Hakuhodo Inc.

Supervisory Responsibility

As an Art Director guiding and supervising a team of 2-3 members (such as Interns, Designers), your role would involve a combination of leadership, mentorship, and hands-on design work. You’ll not only guide but also inspire and motivate team members to produce their best work, fostering a collaborative environment.

Job Responsibility

• Idea generation is a must.
• Have an open mind, and constantly share progress with Creative Leads and/or Senior Writers early and often, which will ensure creative and copy delivery is on brief.
• Possess up-to-date design techniques and know-how, in both static and moving visuals (such as animation/editing).
• Have a strong understanding of art directions and visual hierarchy that reflects the desired mood and tone that goes beyond just the trendiness of a style.
• Ideate and generate creative concepts that successfully express a brand’s proposition, and engage target audiences.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and offer innovative ideas.
• Stays up to date with the latest industry technologies, trends, and award-winning work to learn and apply best-in-class standards on their creative ideas and output for our client work.
• Be open to presenting on behalf of the team internally and externally.
• To oversee and manage the time, preparation and quality control of all finished files that will comply with the correct output specification for final artwork.
• Present/ Oversee the presentation of final concepts and coordinate production and dissemination for cross-organizational use.

Required Skills/ Abilities

• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives.
• Social savvy.
• Ability to leverage AI tools for video editing, motion graphics, and graphic design to enhance creativity, streamline workflows, and produce high-quality visual content.
• Exceptional capability with typography, and layout.
• Be able to critically communicate and persuade around design concepts.
• Be able to present creative work internally and to clients fluently in Vietnamese and English.
• Proficiency in the use of Adobe Creative Suite software (Photoshop and Illustrator are a must), or other visual design/ video/ social works creating tools.
• Have a solid knowledge of photography and video production, illustration, graphic motion, and social media.
• Must understand design in multiple mediums – print, digital, mobile.
• Optimistic, open-minded, mentoring ability and friendly.
• Passion for design, not satisfied with the current status, and always thinking of ways to improve.

Experience and Education

• At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience as a Junior Art Director.
• A well-rounded portfolio of diversified clients, demonstrates a strong understanding of client objectives.
• Working in the Advertising industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or related field.

Benefits

• Working in a dynamic, friendly, and supportive environment.
• Growing business.
• Once the employee has passed probation and signed a labor contract, the employee will have other benefits as follows:
  • 16 annual leave per year;
  • 13th-month salary;
  • Year-end bonus based on performance and business result;
  • Salary review annually;
  • Annual health check;
  • Social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance (Vietnamese Law);
  • Insurance benefits package (PTI Care);
  • Mobile phone fee allowance based on the company’s policy;
  • Participate in company events, company trip;
  • Participate in the company’s training programs, self-studying program (supported by the company).