Job Description

Who are we?
Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum - from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behaviour, we are uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. A super-charged experience powerhouse - 700 people strong, with subject matter experts working collaboratively across 12 studios and 8 countries - we have helped some of the worlds biggest brands (Amazon, LEGO, PepsiCo, Target and AB InBev, to name a few) connect to their audiences and tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities of todays consumer landscape. About the team
The Marks Marcom team is our agile and talented agency-with-an-agency. They create smart, insight- driven omni-channel campaigns, programs, and content - bringing them to life across multiple touchpoints and mediums, both digital and physical. A multidisciplinary group of problem-solvers, our team uncovers the truth behind client asks and needs, developing innovative and creative solutions that engage audiences, build brands, and drive sales.
This position calls for a highly collaborative team member with a creative spark, sophisticated design abilities, strong communication skills, passion, and self-motivation. You will be tasked with thoughtful problem-solving that leads into high-caliber campaign design, concepts and executions, informed by a strategic framework and narrative.
On any given day you might

• Work with your creative team partners to develop creative ideas, campaign platforms and narratives
• Develop creative visuals and design directions that bring your ideas to life.
• Create individual executions within an existing campaign - everything from retail communications to social content, to OLV storyboards and more.
• Build and create compelling presentation decks to frame up and sell your creative ideas and design approaches.
• Partner with our internal and external productions partners (production artists, photographers, CGI, motion etc) to execute your creative vision.
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions and internal reviews
• Keep up to date with the latest trends and innovations - exploring ways to leverage AI tools to advance our work.

• Lives and breathes omni-channel marketing & advertising communications - gets excited to talk shop and always learn

• Is innately curious, has an insight into human behavior, and an instinct for popular culture
• Is a hands-on creative that loves to roll up their sleeves and get things done.
• Has experience with retail communications and design systems.
• Loves to think in motion - and understands the different ways, and challenges of creating motion content.
• Is embedded in the digital ecosystem, with an intuitive understanding of all its forms.
• Immerses themselves in a brand, looking for new ways to leverage their brand equities.
• Takes a consumer-first approach to todays ever complex path to purchase
• Is able to work across different groups, disciplines and projects to push work forward
• Loves digging into problems and seeing beyond the ask"
• Has an excitement for their discipline that is contagious - with compelling storytelling skills that captivate clients and internal partners alike
• Understands physical and digital channels and knows how to stretch ideas across the spectrum
• Has experience with 360 shopper and trade marketing programs across a wide range of clients (including CPG, food/beverage, wine/spirits, electronics and toys)

• Degree or diploma in Graphic design/Advertising & Marketing, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in marketing communications
• Well-rounded portfolio showcasing excellent understanding of campaign development, and design prowess in different communication spaces, mediums and approaches - including print, POS design, digital, social content & motion

• Expert fluency in design software, especially Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Fluency in Keynote/Powerpoint. Experience in after-effects, XD, Premiere a bonus!

Experience

• Well-rounded portfolio showcasing excellent understanding of campaign development, and design prowess in different communication spaces, mediums and approaches - including print, POS design, digital, social content & motion
• 6 year(s): Years of experience in marketing communications

• Expert fluency in design software, especially Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Fluency in Keynote/Powerpoint. Experience in after-effects, XD, Premiere a bonus!

Education

• Bachelors or better