On - Lead, Art Director - Shanghai

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In short

As Lead, Art Director for the APAC Creative Studio, you will be the critical creative link between global brand strategy and the Asia Pacific market, ensuring On’s premium creative expression is consistent, elevated and impactful across the region.

Your mission

– Lead and elevate art direction for APAC regional campaigns, product launches, 360° brand communications, retail, social, digital and event experience.

– Partner closely with APAC marketing, brand, product, retail and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated, high-impact campaigns.

– Collaborate closely with external creative partners, including agencies, photographers, directors, production houses and freelancers, to brief, guide and ensure delivery of premium creative outputs.

– Drive creative concept development from strategy to final execution with high-quality craftsmanship.

– Ensure On’s premium positioning and global brand consistency are maintained across Asia Pacific.

– Present creative concepts and strategies clearly and effectively to regional and global stakeholders.

– Highly detail-oriented, with a strong eye for craft, consistency and executional excellence.

Your story

– You bring 10+ years of experience leading creative campaigns at the intersection of sports, lifestyle, and culture.

– In-house brand-side experience is essential; agency background is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to align global brand strategy with regional execution and deliver premium, world-class creative.

– Exceptional art direction, concept development and visual storytelling skills, with a strong 360° campaign portfolio.

– Deep understanding of premium brand building, visual systems and cross-market consistency.

– Strong strategic thinking, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Willing and able to travel across the APAC region as needed.

– Fluent in English and Chinese (written & spoken).

Meet the team

We’re the friend who shows you where to find city adventures, the run crew captain who won’t let you slow into the finish, the trail runner who pushes you to the summit to soak up the sunrise. We love getting to know our community and finding out what they want and need. We’re always looking for new, interesting ways to communicate our products – so if you have an idea that could be our new secret weapon, speak up and run with it (literally)!

We’re big thinkers and change-makers, constantly reinventing how we do things – questioning the status quo and finding new ideas to try as inspiration strikes us.

We are a team of Graphic Designers, Digital Designers, Brand Experience Designers and Art Directors based in Shanghai and Tokyo. In close collaboration with the