[ Your Future Company ]
Bokksu is a venture-backed, trailblazing digital-first brand that delivers Japanese snacks to happy snackers in 100+ countries online and in nearly 5,000 US retail locations. We're proud to partner directly with pop culture brands and centuries-old family snack makers in Japan to introduce their delectable treats to the world.
Our success has been spotlighted on Today Show, WSJ, NY Times, Wirecutter, and the Strategist. Join us in spreading the joy of Japanese snacks globally with 6 different brands
[ Your Mission ]
Oversee Creative Direction and Management
As the Creative Director, you will lead our creative team to develop and execute innovative branding, packaging, and marketing strategies that enhance Bokksu's presence and consumer engagement. Reporting directly to the Global Creative Director, you will oversee the creative vision across all channels, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality creative outputs.
The Creative Director role requires working at least 3 days a week from our Tokyo office in the Shinjuku neighborhood.
[ Your Responsibilities ]
- Creative Leadership – Direct and inspire a team of designers, copywriters, and external contractors to produce compelling visual and textual content that aligns with our strategic goals.
- Creative Collaboration – Align with creative teams to ensure ad creatives align with brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
- Brand Development – Innovate and refine our branding and packaging to enhance consumer experience and engagement. Maintain brand consistency across all marketing and communications channels.
- Performance Marketing – Develop creative for organic social media and performance marketing campaigns, optimizing for different platforms to maximize reach and impact.
- Cross-functional Collaboration – Work closely with the brand management and marketing teams to align creative strategies with broader company objectives.
- Project Management – Manage multiple projects from concept through completion, ensuring they meet deadlines and budget requirements.
- Industry Trends – Stay updated with the latest trends in design and marketing to keep Bokksu at the forefront of the industry.
[ Your Skills ]
- Design Perfectionist - Possesses a strong eye for detail across art direction, graphic design, branding, typography, photography, and social media content.
- Word Guru - Ability to identify and guide clever copywriting that unifies art and copy
- Solution Seeker - Can-do, positive, and solutions-oriented attitude
- Go-getter - Self-starter who works well with little instruction or very specific guidelines
- Task-master Extraordinaire - Ability to manage multiple projects at once, often switching between them with little notice
- Data-Driven - Utilize design thinking ideology while leveraging data to inform who we are creating for and iterate as needed for different customer personas
- Production Pro - Experience planning and overseeing photoshoots for campaign or product launches, including mood boarding, budgeting, and scheduling
[ Your Qualifications ]
- Experience: Minimum 8 years in a creative leadership role, with a proven track record in both creative strategy and hands-on execution.
- Skills: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is essential. Strong skills in graphic design, typography, and digital content production are required.
- Marketing Savvy: A keen understanding of organic social media dynamics and performance marketing assets. Experience with digital advertising and content marketing is required.
- Leadership: Strong management experience with the ability to inspire and lead creative teams.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills in English; Japanese language skills are a plus.
- Cultural Fit: Passion for Japanese culture and snacks
- Location: The candidate must be already based in Japan.
[ Your Benefits ]
- Medical Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Commuter benefits
- Happy hours, dinners, and other outings
- Monthly Bokksu subscription and unlimited in-office Japanese snacks
Bokksu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Apply Now and Let's Redefine Creativity Together
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