Commercial & Contracts Manager (Shanghai-based)
Location: Shanghai
Position: Full time
Reporting to: Master of Coin; dotted line to The Visionary
The Orangeblowfish is seeking a Commercial & Contracts Manager to lead the commercial governance, contract management, risk management and commercial compliance across the business. The role acts is the key point for all commercial matters and partners with legal, creative project teams and agency leadership to protect company interests, improve commercial processes and support sustainable growth
Responsibilities:
– Commercial Governance: Own commercial governance frameworks, review commercial documentation, and ensure compliance with company policies.
– Contract Management & Negotiation: Review, draft and negotiate client, vendor and consultant agreements. Identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies. Identify contractual issues and bottlenecks and escalate as required.
– Proposal & Pricing Governance: Review fee proposals, scopes of work and pricing structures to ensure commercial viability and margin protection.
– Commercial Operations: Leads the overall commercial process including client and vendor contract pricing, execution, variation management, invoicing requirements and commercial reporting.
– Risk Management & Compliance: Maintain contract review standards, manage contractual risks and support compliance initiatives.
– Process Improvement: Develop and/or improve checklists, commercial templates, workflows and approval processes to enhance efficiency and reduce risk. This includes identifying recurring contractual issues and recommend improvements to internal processes and maintaining a database of key contractual deviations, customer positions, and lessons learned.
– Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Advise internal project teams and leadership on commercial matters and provide contract guidance.
The Successful Candidate:
– Around 5+ years of experience in commercial management, contract management, legal operations, procurement, or a related field.
– A legal background is highly preferred.
– Strong contract negotiation and risk assessment capabilities.
– High attention to detail, with strong organizational and time-management skills.
– Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages.
– A good understanding of contract terms, with the ability to identify potential risks.
– Proficient in Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Excel.
– Able to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
– Reliable and proactive, able to manage multiple tasks and deliver to deadlines under pressure.
Interested?
Apply below and remember to send us your CV (max 2 pages in English), along with 10 of your best art and design works.
The Orangeblowfish will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in China. This position does not qualify for relocation assistance.
Junior Graphic Designer (Shanghai-based)
Location: Shanghai
Position: Full time
Reporting to: Idea Inker
Responsibilities:
– Take briefs as part of a wider creative team and help generate ideas to present back to the our senior creatives
– Have a good knowledge and the ability to execute a range of different design styles and layouts
– Coordinate with project leads to determine their requirements, timescale and budget
– Develop concepts, graphics and layouts, including making decisions that are on brief
– Keep senior creatives up to date on progress
– Listen and act on feedback, and explain the rationale behind graphic design decisions
– Review final layouts and suggest improvements if required.
– Liaise with external production partners to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed or presented to the highest quality.
– Coordinate and prepare final artwork with printers and suppliers as required
– Image research and documentation as required
The Successful Candidate:
– Must be bilingual – fluent in Chinese and English. Native Chinese is preferred.
– Has 2-4 years’ agency or design experience
– Excels in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
– Has a strong eye for typography, layout and detail
– Can balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
– Is proactive, self-motivated and collaborative
– Understands branding across print, digital and experiential touchpoints
– Stays curious, keeps learning and brings fresh ideas to the table
Interested?
Apply below and remember to send us your CV (max 2 pages in English), along with 10 of your best art and design works.
The Orangeblowfish will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in China or Australia. This position does not qualify for relocation assistance.
Marketing Intern (Sydney)
Location: Sydney
Position: Project-based
Reporting to: The Visionary
Our Sydney office is looking for a marketing intern who is interested in working with one of the best creative teams in APAC.
Duties include:
- Participating in brainstorming sessions for creative and branding projects.
- Assisting with creating compelling content to showcase our award-winning client case studies and other latest news worth sharing.
- Supporting the team with community management and brand building across the various branded platforms.
- Conducting market research, online news monitoring, listening and analytics tracking including seeing what posts do well and what we can do better.
The ideal candidate will be required to have:
- Bilingual proficiency: Fluent in Chinese and English – written and spoken.
- Be organised and able to handle multiple requests with grace.
- Have a professional manner and some exposure to working with international, cross-cultural and remote teams.
- Social media experience and interest is a plus.
What do we offer?
- A fun and creative working environment
- The opportunity to learn new things, and work on projects that inspire you
- A fabulous team who loves what they do and has a great sense of humour
Apply below using our contact form.
The Orangeblowfish will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Australia and based in Sydney. This position does not qualify for relocation assistance.
Project Manager (Shanghai-based)
Location: Shanghai
Position: Full Time
Reporting to: Idea Inker
The Orangeblowfish is looking for a Project Manager to join our Shanghai team. You’ll be the driving force behind the successful delivery of branding, spatial design, brand experience, and creative projects, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and to the high standards our clients expect.
You’ll collaborate closely with clients, creatives, strategists, suppliers, and leadership teams to keep projects moving smoothly from brief to delivery.
Duties include:
Project Management & Delivery
– Own projects from planning through to execution, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and within scope.
– Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and delivery schedules.
– Coordinate cross-functional teams and proactively manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and roadblocks.
– Monitor budgets, project hours, scope, and overall project performance.
– Lead internal project kick-offs and resource planning across all project phases.
– Schedule and facilitate project meetings, workshops, check-ins, and status updates.
– Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, action lists, and internal tracking systems.
– Escalate risks relating to deadlines, budgets, resources, or scope where necessary.
– Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and efficiency.
Client Management
– Act as a primary day-to-day point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle.
– Build trusted client relationships through proactive communication and problem-solving.
– Lead client meetings, presentations, status updates, and project reviews.
– Manage client expectations, feedback, priorities, and approvals.
– Prepare reports, updates, and recommendations for clients and internal stakeholders.
– Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and support business development initiatives.
Quality Control
– Ensure all deliverables meet Agency standards before presentation or release.
– Support research and development for brand strategy and creative solutions.
– Collaborate with suppliers, fabricators, consultants, and vendors to ensure quality execution.
– Assist with sourcing, budget negotiations, quotations, and production management as required.
– Review workflows and identify opportunities to improve project efficiency and quality.
Team Leadership & Operations
– Provide guidance and support to project teams throughout delivery.
– Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
– Support Agency leadership in refining project management processes and operational systems.
– Help teams stay aligned on priorities, workloads, deadlines, and deliverables.
– Champion The Orangeblowfish’s creative methodology across all projects.
– Support pitch preparation, research, proposals, and business development activities.
– Build and maintain relationships with vendors, consultants, and production partners.
– Actively promote the Agency’s values, culture, and standards.
What You’ll Bring:
– Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management within a creative, branding, design, architecture, marketing, or related agency environment.
– Proven ability to lead complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.
– Experience managing budgets, timelines, resources, and multiple concurrent projects.
– Fluent written and spoken English and Chinese.
– Ability to thrive under pressure while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
– A strong track record of delivering projects seamlessly and on schedule.
– Experience working with international, cross-cultural, and remote teams is highly desirable.
What do we offer?
– A collaborative and creative working environment.
– Opportunities to work on exciting projects across branding, experience, retail, hospitality, workplace, and destination sectors.
– Exposure to leading regional and international brands.
– A talented team that loves what they do and doesn’t take itself too seriously.
– Plenty of opportunities to learn, grow, and develop your career.
Apply below using our contact form.
The Orangeblowfish will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in China. This position does not qualify for relocation assistance.
Project Team Coordinator (Shanghai-based)
Location: Shanghai
Position: Full Time
Reporting to: Project Powerhouse
The Orangeblowfish is looking for a Project Team Coordinator to join our team to help support all aspects of clients’ projects, as assigned.
These include:
– Assisting the project team with research, daily communications with stakeholders and keeping a tab of client deliverables.
– Updating project timelines, client reports, meeting agendas and meeting minutes.
– Being the daily point of contact for communication with vendors for assigned projects. This includes following up on quotations, deliverables and delivery schedules.
– Search, onboard and manage new vendor and production partners
– Recognising risks and applying creative problem skills to help mitigate risks. Escalating to project lead as required.
– Assisting in other tasks as required.
The ideal candidate will be required to have:
– Be organised and able to handle multiple requests with grace.
– Have strong communication and logical reasoning skills.
– Language requirements: Fluent in Chinese and English – written and spoken.
– Demonstrated experience in problem solving.
– Able to deal with working under pressure whilst delivering high quality results to meet client and team expectations.
– Solid reputation when it comes to servicing clients.
– Experience working with international, cross-cultural and remote teams is a plus.
What do we offer?
– A fun and creative working environment
– The opportunity to learn new things, and work on projects that inspire you
– A fabulous team who loves what they do and has a great sense of humour
Apply below using our contact form.
The Orangeblowfish will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in China. This position does not qualify for relocation assistance.
