Creative Director

JDO

Xuhui, Shanghai
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

We’re looking for a hands on creative leader who has built a jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-thumping body of work for brands big and small, global and local, luxurious and everyday, well-established icons and new-to-the-market challengers. You keep your irrepressible energy and passion grounded with true dedication to your craft and show your worth by bringing your dynamic mind, killer skills and charismatic personality to everything you do, pushing your team, your work and yourself above and beyond expectations to deliver brave creativity that resonates and astounds.You’re a true professional that possesses magnetism that clients not only trust but are in awe of and want to work with. A creative authority who takes mentorship seriously, you not only have talent but can recognise it and know how to nurture it and push it forwards to develop the next generation of JDO Creative.You have a panoramic vision of brands and the ability to intuitively understand the overarching needs of a client. Using your imagination and intelligence, you’ll be able to empathise and understand what a client needs and inspire creative solutions that are aesthetically audacious, insight-driven, and effectively disruptive.As a proud award-winner and ambitious industry influencer, you’re ready and willing to shape and direct JDO’s reputation for creative excellence.Creative Directors report to Managing Directors and Group Creative Directors.ResponsibilitiesCreativity

You are a true believer in design and its power to enact positive change for a more sustainable, diverse and inclusive future

You will inspire our creative teams to deliver work that is strategically sound, aesthetically beautiful, genuinely purposeful and culturally relevant

As our studio is small you’ll be hands-on to craft design work

Innovation

You are ambitious regarding the future of JDO and strive to continually elevate our creativity

You’ve got a healthy competitive streak and strive to push the studio to new award-winning heights

Leadership

You are a role model, bringing energy and purpose to our studios every day

You thrive both taking and delivering briefs, seeing the potential for both the company and your team’s development in every project you touch

You are a sophisticated communicator, liaising with strategy to ensure a seamless output

You find true reward in mentoring junior colleagues

Support

You communicate meticulously with multiple teams to coordinate to dexterously deliver projects

People

You see each client relationship as your own to nurture

You value feedback from clients and colleagues and continually re-calibrate your approach to improve

You are, above all, both internally and externally a shining ambassador for JDO

Experience Necessary

6+ years industry experience paired with a stunning portfolio of work in FMCG with standouts specifically in the beauty and spirits sectors
Packaging design experience is a must

Management and direction of multiple projects

A sturdy history of successful client relationship management

We embrace individuality and diversity and employ irrespective of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation and marital status. We invest heavily in our people and help them drive their personal development. We offer very competitive salaries, exceptional benefits and WFH flexibility.

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