August 99 is a company of startups with 25 years experience and expertise in the world of tech and digital. We help other businesses succeed through the use of cutting-edge technology and innovative strategy. We also offer a suite of web-based digital products for clients world-wide: full web design, internet marketing, content creation, and app development.

Going beyond startups, we also believe in empowering individuals to excel in their chosen careers. August 99 fosters an exciting collaborative working environment that encourages our people to go beyond their job descriptions and achieve more. It’s all a part of our core values: dare something worthy, find your awesome, and earn your beef!

August 99 is part of Venture Studio 12 (VS12). Learn more about VS12 and its global companies and brands at vs12.com.

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The Art Director (AD) is primarily responsible for being the creative head of individual web design projects and is the client’s primary point of contact for design related matters.

He or she is tasked out with conceptualizing individual designs that are visually appealing and technically sound, all while designing with the client’s concerns in mind.

Additionally, the AD will work with a team of designers and developers for each project – the designers to illustrate and build the mock ups for the sites, and the developers to make the functional version of the custom sites.

Art Directors report to the Managing Art Director in the Manila office.

 

Responsibilities:

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	<li>Effectively communicate and articulate with clients their design concerns and solutions</li>
	<li>Keep in touch with clients on a regular basis for updates</li>
	<li>Be able to build rapport with all sorts of clients with differing personalities</li>
	<li>Be able to handle escalated and unhappy clients</li>
	<li>Come up with not just aesthetically pleasing designs, but also designs that are functional and user friendly</li>
	<li>Keep up to date with current design trends – primarily in web design, but also in other fields as well</li>
	<li>Learn basic literacy in the commonly used design programs</li>
	<li>Learn basic literacy in Wordpress</li>
	<li>Effectively work with and communicate with designers and developers</li>
	<li>Needs to have a minimum of 5 standard design completions or 20% of current project capacity per month, consecutive for 4 months.</li>
	<li>Should Maintain at least 70% project capacity for 1 trimester.</li>
	<li>Non-contacts are to be zeroed out every end of week.</li>
	<li>Should pass the AD Exam (Basic).</li>
	<li>Should pass PM Training (Basic).</li>
	<li>Should pass Advanced IDX training.</li>
	<li>Should pass Advanced SEO training.</li>
</ul>

Art Director | Remote

Game8 Global Inc. is a newly established company, and hiring started in October 2020. The company aims to provide sufficient and trustworthy information to all game enthusiasts worldwide. We offer walkthroughs for various games as a service by disseminating helpful articles, both updated and newly developed games, on one of Japan's top game guides and walkthrough sites, Game8 Inc.

As Game8 Global Inc. is relatively new, we are still looking for avid gamers with content writing and/or video editing experience. We are highly interested in having unique, extremely motivated, and passionate individuals join the team. 

With a regularization rate of 85%, there's a high chance for promotion to higher positions depending on your work performance. 

If you have a fascination with games, are ecstatic about meeting people with a young and fresh vibe, eager to learn, and would like to be a part of our growing team, please send us your CV or apply here, and we'll be more than happy to welcome you!

Game8 Global Inc.

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	<li>Playing through games and writing reviews.</li>
	<li>Designs, publishes, and maintains numerous forms of technical documentation for internal and external use.</li>
	<li>Edits articles and images required for the articles</li>
	<li>Cover news and features related to games.</li>
	<li>Responsible for maintaining the current and breaking news in the video game industry and assisting with news coverage on our site.</li>
	<li>Data analysis and extensive research for new and popular games</li>
	<li>As systems are modified, the writer also updates documentation to consistently reflect new information.</li>
	<li>Most important to this task is constant communication with in-house engineers and programmers, as well as judicious research.</li>
</ul>

This test unit measures the ability to identify patterns and inconsistencies in visual representations of data

With the vast information employees need to process and retain every day, attention to detail becomes a critical skill to have because of the efficiency it gives. Also, because thorough employees have more initiative to understand the cause and not just the effect, they do less of the unnecessary rework and produce more complete output. This test measures ability to identify patterns and inconsistencies in visual representations of data.

Attention to Detail

This test unit measures the ability to use Google and other search engines to acquire information

Research is made fast especially when employees doing the research know how savvy searches are done. Vocabulary to describe searches, knowledge in search engine operators, functions and features such as browsing history, and advanced search all allow narrowed and effective searches. Having search experts in the team is a must-have.This test measures ability to use search engines to acquire information.

Web Searching

This test unit measures the ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to draw logical conclusions from a given set of statements

Decisions are made every day from easy to more complex ones. Using a scientific approach to analyzing root-cause and finding results enable employees to work more independently. Logical reasoning also provides a foundation for experimentation which encourages insights and helps in the creation of new business opportunites. This test measures ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to draw conclusions.

Logical Reasoning

This test unit measures the ability to understand and follow a set of detailed written instructions and then select and implement the correct course of action

Hiring employees that can accurately follow written steps and processes ensures two things--consistent output and employee safety. Variations due to not following instructions can cost a business a lot of money.This test unit measures the ability to understand and follow a set of detailed written instructions and then select and implement the correct course of action.

Following Instructions (Written)

This test unit measures the ability to listen, understand, and follow a set of spoken instructions and remember the important details for implementation

Hiring employees that can accurately follow steps and processes dictated verbally ensures two things--same output and employee safety. Variations due to not following instructions can cost a business a lot of money.This test unit measures the ability to understand and follow a set of detailed written instructions and then select and implement the correct course of action.

Following Instructions (Verbal)

This measures the ability to express thoughts in an organized structure.

Syntax

This test unit measures the ability to be brief and concise in written communication by avoiding redundancies

Efficient communication is effective communication. The more direct and accurate the message is, the clearer and the faster it gets to the receiver with little to no misinterpretation. And because businesses have more important tasks to do than read long-winded text or documents, hiring employees with this skill is a smart choice. This test measures the ability of the candidate to compose concise communication.

Brevity (Written)

This test unit assesses the ability to think in constructs and determine how to combine and categorize ideas and things together in a way that makes logical sense.

Organizing

The test measures the ability to choose the appropriate response in different scenarios.

Empathy

This measures ability to grasp and comprehend fully and completely explicit and implicit information of written communication.

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