Design Team Lead

The Design Team Lead will lead and manage the design team to execute the company’s promotional content asset strategy and maintain brand consistency and content clarity across all business and consumer touch points to surprise and delight our customers, clients and business partners.

The main responsibilities of your role include:

• Working with the Senior Designer, set and enforce the day to day output goals for the design team, ensuring assets are delivered to the desired quality level and to correct technical specifications.
• Be the go to person for design related questions and mentorship from designers, ensuring that the team are adhering to the brand style and engaging and developing their skills in design thinking.
• Translating briefs from campaign, marketing, and product teams and formulating the design structure in order to create content for social, EDM, website, mobile, app and other applications.
• Analysing briefs to make sure concept, design and layout is optimised for biggest and best possible consumer impact.
• Management of Diversify design team, ensuring communication is clear, roles and responsibilities are met, and team attendance is on track.
• Mentorship of direct reports to ensure teams are working efficiently and harmoniously according to department and business goals.
• Concepting and executing new promotional campaign creative ideas when required, communicating and delegating briefs.
• Evolving, maintaining and upholding brand guidelines and editorial style guide.
• Competitive reviews and analysis.
• Always looking for ways to innovate both in terms of visual execution and in efficiency of the production process.

• Minimum three years experience with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. XD, Figma, After Effects, Animate a plus.
• Minimum three years digital design industry experience preferred (publishing/agency/retail) in team leadership role.
• Strong portfolio and experience in digital design: web and mobile, app.
• A well-honed eye with a mastery of design in areas such as typography, composition, colour, grid, etc.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• An interest in multimedia, animation, video, 3D and evolving technologies.
• Highly organised and process driven, with exceptional problem solving skills both in design and production.
• Proven track record of innovation and ideas generation, the ability to both adhere to and evolve a brand.
• An ability to lead, manage and inspire a team.
• The inability to submit or approve a design that is a pixel out of place.
• Must be willing to work in the office located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City; Monday – Friday, morning shift

We are HGS Offshore Staffing Solutions, a premier global partner in building offshore teams in the Philippines, with over 1,500 professionals across Metro Manila and Cebu.

Our goal is to ignite global potential by connecting exceptional talent with companies worldwide. We are committed to propelling your career forward by providing opportunities for growth, where your expertise can flourish in any field. Here, you'll have access to global industries, continuous training opportunities, and a culture where your voice always matters.

At HGS, we go beyond recruiting talented individuals, we cultivate a vibrant community. You'll be able to grow alongside your peers through professional development opportunities at your fingertips and connect with teammates during exciting company events. Our monthly huddles keep you connected with your team and colleagues. We also foster a dynamic community with our charity initiatives, reminding us that our careers can make a real difference. Whether you work remotely or side-by-side, you are always part of the team at HGS.