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The digital marketing landscape is evolving at lightning speed, requiring adaptability and a forward-thinking approach. We're all about collaboration, creativity, and achieving goals that make a noticeable difference. We're a team of passionate people who love what we do. Here, you'll get to learn from the best, grow your skills, and make a real impact. We've been delivering amazing customer experiences for 26 years, and we're always looking for like-minded professionals who want to hone their expertise. 
 
We’re currently seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Creative Director who thrives on the creative design process in the world of brand marketing.

Responsibilities:

Provides art direction for various design and marketing projects needed for the company’s brands, spanning from web content, email, social media, print marketing, event marketing and more. 

Responsible for translating the overall company business objectives into a usable, visual solutions. Design leading digital experiences, create compelling concepts and see that vision through to reality.

Creation of brand guidelines and upholding visual standards consistent to the brand’s overall objectives. Responsible for articulating and defending conceptual and directional choices, as needed.

Clearly communicates project objectives to designers, copywriters and developers in order to produce deliverables that meet marketing goals

Keeps a streamlined design process from initial design conceptualization, revisions and handoffs between departments. 

Works directly with stakeholders (Vice President for Marketing and Chief Operations Officer) in defining brand identity and brand voice, and presenting marketing deliverables with consistent quality across all channels and platforms.

Assist the Creative Director to manage the overall scope, resources and priorities for multiple and simultaneous internal branding projects.

Coordinates with managers an stakeholders for design presentations or strategy meetings via email, chat and online meetings (in-person meetings only on an as needed basis).

 

Special Requirements:

A love of cutting edge design, marketing strategies and digital trends. Innovative mindset and a passion for effective brand communication and all things digital marketing. Keeps up with constantly changing trends and technicalities of new media (video marketing, social media trends, Artificial Intelligence-assisted processes, etc.)

Is up-to-date and very familiar with all of the brand’s products and services, and is able to provide design support and consultation for sales and marketing teams.

Strong understanding of digital marketing principles, including Search Engine Optimization, content marketing, video marketing, online reputation building, etc. Understands the principles of information architecture, the flow of information and how effective the user finds it. 

Excels at managing timelines as well as handling multiple projects at a time. Commits to project completion and effective collaboration. 

Must be able to work independently and with initiative

Creative, energetic, out-of-the-box thinker with extreme attention to detail

Creative Director

Hashtag Interactive is an award-winning marketing collaborator for companies looking to stand out amid the digital noise. 

Together, we curate and create campaigns and strategies that speak to your audiences and meet your targets on the other side of the screen.

Hashtag Interactive: A digital marketing agency optimised for a digital-centric world. Your digital marketing, social media, and content strategy partner in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Hashtag Interactive

You translate strategy and briefs into clear, effective visuals across social and digital channels. You work closely with copywriters, accounts, and other creatives to deliver on-brand assets that are easy for clients to approve and easy for teams to execute. 
 
Outcomes:

First 90 Days (New Hires)

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	<li>
	Master our workflow

	<ul>
		<li>
		Learn how briefs come in, how tasks move through Productive, and how approvals work.
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		Build working rhythm with Accounts, Copy, and Animation (handoffs, timelines, feedback loops).
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		<li>
		Understand what “done” looks like here: quality bar, file hygiene, naming, versioning, and delivery standards.
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	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>
	Understand the accounts you support

	<ul>
		<li>
		Review key brand guidelines, past work, and client feedback patterns.
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		Learn each account’s audience, tone, and practical approval preferences (what flies vs what stalls).
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		Clarify platform requirements and production constraints early (formats, ratios, safe zones, specs).
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	</ul>
	</li>
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	Deliver value early

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		Start shipping on-brand assets by Week 2–3 with minimal revision cycles.
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		Contribute ideas in brainstorms (visual hooks, formats, references, executions).
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		Identify 1–2 quick process or template improvements that remove friction for the squad. 
		 
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	</ul>
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</ul>

Typical Expectations:

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	<li>Design and execution

	<ul>
		<li>Produce high-quality visuals across social and digital formats (always-on, campaigns, simple animations where relevant).</li>
		<li>Translate briefs into platform-appropriate layouts that are clear, on-brand, and purposeful.</li>
		<li>Deliver work that meets objectives and timelines with minimal avoidable back-and-forth.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Collaboration
	<ul>
		<li>Work tightly with Copy and Accounts to ensure message and visuals land together.</li>
		<li>Communicate early when a brief is unclear, timelines are tight, or scope has changed.</li>
		<li>Present your work with rationale (what problem it solves, why this approach fits the brand/platform).</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Quality and standards
	<ul>
		<li>Maintain consistency in typography, layout, composition, and brand application.</li>
		<li>Keep files organised and production-ready (clean layers, correct exports, tidy handover).</li>
		<li>Stay current on platform trends and formats, then apply them with judgement, not copy-paste.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Ownership
	<ul>
		<li>Manage your own workload and deadlines; flag risks before they become emergencies.</li>
		<li>Make execution easier for the team by using templates, checklists, and repeatable systems where it helps.</li>
		<li>Treat feedback as part of the work and iterate quickly without losing the point of the idea. 
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	</ul>
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</ul>

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