Lead Digital Designer

Looking to join the most innovative digital eCommerce team in the Middle East? Ounass is the region’s ultimate luxury destination, offering an exceptional selection of fashion, beauty, watches, homeware, and jewelry for discerning customers.

As a proudly homegrown platform, Ounass is driven by innovation and excellence, redefining the luxury eCommerce landscape. Based in Dubai, and part of the prestigious Al Tayer Group, our diverse team of 300+ professionals from over 40 nationalities works together to deliver an outstanding customer experience.

We are currently seeking a Lead Digital Designer to join our growing Creative Design Team.

The Lead Digital Designer will assist the Creative Manager and work collaboratively with various stake holders, developing, conceptualizing, and implementing visual content for the Ounass homepage and various social media channels. He/ She will create content as per the creative calendar and additional AdHoc needs for the business, ensuring that all assets created adhere to brand and creative guidelines and aesthetics.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Work closely with the creative team to develop, conceptualize, and execute design strategies ensuring the translation of the look-and-feel through all design projects
• Promote a spirit of innovation and creativity within the design team to ensure that new ideas keep coming
• Assist Creative Manager to provide compelling, differentiated, and memorable visual direction for campaigns or design executions
• Help the Creative Manager with campaign ideation- identifying core campaign ideas for specific channels
• Ability to present visual concepts through creative storyboards
• Ability to develop quick design ideas based on the provided brief and ensure that all deadlines are followed
• Work with Content, Editorial, PR, and Brand Marketing teams to design and deliver excellent visual site imagery with quality and performance
• Create visual designs that effectively communicate seasonal concepts and brand identity, including the design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, interface elements, iconography, typography, style guides, etc.
• Work closely with the digital merchandising team, styling team, product managers, UX architects, front-end developers, other internal departments to ensure a unified approach to providing an engaging brand experience for the customer
• Keep up to date on the latest platform/industry/creative trends and digital best practices, always seeking the next opportunity in this space for the brand
• Work within designated timelines and brand guidelines
• Contribute to the betterment of team infrastructure (process, templates, training, etc.) that will help the team to scale and be more efficient and impactful
  
  

Why Join Ounass?

• Be part of an innovative team shaping the future of luxury eCommerce in the Middle East.
• Opportunities to grow and develop your career in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Supportive culture that values collaboration and celebrates diversity.
• Exclusive perks, including competitive, tax-free salaries and attractive discounts across our brands.
• Wellness benefits designed for your well-being
  
  

What We Look For:

• 6+ years of experience in creative in-house or at an agency
• A strong design portfolio to showcase your creativity and familiarity with digital designing
• Significant experience in working in a digital and a fast-paced environment
• An eye for detail and analytical skills to read and take inputs from the audience and market research data
• Ability to cope with a challenging work environment driven by results and where deadlines are respected
• The ability to work within a team and independently as required
• Strong knowledge of various designing processes and prior experience in managing them
• Strong grasp of working on various designing software’s and tools
• Familiarity with the latest technology that has become standard in the industry
• Ability to prioritize and manage your work adhering to project timelines
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, collaborative, and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of typography, color, and layout