Senior Art Director
About us
We are a global marketing agency that has gone from start-up to multi-national in little over two decades. Our success is due to a team of talented people delivering award-winning campaigns and expanding our client relationships into new markets and services. Making strategic acquisitions. TEAM LEWIS has won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, and Global Digital Excellence.
At At the heart of the business is TEAM LEWIS Foundation. In January 2021, there was a need to respond to the challenges the COVID pandemic brought to communities and charitable organisations. TEAM LEWIS saw that support was crucial and change was needed to make that happen. Our local causes scheme was launched. Every member of TEAM LEWIS can nominate a local cause close to their heart to receive a cash donation. In addition, nominated causes can also benefit from a donation in kind of expertise, time, and resources. In the past year TEAM LEWIS has donated almost $2million to 445 causes around the world.
You can read more about TEAM LEWIS Foundation at https://www.teamlewis.com/impact/
The Senior Art Director at TEAM LEWIS will collaborate closely with account servicing, digital, and content teams to support both internal and client-led campaigns, also new business pitch. This role oversees a broad spectrum of creative projects from brand development and digital assets to social campaigns and integrated marketing. You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality creative work from ideation through to final execution, helping elevate client brands and contributing to internal initiatives across the business.
Key responsibilities and tasks
Creative Services and Project Management
- Develop and execute ideas from concept to completion across various mediums, ensuring alignment with the Creative Brief.
- Stay updated on the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to deliver innovative solutions.
- Incorporate feedback from creative leads to refine and enhance projects.
- Work with other departments to create compelling and imaginative creative solutions for TEAM LEWIS and its clients, including video, digital, design, and innovation projects.
- Lead video projects from storyboarding to production.
- Stay curious about pop culture and social media trends, integrating culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns.
Client Management
- Assist clients in nurturing and growing their brands and products through creative ideas and innovative solutions.
- Maintain regular contact with clients, providing proactive consultancy to showcase the creative team's capabilities.
- Develop strong relationships with existing agency clients and support new business by demonstrating the creative team's value
New Business
- Proactively propose creative campaign ideas to teams and clients.
- Identify and reach out to external brands and existing contacts to build new business leads.
- Work with the Creative Director APAC to monetize and introduce new interactive technology and experimental design into new offerings.
- Play an integral role in the new business process by generating content, preparing presentations, and attending meetings.
Team working and development
- Working closely with junior team members to maximize strengths, improve weaknesses, and support career development.
- Set daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly project objectives.
- Define and position client deliverables with the team.
- Monitor team activity levels against the budget, suggesting changes to individual allocations as needed.
- Provide guidance to colleagues on managing projects and responding to new business requests.
- Maintain high visibility around the office, regularly engaging with account leads.
General
- Leads and supports creative workshops or training sessions to inspire and upskill team members, fostering a culture of high craft and strategic thinking
- Acts as a strong ambassador of the TEAM LEWIS creative brand—championing our visual identity, standards, and creative excellence internally and externally
- Stays ahead of creative trends, industry benchmarks, and competitor visual strategies to ensure our work remains innovative and competitive
- Upholds and promotes best-in-class visual and creative practices across all client work, internal initiatives, and new business opportunities
- Plays an active role in new business pitches—contributing ideas, creative strategy, and high-quality visual execution to help win and grow accounts
About You
- 8+ years of experience in a creative or art direction role, with a strong portfolio showcasing high-impact work across digital, social, branding, and campaign platforms
- Proven ability to lead projects from concept to execution, with hands-on design and visual craft
- Experience across a range of industries—automotive experience is a strong advantage
- Confident communicator with strong verbal and visual presentation skills; able to present ideas clearly to both internal teams and senior clients
- Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and familiar with emerging tools including AI-based creative platforms
- Detail-oriented with strong aesthetic sensibility and a passion for storytelling through design
- Collaborative, solutions-focused mindset with a flexible and enthusiastic approach to creative challenges
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to guide junior creatives and manage external partners when needed
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.
TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment and respect. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that supports and celebrates our diversity. We continue to invest in our efforts to ensure that TEAM LEWIS is a place where everyone can thrive.
- Department
- Account Servicing
- Role
- Creative
- Locations
- Kuala Lumpur
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
About TEAM LEWIS
TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency that has grown from start-up to multi-national in a little over two decades. Its success is due to a combination of factors: talented creatives delivering award winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services and its independence from outside investors. The agency, its people and client campaigns have won many awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence.