Art Director

About the company

Oculus Design is a strategic design communications agency with over two decades of experience, helping brands communicate through thoughtful and effective design.

Your tasks

• Oversees the development of concepts, storyboards, and design executions across digital and print, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
• Participate in proposals, developing concepts and conducting research, understanding and breaking down the brief.
• Day-to-day tasks include developing concepts, graphics and layouts for publications, creating rough drafts based on agreed briefs, guiding designers, reviewing and refining artwork.
• Use photoshop to apply photo selection, image editing and manipulation skills to strengthen visual storytelling and indesign to select font, determine page layouts and build infographics
• Collaborate closely with team members and support the presentation of creative concepts to clients and stakeholders.
• Work with writers, photographers and videographers.
• Staying current with design and branding trends.
• Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story

Requirements

We’re looking for an art director with 3–4 years of experience in graphic, communication or editorial design. You should have a good eye for design, an interest in conceptual thinking, and the ability to turn ideas into engaging visual communication.You are hands-on, open to learning and keen to grow your skills across different projects and platforms. Experience working on government or public sector projects is preferred.

• Portfolio showcasing publication design and social media content
• Proficiency in graphic design, including layout, typography, colour theory, image manipulation and digital design tools (e.g., Adobe Indesign, Illustrator,Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Good visual judgement, attention t0 detail and an understanding of layout and typography.
• Demonstrated experience in agency or in-house design environments, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale to clients and internal teams.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to mentor and support designers and other creative professionals.
• Proactive team player who is adaptable, responsible and willing to learn.
• Relevant diploma or degree in Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story
• Familiar with Affect Effects and video editing will be a plus
• Experience with guiding designers will be a plus

What we offer

Salary is $4500 and below. If you have insufficient experience, we have open positions for mid-weight designers.

We are a company that encourages employees to learn and youget to work with well known clients.

How to apply

Interested to join our team? Do send us your resume with a link to your portfolio. We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.