Associate Design Director (XD) (UKA) (Tokyo)
Associate Design Director (XD) (UKA) (Tokyo)
Associate Design Director (XD) (UKA) (Tokyo)
AKQA
The Associate Design Director at AKQA in Tokyo is responsible for leading creative direction and managing multiple projects to deliver innovative digital experiences. The role emphasizes collaboration, strategic thinking, and mentorship within a dynamic team environment, aiming to create impactful solutions for clients.
Qualification
- Proven experience in a design leadership role
- Strong portfolio showcasing innovative digital design solutions
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to inspire and mentor junior designers
- Experience in managing multiple projects and teams
- Deep understanding of digital communications, interface design, and interaction design
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with clients and internal teams
Responsibility
- Sets creative direction throughout all phases of project work from discovery to launch and beyond with ongoing optimization
- Acts as a creative lead for one or more accounts, managing multiple tracks of work across a variety of teams
- Works internally and with clients to develop the strategy, experience concepts and establish the overarching design direction for the experience
- Produces compelling and highly usable experience solutions in response to client needs
- Communicates and represents creative vision and execution with client partners
- Continually develops processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking
- Inspires and leads by example, setting professional standards for the team and the department
- Actively trains, mentors, and manages junior to mid-level creatives and designers
- Responsible for managing and guiding junior to mid-level creatives’ careers within AKQA
- Creatively participates in new business pitches – i.e. responsible for ideas and creative work, and competently presents pitches
