Art Director

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role: Art Director 

Location: Tokyo, Japan 

 

About the role:

OLIVER is seeking an Art Director to join a -profile account for a Fortune 500 financial services firm. This global account has already seen growth and is continuing to expand.

As an Art Director you will have strong digital and print creative creation skills, be comfortable taking projects from creative brief to completion, providing new ideas and creativity while working closely with the stakeholder’s brand guidelines. 

This role requires fluency in both English and Japanese. 

 

What you will be doing:

This dedicated team is comprised of project managers, creative and digital designers, developers, and video producers. The team also partners closely with Hong Kong, Shanghai, India, and our global counter-parts in US and UK. Producing beautiful and innovative designs for .com, mobile, banners, social and print assets. 

Working closely with our stakeholders you will work as part of a team designing and producing a variety of materials for digital and print. In the day to day, you’ll be directing, reviewing, and executing digital and print work.  

Digital: corporate websites, campaigns, newsletters, email flyers, e-Learning modules, banner images, and graphics, etc.  

Print: you will handle posters, flyers, brochures, newsletters, signage, event/campaign collateral, and communications related to major holidays, among other projects. 

• Responsible for correct application of brand guidelines 

• Responsibility for the full design lifecycle from concept to execution  

• Pitching creative solutions in response to marketing strategies to both internal and external stakeholders 

• Overseeing and managing the preparation of all finished files that will comply with Brand Guidelines and output specification  

• Skills to creatively lead (and sometimes push) clients and the agency to achieve solutions that positively impact the client’s business, and of which both client and the agency are proud.  

 

What you need to be great in this role:

• 5+ years of work experience that demonstrates impeccable craft and command of creative concepts, visual concepts, art direction and design across a variety of projects with an emphasis on digital but working knowledge of print 
• The ability to take projects from concept to completion, with a history of translating strategic thinking into compelling, creative ideas 
• Understand how to work on a range of designs within brand guidelines 
• Deep knowledge & production experience with integrated, digital, and print campaigns 
• A strong understanding and general skills around motion graphics and video 
• Proven success working in small and large, collaborative multi-functional teams across time zones and technologies 
• Experience collaborating in multicultural and global team environments is advantageous.  
• Able to effectively understand and execute against specific brand guidelines  
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) skills as well as Sketch and Figma. AE and PremierPro experience a bonus 
• Passion for and inquisitive about AI and new technologies 
• Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical 

Req ID: 14134

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations   

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.    

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.