Lead the design direction for ZURU Pet across digital and physical brand touchpoints.

Senior Designer

As highly talented Senior Designer, you'll play a key role in bringing ZURU's Pet brands to life across digital, print, motion, activations and in-store touchpoints. You'll take ownership of design projects from concept through to completion, ensuring every output is high-quality, on-brand, and delivered on time — while mentoring intermediate and junior designers and contributing fresh creative thinking to the wider team.

Roles & Responsibilities

Design & Content Creation

  • Design Development: Create and develop innovative design solutions that align with project goals and brand guidelines across digital assets, print collateral and brand campaigns
  • Briefs: Craft comprehensive creative briefs for both in-house and external creative teams
  • Prototypes + Mock Ups: Produce prototypes, mockups, and wireframes to visualise design concepts and facilitate stakeholder feedback
  • Project Management: Manage design projects from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure all designs meet technical specifications and are consistent with brand guidelines
  • Handle colour correction, grading, retouching for images and videos and audio with videos where required
  • Packaging: Minor updates to existing packaging artwork
  • Other tasks management may deem appropriate from time to time

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Team Coordination: Work closely with the Design Director and Design Project Manager to ensure smooth workflows and high-quality output
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with the Design Director, marketers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and deliver effective design solutions
  • Leadership Development: Provide guidance and mentorship to intermediate and junior designers, helping them grow and improve their skills
  • Project Leadership: Take the lead on design projects when needed, ensuring successful execution from concept to completion
  • Conceptualisation and Innovation: Bring fresh and innovative ideas to the table. Lead and actively participate in creative brainstorming sessions, proposing creative solutions that align with project goals and market trends

Skill Development & Innovation

  • Creative Opportunities: Identify and suggest creative opportunities within the Pet Vertical
  • Stay Updated: Keep up-to-date with innovative design trends and techniques
  • Industry Trends: Monitor key competitor trends and industry standards
  • Pursue learning opportunities to improve technical skills in Adobe Creative Suite (or areas identified by you and/or your manager)

Skills & Experience

  • 5–8+ years industry experience in a similar role
  • A relevant qualification in Graphic Design from a tertiary level institute or similar
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly in After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Figma
  • Illustration skills are an added advantage
  • Experience in Adobe Premiere Pro and 3D design such as Cinema 4D are an added advantage
  • Design: Excellent visual design skills with a keen eye for detail, typography, colour, and layout
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and decisions
  • Problem-Solving: Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to self-manage
  • Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work independently and collaboratively

LIFE@ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction).

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won't find anywhere else.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Culture for Growth
  • Health Benefits
  • Global Opportunities
  • Surrounded by an A Player Team
  • Competitive Remuneration
  • Lots of fresh fruit, coffee, pals fridge and more (optional)

ZURU – Reimagining tomorrow

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