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Template Art Director (12-month contract) - Japan

Canva Tokyo, Tokyo Remote senior contract

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Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

We are looking for a Template Art Director to focus on our template Library, which is the design content marketplace where millions of users start their design journey.

Responsibilities:

  • Create a range of fresh, varied and beautiful designs for our Japan community.
  • Develop unique concepts for templates across themes and topics that resonate in Japan.
  • Collaborate with asset creators to develop supporting design elements.
  • Suggest new design styles and creative directions that fit what local users want.
  • Focus on quality management for Creator templates.
  • Use AI tools to create templates at scale for the Japan market.
  • Write Creator briefs that give clear direction, context and inspiration.
  • Partner with the Design Lead to manage freelancer designers.

Qualifications:

  • Experience as a Graphic, Brand or Visual Designer across digital and print marketing.
  • A genuine love for design trends and styles specific to Japan.
  • A portfolio that shows your passion for clean, elegant, beautiful design.
  • Strong craft in hand illustration, typography, colour, conceptual graphic design and layout.
  • A sharp eye for visual, cultural and pop culture trends.
  • A strong stylistic point of view, grounded in design fundamentals.
  • You design with the end user in mind, and deliver great work on deadline and to brief.
  • You've given design feedback before , and you know how to make it clear, kind and useful.
  • You're comfortable using AI tools in your design workflow, and curious about pushing them further.
  • You can write a tight creative brief that sets other designers up for success.
  • You've helped coordinate or guide a small group of designers before.

Skills

Required

  • Graphic Design
  • Brand Design
  • Visual Design
  • Illustration
  • Typography
  • Colour Theory
  • Conceptual Graphic Design
  • Layout Design
  • AI Tools

Nice to have

  • Canva

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