Senior Designer

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on design lead and creative steward for category brands and the creative conduit for your assigned team.
• Oversee and lead the creative process from inception to artwork release.
• Interpret concept and/or brand guidelines, brand experience, packaging and retail design through to artwork release.
• Support Creative Director, Design Director in creative development for all assigned category brands.
• Art direct and design with the goal of achieving the optimal creative solutions.
• Be the creative authority for brand style guides. Adhere to style guide and extend when needed. Challenge status quo, when needed, and identify opportunities to enhance, when possible.
• Ensure accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high-quality design.
• Understand and execute artwork that adheres to legal and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain a positive and open dialogue with team members so they are fully informed throughout the project life-cycle. Set clear expectations.
• Able to contribute to and lead a kick off and pre-production meeting on the evaluation of new projects.
• Ability to prioritize workload, proactively seek answers to questions, and meet assigned deadlines.
• Create strong and effective internal partnerships and collaborate across clients and Marks/SGSco.
• Take ownership and be accountable for the quality of the work.

Required Skills:

• 5-7 years of experience in a graphic design with a focus, brand/visual identity design, packaging design and brand retail experience
• 2+ years in production design development
• A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration, Digital or related field
• Highly knowledgeable in multiple aspects of print production techniques
• Willingness and flexibility to accept direction
• Proficient using Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (or Keynote)
• Knowledge of 3D, structure, retail design, toolkit development is an advantage
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Mandarin is preferred