About the Company
Join a leading global communications agency specializing in advertising, branding, and strategic development. The company partners with premium international brands across industries including food service, automotive, cosmetics, and financial services.
Its Tokyo office is an international creative hub where multicultural teams collaborate to deliver impactful work. The culture values creativity, initiative, professional growth, and thoughtful collaboration, while flexible working arrangements support a healthy work-life balance. Team members have opportunities to work on high-profile global campaigns, access extensive learning resources, and collaborate with colleagues across an international network. This is an attractive environment for designers who want to expand their creative perspective, strengthen their leadership capabilities, and contribute to work that shapes brand positioning and communications.
What the Job Entails
As Senior Graphic Designer, you will lead the development of creative design for global brands across print and digital media. You will translate client strategies into compelling visual communications that reflect each brand’s purpose, tone, and messaging.
Your responsibilities will include creating key visuals, product packaging, sales promotion materials, corporate identities, logo marks, web designs, digital banners, and social media imagery. You will oversee design quality, manage projects from concept through production, and collaborate with internal and external teams in an international environment. You will also mentor junior designers and help elevate the team’s creative standards.
Based in Tokyo, this is a permanent hybrid role with three days on-site and flexible remote work. The position requires intermediate-to-business level English and offers opportunities to work with world-class brands while developing your technical, strategic, and leadership capabilities.
Key Requirements
At least five years of professional graphic design experience.
Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, including advanced image compositing.
Experience creating concepts aligned with brand purpose, tone, positioning, and messaging.
Hands-on knowledge of AI-powered generative design tools.
Understanding of printing processes and digital publishing workflows.
Experience designing across print, web, social media, packaging, corporate identity, and promotional materials.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across internal and external teams.
A proactive, positive approach to creative problem-solving.
Strategic thinking and strong attention to design quality and detail.
Experience leading design projects or serving as a senior or lead designer is preferred.
Experience mentoring junior designers is preferred.
Familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD, Figma, or After Effects is preferred.
Knowledge of copyright, cost management, illustration, calligraphy, or photography is a plus.
Intermediate-to-business level English proficiency.