The Creative Designer works within the Creative department to design visually compelling assets supporting all phases of creative campaigns. They will collaborate with internal and external global creatives to ensure a high-quality design consistent with Square Enix (SQEX) creative best practices and visual standards, delivered across a variety of channels including social media, print, packaging, owned and operated, and paid media. They have a high proficiency in design techniques as well as a passion for the SQEX brand.
Requirements
- Design brand visual style guides and define Visual ID for all game franchises (key art, logo, textures, graphic devices, type, screenshots, etc.)
- Design presentation materials and templates.
- Create campaign toolkits
- Execute announcement, pre-order, demo launch, and post-launch campaigns across retail/digital, physical, social media, paid media, web, and owned channels according to the campaign plan.
- Conduct complex image manipulation, composition, retouching, and digital compositing as necessary
- Execute bespoke creative initiatives between major marketing beats to drive engagement and retention (e.g., livestreams & digital events)
- Understand the goals of a given project knowing the right questions to ask and collaborate with producers and directors to find answers, taking feedback gracefully
- Research current and new production technologies & techniques
- Performance measures: time to create assets, level of rework, high-quality creative ideas and deliverables, and familiarity with SQEX game properties.
Qualification & Skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
- Strong understanding of design principles, typography, and color theory
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of current design trends and techniques
- Experience with packaging design and/or campaign execution is a plus
- A passion for story, art, and conceptual thinking
- Experience with illustration and painting
- Experience in the game/entertainment industry
- Understanding of the art styles of Square Enix franchises.
Benefits
- 100% Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage- with the option to add a spouse/domestic partner and children at 2% of the premium
- Medical FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Dependent Care FSA (Flexible Spending Account) to help pay for medical expenses, childcare, or adult care expenses with pre-tax dollars
- Wellness programs- mental health resources, counseling, financial well-being, support for future moms, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program hotline, and much more
- Generous leave- from the start you can earn up to 25 days of PTO, we observe 13 major holidays and provide job-protected leave for life's unexpected moments
- 401K auto-enrollment and employer-match contribution
- Be among the first to get copies of every game title, plus receive generous discounts on thousands of games in our library
- Refer our next new team member and receive a $1000 bonus.
Salary Range: $70,000-$100,000
