Manager, Creative Studio

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Team Summary

Do you want to work on thumb-stopping original campaign creative?  Do you like the idea of working with celebrity athletes from the FIFA, Olympics and Formula 1? AND would you like to do all that for one of the world’s most recognizable brands and our fortune 500 clients? 

Introducing Visa’s Creative Studio, an expanding in-house creative and design agency set up to support Visa’s, clients and partners in the Asia Pacific region, and to drive revenue growth for Visa. You will not only develop exciting creative strategies and campaigns for our clients and partners across the various markets in AP but also create high visibility creative for Visa’s core brand, sponsorships and experiential partnerships. You will be expected to meet creative service revenue targets as part of your responsibilities.

If you have always wanted a hybrid client-agency life, here is the perfect opportunity. 

Why this is important to Visa

The Creative Studio team, part of the Visa AP Market Support Centre, is responsible for delivering creative services to Visa, clients and driving a key marketing service workstream for revenue growth.

What a Manager, Brand Creative at Visa does:

• Inspire and work with the Creative Studio team to develop innovative creative solutions, from broad concept development through to production and implementation providing clear and constructive direction throughout the process.
• Drive client take-up of creative services with high quality creative and impactful selling. Communicate and present design concepts to external and internal clients, explaining the creative rationale in the context of business objectives.
• Drive AP Marketing Services revenue growth by effectively executing client projects and briefs through Creative Studio.
• Work hands-on to ideate, craft and execute original and iconic creative concepts in response to briefs, objectives or goals.
• Develop creative ideas that meets both business objectives as well as our clients’ objectives.  
• Partner with project managers, producers and local marketing teams to manage projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party agency/vendors. Manage and create design components ranging from web, graphics, social as well as digital media content, print, environmental, OOH, BTL and packaging across all levels of project complexity. 
• Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve creative and design processes and output.
• Collaborate effectively with Visa Global Creative Studio, local marketing teams, and broader AP Market Support Centre Marketing Teams to develop world-class creative work.
• Make creatives come to life by conceptualizing, creating and animating storyboards, editing videos, creating mock-ups, etc. Prepare and organize final artwork delivery, ensuring all details and requirements are in place.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

What you will need:
You will need to have a strong passion for creativity, innovative ideas, and bold execution, as well as a high level of comprehension in brand interpretation and activation. Be solutions-oriented, and able to work independently as well as be a team player. As this is a client-facing role, you will need to have strong influencing and project management skills. The successful candidate will need to be able to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment, have a systematic approach and be able to navigate around ambiguity.

• Degree in Advertising, Design, Multimedia, or any related field of study.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a creative capacity in an advertising agency, preferably in an agency with a global network.
• Proven experience as an art director in an advertising agency or similar creative role.
• Deep understanding of different social, media channels and new technologies.
• Strong understanding of brand strategy and its implementation through design.
• Excellent visual design skills and understanding of the customer journey.
• Capability to handle multiple projects with minimal supervision while meeting deadlines.
• Proactive, organized and systematic with effective time management skills. Comfortable working in a fluid, fast-paced and hands-on environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and relationship-building skills.
• Expert knowledge in design programs across various media (print, motion, video, digital) including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere.
• Knowledge in 3D software and HTML is ideal, but not required.
• Applicants must provide a link to portfolio or work samples showcasing design capability across platforms.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.