Art Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Indonesia, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Act as a collective art direction resource for the diverse portfolio of Birg Holdings' ventures.

• Analyze references and inspiration materials in collaboration with each venture's stakeholders.

• Transform stakeholder visions into mood boards that encompass color, typography, composition, texture, and motion character.

• Present mood boards for stakeholder approval and achieve consensus on a unified direction.

• Create essential website screens and establish a coherent visual system.

• Define elements of composition, typography, rhythm, hierarchy, and spatial usage for web design.

• Design and document various component states, including hover, active, empty, and loading states.

• Outline and design transitions, micro-animations, and graphic sequences where applicable.

• Set motion characteristics for consistent application across projects.

• Assess when motion enhances user experience and when it should be excluded.

• Iterate based on taste-driven feedback and quick revision cycles.

• Ensure consistency as briefs progress, while maintaining distinct visual languages for each venture.

• Provide handoff-ready screens and comprehensive system documentation for engineering teams.

• Develop a scalable process that can be applied across multiple venture launches.

⛳️ Requirements

• A portfolio demonstrating end-to-end visual design for the web, from mood board direction to final screens.

• A solid foundation in typography, composition, layout rhythm, and spatial design.

• Experience in translating abstract references and inspirations into a concrete and actionable visual system.

• Comfortable presenting and justifying design decisions directly to stakeholders or founders.

• Some experience in directing or designing motion graphics for the web, even if the execution is delegated.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, each with its unique stakeholder, brief, and visual identity.

• Experience in creating a visual identity from the ground up, without an existing brand book (highly preferred).

• Familiarity with contemporary web motion, including micro-interactions, scroll-based animations, and transitions (highly preferred).

• Experience working part-time or fractionally with a primary stakeholder (highly preferred).

• Proficient in tools like Figma and familiar with developer handoff workflows (highly preferred).

• A keen eye for color, typography, composition, and hierarchy.

• Capability to convert mood and references into tangible design guidelines.

• Views motion as an integral part of design language rather than an afterthought.

• Able to discern when animation adds value versus when it distracts.

• Remains calm and constructive during taste-driven revisions.

• Clear communicator capable of aligning stakeholders on ambiguous directions.

• Comfortable working asynchronously and iteratively with a single stakeholder.

• Able to deliver handoff-ready work without the aid of a brand book.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position; no office or commuting required.

• Core collaboration hours are from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST.

• Contractor engagement, compensated in USD through Upwork.

• Complete compensation details will be shared directly with shortlisted candidates.

• Opportunity to develop and continuously refine the operating system for future ventures.