Graphic Designer Lead

We are looking for a highly agile and proactive Assistant Team Leader for our Multimedia Artist team. The ideal candidate is both a strong individual contributor and an emerging leader who can mentor and manage Multimedia Artists, manage workloads, and help ensure high-quality and timely multimedia delivery.

This role is ideal for someone with at least 3 years solid experience in 2D animation and/or graphic design (Multimedia Arts) who is ready to take on leadership responsibilities involving people management, team development, operational coordination, and issue resolution.

• Lead and support a team of Multimedia Artists.
• Provide formal people management, mentoring, and performance guidance to team members.
• Help grow the technical and soft skills of Multimedia Artists through feedback, training, and structured guidance.
• Provide creative direction to design and animation tasks, as needed.
• Perform design and animation quality control checks.
• Assist in workload planning, traffic management, and balancing of resources across accounts.
• Own and help resolve internal and external escalations in a professional and solutions-oriented manner.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to improve workflow efficiency, communication, and output quality.
• Participate in creative production work such as but not limited to:
• Digital design
• Print design
• 2D animation and explainer videos
• Design review
• Other Multimedia-related creative work
• Provide work estimates and regular progress updates.
• Coordinate with clients, internal stakeholders, and team members as needed.
• While the role is mostly work from home, the successful candidate should have the ability to travel to Metro Manila for occasional face-to-face client meetings or team meetings around 1 to 3 times per quarter.
• At least 3 years experience in graphic design, multimedia design, or 2D animation in either a professional or freelance capacity.
• Proven experience in handling or mentoring team members, whether in a professional setting or through university extracurricular leadership roles.
• Strong proficiency in: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects
• Strong background in layout design and 2D animation using Adobe.
• Has creative conceptualization ability as well as technical execution capability.
• Able to translate complex information into easy-to-understand visual designs, layouts, and infographics.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to provide timely updates and feedback.
• Able to multitask and gracefully handle pressure and shifting priorities.
• Has the ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Willing to learn additional multimedia tools and technologies as needed.
• Work Experience: 3 years and above