Brand & Marketing Designer

JOB TITLE: Brand & Marketing Designer

LOCATION: Jakarta, hybrid

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, full-time

REPORTING TO: Marketing & Strategy Manager

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Brand & Marketing Designer exists to elevate Acorn Strategy’s visual identity and marketing presence through high-quality, strategically aligned creative execution. This role supports the Business Development & Strategy team by delivering compelling brand assets, campaign materials, and client-facing outputs that strengthen Acorn’s market positioning.

The successful candidate will translate strategic direction into visually engaging designs across multiple channels while maintaining consistency with Acorn’s brand standards. They will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, actively seek feedback, and continuously refine their craft to enhance creative output. The successful candidate will translate strategic direction into visually engaging brand and digital design outputs across multiple channels while maintaining consistency with Acorn’s standards. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design high-quality brand, marketing, and business development materials aligned with Acorn Strategy’s visual identity and brand standards.
• Produce creative outputs across both digital and print formats, including campaign materials, proposals, presentations, and social media assets.
• Translate written and verbal briefs into visually compelling, audience-appropriate design solutions that support business development and marketing objectives.
• Apply core design principles such as hierarchy, typography, layout, balance, and contrast to create clear and effective visual communication.
• Collaborate closely with the Business Development & Strategy team and other internal stakeholders to ensure design work aligns with strategic goals and campaign requirements.
• Manage multiple deliverables and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Participate constructively in creative review processes, confidently explaining design decisions and incorporating feedback to improve outputs.
• Maintain organised design files and ensure outputs are prepared correctly for their intended platform or format.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Acorn’s brand assets and creative standards across marketing channels.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, with the ability to produce technically strong and polished design outputs.
• Demonstrated experience working across brand identity systems and digital-first design, applying visual standards consistently across multiple touchpoints.
• Strong understanding of core design principles including typography, layout, hierarchy, balance, and contrast.
• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality design work across branding, marketing, and digital outputs.
• Ability to interpret briefs accurately, ask clarifying questions, and align creative work with strategic objectives.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and respond constructively to feedback.
• Curiosity and willingness to expand skills across related disciplines such as illustration, motion, or digital formats would be advantageous.

WHY JOIN US?

• Be part of a global, growing organisation with exposure across multiple markets.
• Work in a collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Opportunity for career growth as the organisation expands.

ABOUT ACORN STRATEGY

Voted Large Agency of the Year and winner of multiple international awards, Acorn Strategy is a full-service communications consultancy with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Perth, and London, and an ever-expanding client roster. We are an integrated marketing, public relations, and digital consultancy that delivers sharp, agile, and creative strategies to help grow our clients’ business.

OUR CULTURE

We understand that our success depends on recruiting and retaining the highest quality individuals. We have created an environment for people to grow and learn through a culture that empowers creativity, innovation, and professionalism. The core values we live by are collaboration, agility, bravery, curiosity, and growth.

OUR PEOPLE

Over the years we have come to realise that although each of our team members are unique, we each share a series of personal traits that have successfully linked us culturally as a team and as an agency at large. 

ACORN STRATEGY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating and building a respectful and empowering environment. We aim to create an inclusive workplace that supports our diversity and increases our potential to produce work that better represents and resonates with the world around us.