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Trendsetter, stylist, anarchist. The aesthetic & experiential front line of the C27 collective.
Don't just make content, be discontent.
In the vast, ever-changing world of the internet, one fact has remained since its inception - the internet loves new things. The C27 Content and Community team combines meaningful insights, universal truths, hot topics and a dose of visual artistry to create arresting content and engage with digital communities. They are also responsible for producing content on digital channels and engaging the community in line with a brand's voice. This is the team that made Netflix one of Malaysia's favourite brands and levelled up the way McDonald's engages its biggest fans in the digital age. Our work has been seen more than 7 billion times yearly, which is still growing.
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Requirements
- Min 3-5 years of experience managing a team and serving creative functions in an organisation or equivalent.
- Portfolio composition of T2 majority portfolio OR
- Possess a Professional Certificate, Diploma, or Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Design, Fine Art or relevant degree or certification.
- Immediate Competency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator and intermediate knowledge in Adobe Premiere and After Effects.
- Working knowledge of HTML, Figma and CSS is a plus.
Primary Roles And Responsibilities
Creative Excellence
- Ensuring the highest quality of work is produced at all times.
- Inspire intent and delight your audience.
- Keeping up with current events and the latest aesthetic trends.
- Make the most of ideations and work with the team to bring ideas to life.
- To be able to articulate, rationalise and defend conceptual and directional choices.
- Accountable for the final development and production of creative assets
- Time allocated will vary, but ensure equal dedication to all bodies of work.
- Championing the rule of no Lorem Ipsum in mockups, you must ensure that words & visuals are of equal priority in any piece of work.
- Underpromise, over-deliver.
Creative Execution
- Create multiple creative solutions for a given brief, provide a point of view, and communicate it to the wider team.
- Responsible for gathering all necessary information and materials before a brainstorming session to ensure the team can kick-start projects in a well-informed manner.
- Plan concepts by studying information and materials.
- Illustrate concepts by designing a rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
- Obtain approval of the concept by submitting a rough layout.
- Prepare finished copy and art by operating typesetting, printing, and purchasing similar equipment from vendors.
- Prepare the final layout by marking and pasting the finished copy and art.
- Maintain technical knowledge by attending design workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies.
- Ensure compliance with company guidelines and design standards.
- Responsible for debriefing Designers/senior designers/freelancers/vendors on how to carry out executional work in the absence of a Senior Design Lead / Creative Group Head in a working team.
Creative Leadership
- Works closely with planning and design teams to develop and execute creative solutions that work with an overarching concept.
- Lead and manage the design team alongside the Senior Design Lead/Creative Group Head in developing and delivering creative solutions across multiple clients and platforms.
- Inspire the editorial team to produce compelling and industry-leading content.
- Accountable for the final development and production of creative assets.
- Ensure editorial content's final development and production, maintaining high standards and attention to detail.
- Mentor and onboard other editorial writers as needed
- Help organise, maintain, and oversee editorial standards and guidelines.
- Offer insight on editorial briefs and schedules.
Client/Partners & Agencies Management
- Present and rationalize creative concepts and executions to clients/partners, pitching and justifying ideas effectively.
- Inspire and motivate clients and partner agencies to push creative boundaries and deliver exceptional craft output.
Project Management & Coordination
- Manage and ensure personal and team tasks are delivered on time, working closely with the Account Management Team.
- Being able to advise on hours count, cost estimates, and managing client execution budgets.
Internal Initiatives
- To work closely with others to execute & drive internal special projects as initiated by the CEO.
- Keep an eye out for awards/case study work across the C27 portfolio of clients.
- To ensure the brand image (visually) of C27 is consistent throughout while working with the internal branding team.
Other Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
- Collaborate with others - Encourage discourse and critical thinking in collaborations with others.
- Ensure effective interdepartmental collaboration.
- To adhere to superior's directions, instructions, & recommendations.
- To ensure all works down are of high quality with little to no errors.
- To ensure all projects are submitted promptly: with precise contents, a clean format.
Responsibilities Towards The Company
- To be responsible for the safekeeping and general usage of the Company's assets in employee possession and the usage of Company facilities provided.
- To be dressed presentably and to maintain professionalism during client meetings.
- To uphold C27's brand image at all times, during working hours and non-working hours, in-office grounds or out of office grounds.
Miscellaneous Responsibilities
- You constantly observe C27's culture and practices, working to uplift the Company's good name.
Purpose
Trendsetter, stylist, anarchist. The aesthetic & experiential front line of the C27 collective.
