Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The Grab Creative Studio builds the Grab brand and maintains its integrity across the region. Our mission is to build brand love in everything we do and create memorable experiences for our users through purposeful creative work.

Get to Know the Role

Art directors don't need to read copy."

If you disagree with that stereotype, we want you.

We are looking for an Art-Based Creative Lead who:

• Has magical thinking and masterful craftsmanship, which you use to solve business problems…and maybe win some awards.
• Champions doing what's right for the brand.
• Believes that good enough is not good enough.
• Can already think of 20 different ways to make this recruitment ad better.

Reporting to the SG Creative Director, this is a fully on-site role based in our Petaling Jaya office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• You will set and push the standards of the Creative department, ensuring that only the highest quality of visuals that are on brand leave the door.
• You will manage projects and work with the Creative Producers to ensure the team is productive, motivated, and delivering work.
• You will work and align with Marketing to develop strategies, tactics, and ideas that build the brand and meet the objectives.
• You will lead the design and development of effective communications and brand campaigns, which include digital creative work such as online display ads and in-app comms and customer experience design.
• You will provide guidance for the juniors, together with the senior Creatives in the SG Creative team.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 9+ years of experience, where you have led and executed large integrated campaigns (including digital marketing).
• A portfolio that showcases your excellent visual design and conceptualisation skills.
• A keen eye for aesthetics and an understanding of visual design.
• Formal design training in art or other design disciplines, plus basic knowledge of copywriting.
• The ability to explain, sell, and defend your art direction choices in an objective way.
• Strong communication skills in managing stakeholders from all levels.
• Some experience managing a team of art directors and copywriters.
• Experience managing workflow to develop multiple creative assets.
• Strong technical knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• An interest in AI and automation.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.