The Creative Director of Design is a key member of Apples Marcom team providing leadership for the visual execution of Apples marketing communications across all mediums in the Japan region. They are adept at building strong relationships with senior creatives in London England and Cupertino California to understand the creative strategy and be a strong voice/educator for the Japan team. They seek to build trust and be an effective creative partner. The Creative Director takes on new challenges and is open to change as they learn what is best for Apple in each region. The daily activities of the CD Design will be quite varied. Anything from reviewing creative work to creative origination or developing effective processes with the local teams. The role will:- Be responsible for directing design work made in-house and by augmenting the team with freelance creatives and working with external agency partners- Provide creative support to the regional Marcom team and be the go-to person when design challenges need to be resolved- Ensure that all creative from the worldwide teams is appropriately visually adapted for the Japan market and messaging programs are relevant and effective in the local market
Must provide a design portfolio or work samples
Experience as a Creative Leader with at least 10 years of overall experience
Industry experience in Design/Digital agencies or in-house marketing communications departments
Experience leading and developing a team of individual contributors
Excellent written and spoken English skills for effective communication with international stakeholders
Understanding of digital retail and channel communications in Japan
Thinks in a global context and accounts for varied viewpoints when addressing opportunities
Has an appreciation and love for the details and minutia of a project
Persists in the face of challenges to achieve results and exceed goals
Makes sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
Excellent communication influencing and presentation skills
Ability to work at a strategic and execution level within a matrix-ed organization
Seeks to understand different perspectives and cultures and contributes to a work climate where differences are valued and supported
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