Job Description

Castlery is looking for a Graphic Designer to join our Creative Team (Mopio).Founded in Singapore in 2013, Castlery is a digital-first furniture lifestyle brand delivering to 54 metropolitan areas across the United States, Australia, and Singapore. Our mission is to create quality and beautiful furniture pieces and empower every customer to create an inspiring space. A space in which they can thrive and be their best self.Seeing success in the US market, a new sub-brand, Mopio, was conceived in 2021 to target the mass market with entry to mid-level, well-designed furniture pieces at affordable, everyday prices. With promising results and success, we are entering a phase of hypergrowth, and looking for creative and ambitious talents to join our team on this journey.As a digital-first tech start-up, we lead with a growth mindset and the belief that the combination of everyone\'s passions and skills carry the company upward and forward. At Castlery, it\'s where all ideas are listened to, and brainstorming means that job titles are left at the door. This is where self-starters can really make their mark, thriving and evolving as they go.If making an impact gives you a reason to roll out of bed in the mornings, come join us!What you\'ll be doingAs part of the Mopio Creative Team, within our broader Marketing team, your role as a Graphic Designer is to create arresting visuals and videos that resonate with consumers, helping them to envision Mopio\'s products in their homes. You\'ll be reporting to our Senior Graphic Design Specialist and your responsibilities include:

• Design and Produce Visual Content: Create high-quality graphics for digital and print media, including social media posts, web listing images, website banners, email campaigns, catalogues, advertisements, and more.

• Storyboard and Edit Video Content: Design and create engaging motion-based content for social platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Google. Adapt videos into different orientations to suit various channels.

• Brand Understanding and Consistency: Develop a strong understanding of Mopio\'s brand, vision and target audience. Ensure all visual content adheres to brand guidelines and supports a consistent look and feel across all platforms.

• Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with sales, marketing, operations, and production teams to understand design requirements and deliver creative solutions.

• Image Editing: Aid with image editing to ensure high-quality visuals for marketing materials.

• Campaign Support: Develop graphics for promotional campaigns, product launches, and events, ensuring they align with overall marketing strategies.

• Trend Analysis: Stay up to date with industry, social and digital trends and incorporate relevant styles and techniques into design projects.

• Project Management: Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring prompt delivery and meeting deadlines.

What you\'ll need

• Education: Diploma/Degree in Visual Communications, or a related field.

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years as a Graphic Designer, preferably in the furniture or home d\xc3\xa9cor industry, or within a design agency. Proficiency in video editing and basic motion graphics is essential.

• Technical Skills: Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator), with strong knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and UX/UI design principles being highly advantageous. Familiarity with the latest editing technologies, including generative AI and experience with tools like Midjourney, is a plus.

• Portfolio: A strong portfolio displaying a range of design work, including digital and print materials.

• Affinity with Furniture and Digital Native: Keen interest in furniture, lifestyle and/or e-commerce. Immersed in social media culture, and understanding what a millennial-minded audience loves to watch and engage with on social platforms.

• Creativity: A creative mindset with the ability to think outside the box and bring fresh ideas to the table.

• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics, layout, typography, colours, composition, and visual consistency.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and collaborate effectively with team members. Strong communication skills to liaise with our China-based Chinese-speaking counterparts.

• Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Enthusiasm and Dedication: A highly motivated and independent thinker who is enthusiastic, dedicated, and willing to exceed expectations and achieve as part of a team. Ability to work collaboratively with professionalism, responsiveness, and flexibility under critical pressure.

What we promiseOur first promise - the ride of a lifetimeYou\'ll be joining a company in its most exciting phase; we\'ve proven our product market fit, and with the growing online penetration of furniture, we\'re now focused on hypergrowth. You\'ll have a front-row seat in seeing the growth of our customer-base and organisation at a global-level.Our second promise - a place to thriveWe\'re building a company that has people as one of the company\'s core pillars for success. It\'s our mandate to help every employee perform to their highest potential so that they can do the absolute best work of their lives here, at Castlery.We\'re committed to our employees\' growth, and continuously strive to ensure our employees are set up for success through their journey, starting with an excellent onboarding experience, and carrying over into emphasis on personal and professional development.Castlery strives to support a psychologically safe, transparent, and flexible work environment to enable our people can perform at their best level and believes in partnering our employees to raise that level as they grow with us.

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