Creative Manager

About Shanghai Disney Resort

Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China, is a place where friends and families can escape together to a whole new world of fantasy, imagination, creativity and adventure. The resort is home to the Shanghai Disneyland theme park, featuring eight lands, as well as two themed hotels – Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel, Disneytown, a large shopping, dining and entertainment district, Wishing Star Park and other outdoor recreation areas. Shanghai Disneyland is a Magic Kingdom-style theme park featuring classic Disney storytelling and characters but with authentic cultural touches and themes tailored specifically for the people of China. Shanghai Disney Resort offers something for everyone – thrilling adventures, lush gardens where guests can relax together, and enriching interactive experiences, all with the world-class guest service that Disney is known for around the globe.

About Creative Manager

• You’re a phenomenal designer with a portfolio filled with design solutions and a proven history of bringing big ideas to life across every medium for major brands from print to digital.
• You’re an expert at telling powerful design-based stories using every resource available to illuminate what makes our Disney experience so unique.
• You’re a hands-on professional, concepting and laying out the work, and following up on the executions, setting a high standard and providing inspiring creative leadership for external partners.
• You have a deep love for the craft of design – you obsess over the smallest of details including the texture of fine papers, specialty inks, or just the right font. 
• You thrive in a fast-paced, high volume workplace – yet are always pushing for and achieving creative excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Bring world-class design excellence to Shanghai Disneyland Resort’s marketing initiatives.
• Be hands-on to conceptualize, design and art-direct campaigns and assets.
• Partner closely with Executive Leadership (Creative and Strategic) setting the graphic design/conceptual direction.
• Direct creative executions with external vendor partners (photographers, designers, illustrators…) while always delivering excellence.

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment overseeing multiple projects at once.

• Embraces strategic insights and incorporates those insights into the creation of great designs work.
• Good at presenting ideas to Executives as well taking and acting upon constructive feedback.
• Proactively source and develop relationships with world-class creative partners.
• Foster a culture of creative excellence while establishing proven processes to achieve that goal.

What You’ll Bring

• 6-8 years relevant working experience including minimum 5 years of senior-level design experience at top-flight design firms or in-house design group.
• Demonstrated creative excellence in both traditional as well as digital design.
• A proven, proactive, results-oriented mindset.
• Must possess current knowledge of the latest trends, styles and technologies
• Fluency in writing, reading and speaking Mandarin and English.
• You must have – BA, BFA graphic design, advertising or equivalent work experience.
• Possess exceptional conceptual skills who can offer a wide variety of design solutions.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud programs.
• Position based in Shanghai, China.