WPP

3 weeks ago

VML & Ogilvy | Art Director (BEAT Studio), Japan

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Job Summary

Lead visual design and art direction for digital experiences within the BEAT team, turning brand strategy, business goals, and UX thinking into cohesive creative across Web, CRM, and paid media. Collaborate closely with copywriters, UI/UX planners, designers, and producers to deliver consistent digital creative outcomes. Set cross-campaign design direction, direct and review designers’ work, and present creative intent to clients.

Location: Tokyo

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Own digital visual design and art direction, including visual concept design for digital creative.
•Define design direction across campaigns covering Web, CRM, and paid media.
•Direct designers and perform quality reviews of deliverables.
•Integrate expression design in coordination with copy and UX, collaborating with copywriters and UI/UX planners.
•Explain and present creative intent to clients, including design rationale and proposals.

Key Requirements

•Hands-on art direction experience in digital areas such as Web, CRM, paid media, and campaigns.
•Ability to design visuals based on brand understanding, including managing quality with brand guidelines.
•Fundamental UX/UI understanding and the ability to make design judgments considering user behavior.
•Experience using key design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
•Business-level communication in Japanese and English, including frequent English interactions with clients and offshore creative staff.

Skills:TeamworkCommunicationClient presentationCollaboration

Languages:JapaneseEnglish

Tech Stack:FigmaAdobe Creative CloudWebCRMPaid MediaUX/UI

Company Brief

WPP

Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.

Industry: Advertising Media Groups

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1971

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