Senior Creative Engineer (Production)

<p>The Senior Creative Engineer leads and executes high-quality production design deliverables across digital platforms, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and innovation. This role requires a strong ability to manage and deliver complex, multi-channel digital production projects independently, while also mentoring junior team members and contributing to the evolution of design systems, processes, and best practices.<br><br>The Senior Creative Engineer is a trusted partner for cross-functional teams and clients, providing guidance, quality assurance, and forward-thinking design solutions that align with brand guidelines and business goals.</p> <p>This position requires full on-site attendance,&nbsp;<strong>five days per week</strong>, at the Barreal office (Heredia, Zona Franca Metropolitana).<br><br><strong>You will</strong></p> <ul class="b7525896 c8f6b93b"> <li>Oversee the creation of production design deliverables in areas such as site/app maintenance, image processing, digital advertising, motion graphics, email production, and presentation design.</li> <li>Drive ownership of complex projects, from planning and execution to delivery, ensuring alignment with creative, brand, and technical standards.</li> <li>Mentor and guide junior and mid-level Creative Engineers, providing feedback, coaching, and best practices to strengthen team performance.</li> <li>Collaborate strategically with creative engineering leads, project managers, and clients to provide design solutions that improve workflows and elevate deliverables.</li> <li>Ensure exceptional quality assurance across all assets, proactively identifying and solving potential design or technical issues.</li> <li>Contribute to the evolution of design systems, templates, and guidelines, ensuring consistency and scalability across projects.</li> <li>Stay ahead of design trends, tools, and technologies, recommending innovative approaches to enhance production efficiency and creative impact.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You have</strong></p> <ul class="b7525896 c8f6b93b"> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design, Advertising, or a related field (or equivalent experience in advertising/digital agencies or startups).</li> <li>5+ years of experience in digital production design for advertising agencies, design studios, or startups, ideally with international clients and global brands.</li> <li>Advanced expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), with strong photo retouching and image optimization skills.</li> <li>Strong working knowledge of motion design tools such as After Effects, Adobe Animate (Celtra/Orca Plus is a plus).</li> <li>Advanced proficiency in UI/UX design tools (Figma, Sketch) and the a