Creative Production Specialist (m/f/d) in Guildford

Company Description

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

Western Digital is seeking an organized and detail-oriented Design, Production to execute, prep final file creation, translations and manage our internal DAM for our marketing and creative organization for a global organization in close alignment with our Marketing teams. This role is a hands-on design execution position, focused on high-volume asset production, localization, and adherence to established global brand systems rather than concept development or creative strategy ownership. This role supports regional marketing programs by ensuring all global creative frameworks are prepped into technically accurate asset and region-ready assets across digital, event, partner, and campaign touchpoints. The ideal candidate is capable of prepping assets as needed experience with working within brand guidelines, managing multiple deliverables, and collaborating across geographies and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain internal DAM for assets, keep organized, ensure technical operation is intact for global use.
• Manage translations process and delivery requirements per project in the creative team.
• Communicate in a timely manner, outbound to the internal team on delivery and completion of assets.
• Some Design may be required, resizing, build, and produce assets supporting global teams initiatives across digital campaigns, web, social, email, presentations, events, and partner materials.
• Execute creative work based on established global brand systems, templates, and design frameworks.
• Adapt and localize global creative assets for regional markets, ensuring accuracy, cultural relevance, and brand consistency.
• Partner with regional marketing teams to support campaign execution, product launches, and ongoing regional programs.
• Collaborate with global creative and marketing teams to ensure alignment on specifications, formats, and delivery standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent design requests, balancing regional priorities with global timelines and production requirements.
• Prepare and deliver final assets that meet technical specifications, localization needs, accessibility standards, and platform requirements.
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback efficiently while maintaining design quality and production velocity.
• Maintain organized files, templates, and documentation to support scalable and repeatable design workflows.
• Stay current on design tools, production best practices, and platform requirements to improve efficiency and output quality.
• Utilize AI tools to support production efficiency and output.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); familiarity with motion, video, or 3D tools (After Effects, Premiere, Maya, Unreal, etc.) is a plus but not required.
• Highly organized.
• Strong working knowledge of brand systems, templates, layout, and production standards.
• Ability to interpret creative briefs, specifications, and global guidelines and translate them into finished assets.
• High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, consistency, and quality control.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliverables.
• Able to utilize AI tools into everyday solutions.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills across global, cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable operating in a structured, matrixed, and deadline-driven global organization.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in professional design with a strong emphasis on production, execution, and localization.
• Experience supporting regional or international marketing teams, with working knowledge of localization workflows and cultural considerations.
• Proven experience producing high-volume creative assets within established brand systems.
• Experience working in B2B technology, enterprise marketing, or global brand environments preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing executional design excellence across digital and marketing channels.

Additional Information

WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

WD is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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