Visual Designer

About Fujitsu Launchpad

Fujitsu Launchpad is a Tokyo-based venture studio subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. As a corporate venture studio, we act as an institutional cofounder by proactively investing in and building ventures from an initial idea stage. We create new ventures from zero, with the goals of achieving product-market fit, growing profitable new businesses, and delivering outsized returns on investment. We incubate ventures in diverse domains, both in Japan and globally.

We are seeking a visual designer to work with the Launchpad product and go-to-market teams to create stunning visual collateral for a wide array of ventures spanning diverse audiences, domains, geographies and languages. Additionally, the visual designer will support the development of brand guidelines, design playbooks and internal studio projects.
Our idea visual designer will have well-informed design perspectives, backed in deep experience and exceptional work products. They will actively seek ownership and accountability and will thrive in high-velocity environments. In return, Fujitsu Launchpad will provide the opportunity for an outsized impact on the visual branding and marketing of early stage ventures.

We offer competitive salaries, flexible working hours, and a hybrid-friendly culture.

Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product designers, product managers and go-to-market teams to strategize distinct visual and brand identities which will resonate with target audiences.
• Design a wide range of visual collateral for Launchpad ventures, including (but not limited to): digital ads, social media collateral, animations, videos, illustrations, logos, brand guidelines, pitch decks, infographics, and physical merchandise.
• Support internal marketing and talent acquisition efforts by creating visual collateral including (but not limited to): stakeholder presentations, concept visualizations for learning programs, social media collateral, and studio branded goods.
• Support the product and go-to-market teams in conducting user research to understand the resonance of visual collateral with target audiences and identify areas for improvement.
• Contribute to defining and delivering scalable design and branding frameworks, systems and processes to be leveraged as the Fujitsu Launchpad product team grows

Required Experience

• Stunning portfolio demonstrating exceptional skill in creating visual product and marketing collateral in a variety of forms (e.g., digital graphics, animations, videos) for diverse target audiences, markets and use cases.
• 2-3+ years of experience working in a visual design role, ideally within a product or marketing team in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Highly proficient in design software, including Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere).
• Exceptional visual, presentation and communication skills. Strong copywriting skills are a big plus.
• Experience working in a user-centric, data-informed environment, with the ability to iterate design work based on user research findings, KPIs and strategic objectives.
• Excellent critical thinking capabilities, with the ability to learn quickly, work effectively cross-functionally across unfamiliar markets and industries, and rapidly iterate to drive growth.
• Business-level English and Japanese communication skills.