ARTEC X ABNORMAL STUDIOS

ASEAN and Asia Pacific Lens

We are thrilled to announce the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ARTEC and Abnormal Studios.

Abnormal Studios ( Facebook / Linktr ) is the premiere regional media content acquisition and distribution subsidiary of WESTEC Media Limited (WML) ( Facebook / LinkedIn ), an established Asia Pacific region powerhouse with over 1,500 titles and expanding.

With global titles in live action such as “Superman”, “Fantastic 4”, “Avatar : Fire and Ash”, as well as animated titles such as “Smurfs”, “Demon Slayer” and many more.

ARTEC Team in Phnom Penh Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam are looking to hire talented mid-to-senior level Designers for Interior and Architecture. Delving into Hospitality, F&B, Retail, Commercial, Residential, Showrooms and Offices, from small scale to urban scale projects.

The internal team culture is multi-cultural, with an avid consensus on quality, aesthetic and human focused creations, with emphasis on meaningful design. Where team members are encouraged to ask questions, challenge ideas and methods as well as practice diligence in their craft, to learn and support other members of the ARTEC family, associates and partners. The right candidate would have the opportunity to work on projects in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and other ASEAN destinations, with support and collaboration with China based team members.

Relevant Job Description(s) are as below;
Interior Designer / Architectural Designer / Technical* Designer

GENERAL SCOPE

1. Undertaking Design Projects from Concept to Completion. (May involve GC Supervision or Administration).
2. Work with Team Members to define project schedules and requirements, and the brief.
3. Ability to communicate, manage, coordinate and work with external consultants, engineers, suppliers, contractors and the client, other stakeholders or their representative(s).
4. To be able to plan, produce and review drawings, in all stages of the design process.
5. Put in practice the candidate’s detail-minded, time conscious and strong interpersonal skills.
6. Has innate initiative and able to express opinions and explain thought processes and logic through detailed communication methods.
7. Ability to interpret, communicate and create solutions based on design intent.
8. Able to use AutoCAD, a 3D Modelling Software (3DS Max / SketchUp / Rhino or Similar).
9. Good Knowledge of Construction Materials, Construction Phases and Construction Details.
10. Ability to Compile Schedules and Other Tables necessary to Support the Design Drawings Package.
11. Ability to Follow Drawing Standards and Other Instructions on Workflow Processes.
12. Able to Hand Sketch.
13. Create and Support Narrative(s), Mood Boards and Other Presentation Related Productions and Reviews.
14. Support, Direct and Review 3D Renderings.

REQUIREMENTS

1. English Language ability to be Mid to Professional level.
2. Khmer, Vietnamese or Mandarin (Chinese) Language ability will be an Advantage.
3. Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Interior Design or Architecture, or equal / similar.
4. High Proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD.
5.  Proficient in Adobe Photoshop.
6. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign would be an Advantage.
7. Proficient in either SketchUp, or 3DS Max, or Rhino3D, or Other Similar 3D modelling software.
8. Proficient in Microsoft Windows OS Environment.
9. Proficient in Standard Microsoft Office365 software, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and TEAMS.
10. Ability to Hand Sketch.

SKILLS

1. Proven Time Management, Planning and Problem-Solving Skills.
2. Minimum 2 to 5 or more years of experience.
3. Familiar with Common Construction Finishes, Materials and Methods.
4. Knowledge of Coordination and Management related processes with 3rd party stakeholders.
5. Proven On-Site experience.
6. Fabrication Experience is an Advantage.
7. Keen eye for Color, Texture, Shades, Lighting, Scale, Mood Imagery.
8. Self-Starter attitude.
9. Experience in FF&E and Specifications.
10. Strong Experience in Hospitality, or F&B, or Offices.
11. Having Experience in Retail, or Commercial, Residential, or Showrooms is an Advantage.
12. Knowledge of Vietnam, or Cambodia, or Malaysia Building Regulations would be an Advantage.

BENEFITS & REMUNERATION

1. Work with an International and Multi-Cultural Team and Consultants.
2. Engage with international professionals and brands.
3. Long-term Career Development and Portfolio Opportunities.
4. Short-term travel to and from ASEAN Project Locations.
5. Remuneration and Salary to be by negotiation on individual case basis.

HIRING PROCESS

1. PHASE 1 – Send Cover Letter and CV to chen.huang@artisan-technica.com
2. PHASE 2 – Candidates will be selected for interview, either online on in-person. (Only selected candidates will be contacted).
3. PHASE 3 – Portfolio Presentation, Review and Discussion.
4. PHASE 4 – Offer Letter sent for Chosen Candidate for Acceptance.

Do you have questions or would like to speak to us? Speak with CHEN HUANG, by visiting our Contact page.

You can also find this Job online at VietnamWorks.

– Team ARTEC

ARTEC in Phnom Penh Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam is hiring talented mid-level Architectural and Interior Designers. Focusing on Hospitality, F&B, Retail, Commercial, Residential, Showrooms and Offices from small scale to urban scale projects.

The internal team culture is multi-cultural, with an avid consensus on quality, aesthetic and human focused creations, with emphasis on meaningful design. Where team members are encouraged to ask questions, challenge ideas and methods as well as practice diligence in their craft, to learn and support other members of the ARTEC family. The right candidate would have the opportunity to work on projects in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and other ASEAN destinations, with support and collaboration with China based team members.

Relevant Job Descriptions are as below;

INTERIOR DESIGNER / ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

GENERAL SCOPE

1. Undertaking Design Projects from Concept to Completion.
2. Work with senior team members to define project schedules and requirements, and the brief.
3. Ability to communicate and work with external consultants, suppliers, contractors and the client, other stakeholders or their representative(s).
4. To create, evolve, develop and produce drawings, concepts, in all stages of the design process.
5. To communicate and coordinate, where necessary, with external or other stakeholder parties, throughout the project process.
6. Put in practice the candidate’s intrinsic artistic, creative and strong interpersonal skills.
7. Has innate initiative and able to express opinions and explain thought processes and logic through detailed communication methods.

REQUIREMENTS

1. English Language ability to be Proficient to Professional / Native level.
2. Khmer or Vietnamese Language ability will be an advantage.
3. Bachelor Degree in Interior Design or Architecture, or equal / similar.
4. Proficient in Autodesk AutoCAD.
5. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Advantage if have additional competency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
6. Proficient in either SketchUp or 3DS Max, Advantage if have additional competency in McNeel Rhino3D or V-Ray.
7. Proficient in Microsoft Windows OS environment.
8. Proficient in standard Microsoft Office365 software, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Advantage if have additional competency in TEAMS.
9. Ability to hand sketch will be an advantage.

SKILLS

1. Proven portfolio of works.
2. Minimum 2 to 5 years of experience range.
3. Familiarity with common construction finishes and materials.
4. Proven on-site and/or fabrication experience is an advantage.
5. Keen eye for color, texture, shades, lighting, scale, mood imagery.
6. Ability to present designs to the client is an advantage.
7. Proven ability to problem solve, with a self-starter attitude.
8. Experience in FF&E and specification.

BENEFITS & REMUNERATION

1. Work with an international and multi-cultural internal team.
2. Engage with international professionals and brands.
3. Long-term career development and up-skilling.
4. Short-term travel to and from ASEAN project locations.
5. End of year performance bonuses.
6. Remuneration and Salary to be by negotiation on individual case basis.

HIRING PROCESS

1. PHASE 1 – Send Cover Letter and CV to career@artisan-technica.com
2. PHASE 2 – Candidates will be selected for interview, either online on in-person. (Only selected candidates will be contacted).
3. PHASE 3 – Offer Letter sent for Candidate for Acceptance.

Do you have questions or would like to speak to us? Speak with CHEN HUANG, by visiting our Contact page.

– Team ARTEC

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The cuts are from a few cents to a few hundred thousand dollars (under the right circumstances) and mostly center around business establishment and planning. It’s not clear what impact this might have on a macroeconomic scale.

INSURANCE NEWS

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This received national attention earlier this year when Vietnamese actress Ngoc Lan live-streamed herself crying when she realized a life insurance contract she had entered into was not what she expected it to be.

As a result, public sentiment toward insurance has become skeptical and several government probes have been launched. That said, the sector has seen robust growth in recent years and this set back is likely to only be temporary.

F&B NEWS

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The Philippines’ Jollibee has announced that it intends to further expand in Vietnam. The fried chicken and rice juggernaut reportedly now has 158 stores in the burgeoning Southeast Asian nation, opening four new stores in the first quarter of this year. The Vietnamese market has proven somewhat fickle for foreign franchises. Whereas many have been successful, many have also struggled.

AQUACULTURE NEWS

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BANKING NEWS

NORWEGIAN FIRM LIKELY TO ACQUIRE NEARLY 5 PERCENT OF VIETNAMESE BANK

Norwegian Investment Fund is set to buy 95 million shares or a 4.63 percent stake in Vietnam’s SeABank. The sale is estimated to be worth VND 1,200 billion (US$50.7 million) Established in 1994, SeABank currently caps foreign ownership at 5 percent, though legally foreign firms can own up to 30 percent of a Vietnamese bank.

MANUFACTURING NEWS

S&P PMI SHOWS SMALL IMPROVEMENT

The S&P PMI was up from 45.3 in May to 46.2 in June but is still in decline—anything lower than 50 represents a contraction. S&P says that this is on the back of weaker demand in key export markets but that power shortages in northern Vietnam have also been a problem.

INVESTMENT NEWS

APPLE SUPPLIER’S INVESTMENT IN QUANG NINH APPROVED

Key Apple supplier Foxconn has been granted investment certificates for the two projects it has slated for Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province. Foxconn is expected to invest US$246 million developing two factories to manufacture a range of electronic products.

JAPAN FIRM TO BUILD 650 HECTARE INDUSTRIAL PARK IN THANH HOA

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has announced that it intends to invest US$400 million in an industrial park project in Thanh Hoa. Around 150 kilometers south of Hanoi, greater development in Thanh Hoa is in line with a rising trend of firms looking for untapped manufacturing potential, outside of the major hubs around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

CHINESE AUTOMAKER TO OFFICIALLY ENTER VIETNAM MARKET

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Hipkins started his speech at the Friday Shanghai launch event by acknowledging the challenges the businesses faced over the COVID period. “Some of these impacts are ongoing, but we are also seeing the chance to reconnect, reopen and look forward to the opportunities that come with that. Against the odds, bilateral trade between New Zealand and China has continued to grow during a very challenging time. This is testament to the strength of partnerships and connections between Chinese and New Zealand businesses.”

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Cambodia issued a sub-decree for the complete implementation of Cambodia’s new Law on Investment – which has been in force since October 15, 2021 – to attract and boost both local and foreign direct investment in the country, said a statement released by the government.

The sub-decree would entitle relevant government institutions, private sector investors and business people to follow and implement the new investment law more effectively as the legal frameworks provide clear-cut guidelines for investment and set clear in-charge bodies, investment projects and incentive conditions.

Cambodia’s Secretary General of CDC—Cambodia’s highest decision-making body for private and public investments stated that the sub-decree sets the clusters of investment projects incentivized on inputs for production to supply domestic markets, a cluster of investment projects incentivized on customs, special duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) but un-incentivised on taxation.

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak urged all relevant parties to work together on the possibility of establishing a free trade agreement between Cambodia and Japan following a remarkable surge in exports of Cambodian products to Japan this year.

The minister was speaking at a seminar, attended by businessmen and entrepreneurs from both countries, on trade facilitation and digitization of trade between Japan and Cambodia on Friday.

On 27 May, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell joined Ministers from the 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) countries in Detroit, Michigan, to welcome the substantial conclusion of a first-of-its-kind agreement to better address modern supply chain challenges.

The new IPEF Supply Chains Agreement will establish a world-first Crisis Response Network to facilitate faster collective responses to critical shortages and supply chain disruptions. This will help ensure Australia’s access to critical goods and reduce market instability. It will also support our businesses and consumers to adapt and be resilient during a crisis.

In addition, an IPEF Supply Chains Council will start work on action plans to address vulnerabilities and chokepoints. This will provide a lasting platform to mobilise investment and boost value-adding opportunities for Australian industry in areas such as critical minerals and clean energy technologies, strengthening our economic resilience.

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Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, on Wednesday set up an aircraft lifecycle service center in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.

As Airbus’ first aircraft lifecycle service center outside Europe, it will provide parking, storage, maintenance, upgrading, modification, dismantling and recycling services for all types of aircraft, said Airbus.