Open role, Content & Creative
Visual Designer
w/ Video
Design that has to carry a brand and perform at the same time. Static and motion, from planning through finished asset, across every channel we run.
Graphic design and motion, from planning to finished asset
As a Creative Specialist, we expect you to find innovative solutions that fulfil the requirements of a given task. We expect you to be passionate about design with the ability to work on a variety of tasks. You can count on a flexible team, both to discuss ideas and to help you find the perfect solution. If you have the motivation to maintain and improve design standards, and the willingness to listen and improve from feedback, then this is the place to be.
The work spans static and motion, and it spans brand and performance. Some of it exists to tell a brand’s story properly; some of it exists to be tested against another version of itself next week. Both deserve the same standard of craft, and knowing which one you are making is part of the job.
You will work close to the channels. Paid social now consumes creative in volume, which means designing for variation and for fast iteration rather than for one hero asset, and building things that hold up when they are cut, resized and reworked.
What you will actually do
- Brand StorytellingProduce attractive and effective designs for all media to tell our brands’ story.
- Quality & ConsistencyDeliver high-quality, on-brand, scalable graphic solutions and ensure consistent quality content is delivered on time, every time.
- End-to-End ProjectsTake a project through its different phases, from planning to design, with attention to detail regardless of project size.
- FinishingEdit and refine graphic designs into finished products, ready for the channel they are going to.
- Motion & VideoCut, edit and animate for social and campaign use, from short-form video to motion graphics and simple animated formats.
- Designing for VariationBuild assets as systems rather than one-offs, so a concept can be resized, recut and iterated at the volume paid channels need.
- Campaign SupportSupport the team throughout the execution of projects and campaigns.
- Client & Team RelationshipsCreate solid connections with the team and with the client to strengthen your designs.
- Creative InputShare ideas and bring inputs to our creative meetings.
Technical & platform skills
- Experience
- 2 to 5 years in visual design, in an agency, studio or in-house team. The seat is open across that range, and we adjust scope to the person rather than the other way around.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or a related field, or equivalent experience and background.
- Portfolio
- A portfolio we can look at, showing both brand and performance work, and at least some motion.
- Design tooling
- Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, at a level where the tool is not what slows you down.
- Motion tooling
- Adobe Premiere and After Effects, at a level where you can deliver a finished cut without support.
- AI-based creative tools
- Appetite and hands-on experience with AI-based creative software, at the same level we expect on Premiere and After Effects. The Google family (Veo, Flow and what follows them), Adobe Firefly and generative tooling inside Creative Cloud, and whatever replaces them next year.
- Web design
- Ability to design for web: layout, responsive behaviour and handing work over to developers in a usable state.
- Craft under pressure
- Ability to work individually and with the creative team in a fast-paced environment, meeting tight deadlines.
- Data-driven mindset
- Willingness to look at how a piece performed and let it change the next one.
- AI literacy
- Literacy in Tech and AI subjects, and practical understanding of how LLMs and agents work: context, tools, memory, and why the same prompt can return different answers. Sophisticated use of AI platforms, both with efficiency and security.
Behavioral skills
- Attention to Detail
- Attention to detail regardless of project size, including on the work nobody will scrutinise.
- Receptive to Feedback
- Motivation to maintain and improve design standards, and the willingness to listen and improve from feedback.
- Problem Solving
- Finds innovative solutions that fulfil the requirements of a given task, including when the brief is imperfect.
- Versatility
- Passionate about design and comfortable across a variety of tasks, formats and brands.
- Collaborative Spirit
- Works closely with copy, social, media and the studio, and shares work early rather than at the end.
- Kindness
- At Wise Pirates we promote and admire kindness, independently of rhythm, intensity and efficiency.
- AI Readiness
- Interest and fluency in using AI as a partner to deliver efficient value, respecting security and privacy regulations.
- Innovation Lover
- Someone seeking continuous growth and desiring to be part of innovative solutions.
Not required. Noticed.
- Additional years of experience beyond the range above, for a broader remit and more creative ownership.
- UX/UI work alongside visual design.
- Advanced video editing, including sound and colour.
- Experience producing creative for paid social at volume, with a feel for what holds attention in the first seconds.
- Experience building or maintaining a design system or brand toolkit.
- 3D, illustration or generative tools as part of your range.
- A point of view on where generative tools help a creative process and where they flatten it.
A Digital, Tech and AI Business Partner
Wise Pirates is a leading Digital, Tech, and AI Business Partner, operating from Portugal. With a team of 100+ professionals, we are a Martech-independent agency at the forefront of innovation in Southern Europe. Our ambition is to lead an AI-first marketing ecosystem, blending human creativity with the power of artificial intelligence.
We are dynamic, forward-thinking, and driven by data, automation, and meaningful customer experiences. We believe that our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to fostering a culture where they can grow, innovate, and thrive.
Our value proposition is holistic and new generation. We combine services with proprietary products, custom data and proprietary frameworks, so the client gets one capability aimed at their business results, not a stack of separate disciplines. You get to work across all of it.
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- A front-row seat in a growing agency placing AI at the centre of how we work and how we serve our clients, both in service and products. Senior peers in every discipline, our sharpest edge and your fastest growth.
- A culture of autonomy connected to a clear orientation towards action and performance. You own your projects end-to-end and have real space to grow. The rhythm is intense and evolution happens at a fast pace.
- Direct exposure to a wide range of use cases, industries, and clients across 80+ countries, with real impact on what gets shipped.
- Continuous learning alongside a cross-functional team of automation, data, media, and creative specialists.
Why join the navy when you can be a pirate?
Portugal, hybrid, full time. Direct client impact from day one, alongside senior peers in every discipline.
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