Art Director Assistant

Posted 1307 days ago ·

  • Work Location
    Jinjiang( 晋江),
    Chinese Required
    Yes
    Experience Required
    1 Year
  • Qualification
    Bachelor Degree
    Salary (Monthly CNY)
    Negotiable
    Contract Type
    Full Time
  • Job Functions
    Arts and Design

Art Director Assistant

About this role:

 Mainly working closely with Art Director and be the daily contact point with external designers and material suppliers.
 Develop a good knowledge of the styles and materials of Hey Dude concept.
 Grow developing, day after day, more independence in supplier screening and external designers’ guidance.
What You Will Do:
 Assist the Art Director in daily tasks related to footwear and new products design, suppliers handling, follow up with new projects.
 Participate in brief meetings, follow up with decisions taken, and keep milestones and deadlines.
 Be the daily point of contact for external designers:
o Guiding them according to the Art Director’s guidelines;
o Assuring that the deadlines are met;
o Supervise their work and bringing them back on truck if not according to the Art Director’s instructions;
o Preparing briefs, according to Art Director instructions;
o Facilitating the communication;
o Check and confirm visual/look of samples made accordingly to external designer instructions before submitting to the Art Director.
 Research suppliers and new material ideas.
 Follow up and investigation (research in Alibaba and Chinese websites) after Art Director briefing/authorization related to new potential projects HeyDude/WeWOOD. Search for new suppliers, prepare instructions, request samples, proceed with samples compliance check, price quotation and negotiation.
 Develop PowerPoint presentations.

Requirements:
 Background in design.
 Attention to details.
 English, Mandarin, knowledge of additional languages is a plus.
 Ability to work in team.
 Good presentation, knowledge of PowerPoint and other presentation programs, communication, and negotiation skills.
 Self- motivated and able to stick to deadlines.
 Pleasant personality, independent and willing to work overtime. Able to meet tight deadlines under pressure.