The Company:
Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.
The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalization, all mean that brands need different solutions.
Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
The Role:
The Production Designer works closely with the Creative Director to help design and execute marketing materials for Retail Stores specifically for Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) according to the brief and guidance from the Creative Director and Producers.
As a Production Designer, you will primarily ensure the flawless development, adaptation, and execution of world-class communications. In collaboration with the Creative Director, Producers & the Writing team, you will be jointly responsible for ensuring the brand’s standards are upheld and that the tone of voice is consistent with the global standard.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work with the Creative Director to design, adapt and validate the localized marketing materials covering digital, print, and video work based on WW guidance for Greater China.
• To design and develop creative communications for stores.
• Learn and uphold the client’s quality standards to ensure global brand consistency.
• Hands-on design work for deliverables specifically originated for the Greater China markets.
• Follow through to the production of the deliverables with a deep understanding of the processes involved in producing the work to ensure high quality results.
• Have a strong knowledge of the creative development process and highly skilled in understanding and implementing feedback and direction on the work.
• Strong communicator who can work effectively with other creative staff members, vendors, and freelancers, driving to shared goals and embracing collaboration.
• Be able to work to define, and often tight, deadlines on assigned projects by finding a quick and effective resolution to design challenges.
Requirements:
• Ideally, a diploma or degree in the design field and a minimum of 5 years in a Designer role, ideally within advertising, design agencies or in-house creative team
• Strong knowledge of and skill in using design tools – Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• A solid understanding of design principles, including layout, typography, colour theory and composition.
• Able to create visually appealing and practical designs for both print and digital mediums.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality in their designs. They should be meticulous in checking for errors, typos, and inconsistencies before finalizing and delivering their work and validating WW localization work.
• Portfolio showcasing the designer’s skills and creativity, including a diverse range of design projects, demonstrating proficiency in various design software and techniques.
• Experience with large, international brands with the retail environment.
• Demonstrable experience working with both print and digital is strongly preferred.
• Able to work under pressure and within short time frames.
• Teamwork - easy to get along with - be able to work with Artworkers and Graphic Production Artists.
• Strong communicator with excellent Mandarin and basic English language skills.
Hogarth Values:
Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.
Hands On: We don’t wait for things to happen, we get on with it. We are pragmatic and don’t have an ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.
Honest: We are straightforward, constructive and speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.
Happy Family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are supportive and collaborative across all our teams. Even when things get tough, we don’t lose perspective or our sense of humor.
Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working. We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.