Art Director

About This Role

An Art Director with a strong eye for design and a passion for developing fresh ideas will guide a team of designers to produce high-quality creative work. This role involves close collaboration with creative, copywriting, strategy, and project management teams to brainstorm concepts, develop campaigns, and oversee creative execution across digital, social, and offline platforms, specifically for a leading telecommunication provider in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide junior designers, providing creative direction, mentorship, and constructive feedback
• Brainstorm and develop fresh, engaging creative concepts for campaigns, social content, and brand activations
• Oversee creative execution from conceptualisation to final artwork, ensuring high standards of design and quality
• Ensure all creative deliverables adhere to the brand's Corporate Identity (CI) guidelines and maintain consistency across platforms
• Review artworks and adaptations to ensure accuracy, attention to detail, and overall creative quality
• Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, and project managers to translate briefs into effective creative solutions
• Manage multiple projects and timelines while ensuring the team delivers quality work efficiently
• Encourage creative exploration, bring new ideas to the table, and help elevate the team's overall creative output

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in advertising, creative agencies, or related design fields, with experience leading or mentoring designers
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative conceptualisation, art direction, and design execution across multiple platforms
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Strong understanding of branding, typography, layouts, visual storytelling, and digital design
• Able to balance creative thinking with practical execution and brand requirements
• Good communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to articulate and defend creative ideas
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment
• A collaborative team player who takes ownership and is willing to get hands-on when needed

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Figma

About the Company

GrowthOps is a marketing transformation agency, consistently awarded the top Customer Engagement agency in APAC. For over 15 years, they have been helping brands go to market in Asia by integrating strategy, design, technology, and AI. GrowthOps is trusted by enterprises and high-growth innovators, specialising in supporting MarTech, media, and creative operations across various sectors, and is part of The Applied AI Company.