delivers deeply personalized shopping experiences. With rich first-party data and unparalleled consumer access, it harnesses InMobi’s global scale, insights, and targeting capabilities to create high impact, performance driven shopping journeys for brands worldwide.

Recognized as a Great Place to Work, and by MIT Technology Review, Fast Company’s Top 10 Innovators, and more, InMobi is a workplace where bold ideas create global impact. Backed by investors including SoftBank, Kleiner Perkins, and Sherpalo Ventures, InMobi has offices across San Mateo, New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Bengaluru and beyond.

At InMobi Advertising, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how billions of users connect with content, commerce, and brands worldwide. To learn more, visit www.inmobi.com

As our Interactive Art Director for Japan, you will play a critical role in crafting immersive content and campaign experiences for Glance TV, mobile and desktop platforms. If you are passionate about storytelling, motion, and the new frontiers of interactive creatives, let us make magic together! 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the CTV & mobile Visual Experience: Define, design, and elevate the visual identity for InMobi across CTV & mobile platforms, shaping everything from brand systems to show formats, promo banners, and dynamic on-screen content.
• Create for Engagement: Design interactive, motion-driven assets that delight users - menus, show cards, hero banners, in-stream promos, and special events tailored for the TV & mobile screens.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, engineering, marketing, and content teams to bring campaigns, branded content, and platform features to life.
• Craft User Journeys: Develop detailed UI/UX concepts and prototypes for TV/mobile interfaces, focusing on rewarding, intuitive navigation and rich visual storytelling.
• Trend spotting & Innovation: Stay ahead of CTV/OTT, mobile, entertainment, and digital design trends - applying insights to push creative boundaries.
• Quality Ownership: Oversee design output from concept to final execution, maintaining excellence in visual craft, typography, motion, and consistency.
• Mentor & Inspire: Guide junior designers and collaborate as a creative leader within the broader Glance design team. 

Key Requirements:

• 7+ years in visual, graphic, or motion design with at least 2 years art-directing for digital video Ads on connected TV/OTT platforms (broadcast, streaming, or interactive content is a plus).
• Native Japanese with business-level English proficiency is required
• Portfolio: Dazzling portfolio demonstrating digital campaigns, motion design, interactive TV, or related digital experiences.
• Tools: Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), Figma, and prototyping tools. Experience with 3D, animation, or AR/VR is a plus.
• Design with AI: Experience leveraging next-gen AI design tools such as Runway, Midjourney, GPT or similar platforms to drive innovation and creative output
• Deep understanding of visual storytelling, color, typography, and composition for the TV and mobile context
• Passion for new media, interactive content, and consumer experiences
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, multicultural environment 

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