Art Director  

• Shape Kumu’s visual standards and create procedures to ensure all marketing materials and campaigns are brand-appropriate
• Create a cohesive Kumu Visual Brand Bible to guide the Creative Team’s design process from concept to completion
• Pitches ideas through regular brainstorming sessions with the Marketing Team
• Craft innovative live and digital assets and experiences for different audiences
• Invent new ideas for branding, advertising campaigns, and marketing messages
• Oversee the creative and design requirements, and work hand in hand with the acquisition team to develop creative campaigns
• Lead the creative team in maintaining company branding in all internal and external marketing campaigns
• Keep up-to-date with the latest marketing trends

Generate reliable, effective, and strategic original ideas and visual concepts.

The Art Director will be responsible for promoting design excellence within the Creatives Team. He/She will deliver an engaging and impactful visual experience of the brand across consumer touchpoints, and bring the ideas from strategy to creative conceptualization to master brand design delivery.

• A graduate of Fine Arts, Multi-Media Arts, Information Design, Advertising, Visual Communication or any related course;
• At least 2 years experience as an Art Director
• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a self-starter
• Team player and effective relationship builder, as well as a driven and self-motivated individual
• Candidates must provide a Resume and Portfolio sample to be considered

Competencies needed:

• At least 3 years of strong branding experience
• Experience in working with a B2C company
• In-depth video-production experience
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects).
• Experience working with an established brand here in the Philippines
• Have worked with a marketing acquisition department in the past
• Highly creative and is able to visualize and conceptualize.
• Knowledgeable in animation and/or motion graphics.
• Experience in producing, shooting, and editing short and long-form videos (i.e vlogs, event coverage)
• Well-versed in the entire video production process (from Pre-Production to Post Production)
• Experienced in developing storyboards and shot lists and able to translate scripts, storyboards, and shot lists into educational and entertaining video material