Art Director
Who We Are
Oculus Design is a strategic design communications agency with over two decades of experience, helping brands communicate through thoughtful and effective design.
Job Description
We’re looking for an art director with at least 4 years of experience in graphic, communication or editorial design. You should have a good eye for design, an interest in conceptual thinking, and the ability to turn ideas into engaging visual communication.You are hands-on, open to learning and keen to grow your skills across different projects and platforms. Experience working on government or public sector projects is preferred.
Role Description
- Oversees the development of concepts, storyboards, and design executions across digital and print, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
- Participate in proposals, developing concepts and conducting research, understanding and breaking down the brief.
- Day-to-day tasks include developing concepts, graphics and layouts for publications, creating rough drafts based on agreed briefs, guiding designers, reviewing and refining artwork.
- Use photoshop to apply photo selection, image editing and manipulation skills to strengthen visual storytelling and indesign to select font, determine page layouts and build infographics.
- Collaborate closely with team members and support the presentation of creative concepts to clients and stakeholders.
- Work with writers, photographers and videographers.
- Staying current with design and branding trends.
- Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story.
Qualifications
- Portfolio showcasing publication design and social media content.
- Proficiency in graphic design, including layout, typography, colour theory, image manipulation and digital design tools (e.g., Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud).
- Good visual judgement, attention to detail and an understanding of layout and typography.
- Demonstrated experience in agency or in-house design environments, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale to clients and internal team.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to mentor and support designers and other creative professionals.
- Proactive team player who is adaptable, responsible and willing to learn.
- Relevant diploma or degree in Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Familiar with social media trends and create posts (Static, GIFS, videos) that will engage target audience, and tell a story.
- Familiar with Affect Effects and video editing will be a plus.
- Experience in guiding designers will be a plus.
Why join us
We are a close knitted company that encourages employees to learn and you get to work with well known clients.
