Art Director (Remote, Project-Based)

Compensation: PHP 952.00 per hour
At least PHP 20,944.00 total for project (18 hrs. project minimum + 4 hrs. paid training)

Application Deadline: February 19, 2025 (Wednesday)

Target Start Date: February 24, 2024 (Monday)

Location: Remote (Philippines)

About Us:

We’re a remote-first design agency reimagining how creative teams can work. By cultivating a culture of curiosity, intentionality, and radical trust, we create space for creatives to channel their full energy into work that transforms and resonates.

Born from our collective experiences in creative industries, we're crafting an approach that honors the human behind the work and is sustained through meaningful partnerships, high operational standards, and clear-eyed strategy. Here, excellence isn’t just possible, but inevitable — the natural outcome of how we work together.

Project Overview:

Our client, a respected leader in corporate reporting, is engaging us to develop ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) report design concepts. Our team will create the visual direction and templates that their in-house production team will use to execute the full report. This represents an opportunity to shape the visual direction of important corporate sustainability communications while working with a prestigious end client.

We're looking to fill multiple design positions for this project: 1 Art Director (AD), 1 Lead Designer (LD), and 1 Associate Designer (AsD). While the focus is on design direction for an ESG report, strong performance could lead to involvement in diverse creative projects with this and other clients. TeaUpgrade to see actual infombers will have the opportunity to develop expertise in corporate communications while working in a collaborative environment that values creative growth.

About the Role:

The Art Director (AD) provides visual direction leadership and creative oversight. We’re looking for an experienced candidate who will combine strategic thinking with hands-on creative direction, while supporting client relationships through design expertise and managing internal team dynamics.

Schedule:

- 4–6 hrs. per week for 4 weeks
- Communications during EST office hours, or between 10 PM–6 AM PH time

Responsibilities:

- Establish and guide creative direction and design strategy for the project
- Handle creative client relationship management through presentations, feedback, expectations, discussions, trust-building, and revision cycles
- Review and approve all major design decisions and revisions before implementation
- Perform quality assurance on all designs, ensuring both technical accuracy and creative excellence
- Oversee concept-to-study phase transitions and maintain design consistency
- Review project briefs and verify all necessary files and assets before project start
- Develop design rationale documentation with Lead Designer
- Track team dynamics and performance for comprehensive project feedback

Team Collaboration:

- Guide Lead Designer on conceptual development, creative strategies, and layout standards
- Provide mentorship and development feedback to Associate Designer
- Lead design review sessions with both Lead Designer and Associate Designer
- Review and approve Project Manager's timeline and resource proposals
- Maintain final creative approval authority over all team output

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Must be based in the Philippines
- 5+ years of experience in editorial and print design, with at least 2 years in a creative leadership role
- Strong portfolio showcasing excellence in long-form document design, with demonstrated ability to translate complex or specialized information into clear, compelling visual narratives
- Sophisticated aesthetic sense and masterful use of visual design language to maintain reader engagement and enhance content comprehension
- Strong understanding of branding principles, with ability to innovate on visual expression within established guidelines while ensuring consistency
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe InDesign for report design; working proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for supporting asset creation and modification
- Excellent English communication skills, with proven ability to articulate creative concepts to both internal teams and clients
- Native understanding of print design conventions and their application in digital-first documents
- Systems thinking approach to template development and workflow optimization
- Experience establishing efficient creative workflows using project management tools, file systems, and version control
- Experience developing and implementing creative quality assurance processes, including oversight of technical specifications, brand consistency, and completeness of deliverables across all project phases
- Experience leading distributed design teams, including design reviews and asynchronous collaboration
- Strategic mindset for identifying and prioritizing creative opportunities within project constraints
- Holistic approach to design, ensuring alignment of visual expression with content strategy
- Collaborative working style with a proactive problem-solving mindset, demonstrating openness to learning and genuine interest in team development

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Background in financial or corporate communications design
- Understanding of corporate reporting standards and best practices, particularly ESG
- Familiarity with digital document accessibility standards and best practices

How to Apply:

- You’ll be asked to fill out the pre-screening form.
- Choose the answer with the fruit emoji in the last question on the pre-screening form.
- At this stage, our evaluation will focus on your design portfolio.
- This role is open to Philippine-based creatives only.
- We’ll only consider applications submitted through the pre-screening form.
- Application deadline: February 19, 2025 (Wednesday)