Job Description

Role Purpose

The Design Specialist is responsible for conceptualizing and delivering high-quality, visually compelling creative assets that strengthen brand presence, enhance stakeholder engagement, and support business communication objectives. The role acts as a key custodian of brand standards, ensuring all visual outputs are aligned with corporate identity while remaining modern, relevant, and impactful.
The incumbent is expected to bring a strong creative eye, understanding of emerging design trends, and the ability to translate business objectives into engaging visual storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Design & Visual Communication

• Conceptualize and develop high-quality visual assets across digital and print platforms, including internal communications, campaigns, presentations, events, leadership communications, social media, and corporate materials.
• Translate communication objectives and business requirements into compelling, audience-centric visual solutions.
• Ensure creative outputs are visually engaging, innovative, and aligned with brand positioning.

Creative Advisory

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to understand business objectives and provide strategic creative recommendations and design consultation.
• Challenge briefs constructively and recommend the most effective visual approach to maximize impact and engagement.
• Provide professional advice on design direction, layout, storytelling, visual hierarchy, and audience experience.

Trend Awareness & Innovation

• Stay abreast of emerging design trends, digital content formats, user preferences, and industry best practices to ensure creative output remain fresh, relevant, and visually impactful.
• Proactively introduce innovative ideas, creative concepts, and modern design approaches that enhance engagement and strengthen brand perception.
• Benchmark against leading brands and market trends to continuously improve visual communication effectiveness.

Project Management & Continuous Improvement

• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery.
• Initiate project reviews and post-delivery assessments to identify lessons learnt and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with printers, production houses, and vendors to ensure consistently high-quality deliverables and services.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of branding, typography, visual storytelling, layout, and design principles.
• Strong eye for aesthetics, detail, and visual consistency.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current creative, digital, and social media design trends.
• Ability to balance creativity with corporate brand requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the confidence to provide professional recommendations.
• Experience in corporate communications, branding, or in-house creative/marketing environment is an advantage.

What Success Looks Like

• Delivers visually impactful and brand-compliant outputs.
• Recognized as a trusted creative advisor by stakeholders.
• Introduces fresh, modern, and engaging design ideas proactively.
• Maintains high standards of creativity while safeguarding brand integrity.

Job Requirements