Art Director
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4 days ago
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Job Summary
Founded in 2005 Hypebeast is a leading platform for contemporary fashion and culture that highlights curated brands and emerging lifestyles through editorially-driven news and features. Its devotion to discovery has made it one of the premier online destinations for fashion and lifestyle editorial and news. Currently operating in over 15 markets readers can stay up to date with the latest culturally-relevant news and developments on mens fashion.
The Art Director is responsible for the creative and artistic output of Hypemedia spanning editorial social media media campaigns and branded content. You should have an authentic and artistic POV for a variety of channels Hypebeast China communicates across including but not limited to social outlets (WeChat Weibo Red Douyin & Bilibili) digital/web print video and experiential events aligning them with our visual aesthetics and creative visions.
The Art Director leads the creative ideationprovidesartistic and design work and manage projects independently from beginning to endfor our branded pitches and willdevelop campaign concepts and deliver assets with confidence and consistency whilst also mentoring junior members of the team.
Responsibilities:
- Translate global cultural and visual trends into locally relevant ideas that connect with regional audiences.
- Create and direct visual content from photography and video to design typography and brand identity.
- Collaborate proactively with cross-functional teams contributing ideas and feedback throughout concept production and delivery stages.
- Ensure creative consistency in tone aesthetics and storytelling across all touchpoints.
- Stay ahead of global and regional trends in fashion culture and lifestyle bringing that awareness into daily creative thinking.
- Ability and willingness to travel when required.
Requirements:
- 4 years of experience in the creative industry. Ideally come from a creative agency publisher or production background.
- Bachelors degree in design/art but more importantly you have a portfolio that demonstrates a discerning eye for typography layout and photography.
- Well rounded creative happy to lead the work or create it hands on.
- 360 thinking able to concept everything from fully integrated above the line brand campaigns to niche editorial content.
- Strong art direction & visual design skills with a discerning modern taste.
- Solid well-versed and hands-on experiences in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop Illustrator After Effects and other creative tools.
- Strong experience in creative and media production including but not limited to photo shooting video production and event production with a deep understanding of the process and the ability to give solid comments and feedback.
- Ability to work independently to troubleshoot technical and process related issues.
- Illustration motion graphic animation 3D rendering knowledge is a plus.
- Good command of English and Mandarin and the proficiency of other languages within the APAC region is a plus.
If you think youve got what it takes please provide your CV portfolio and expected salary.
This position is based and located in Shanghai. Candidate must be eligible to work in China.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Apple Keynote
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Photography
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Digital design
- Maya
- Web Design
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
About Company
HYPEBEAST was launched in January 2005 as a one-stop news source for internet-savvy fashion enthusiasts. Frustrated with having to browse multiple sites to keep up with the latest information, the creation of HYPEBEAST allowed for the latest news to be broadcasted through one specific ... View more
