Art Director
Summary
Designs social media assets, print materials, motion graphics, and brand collateral for an insurance company using Adobe Creative Suite and animation tools.
Location: Gurgaon/Mumbai | Full-time
About the role:
We are looking for an Art Director who can transform
business objectives, briefs, and ideas into high-impact, visually compelling
creative communication. The ideal candidate should have strong experience.
Working with advertising/creative agencies, understand industry-standard
creative practices, and have the ability to take a concept from idea →
visual direction → creative execution.
This role requires someone who is not only an excellent
visual thinker but also understands brands, audiences, competitors, and
communication strategy.
Key Responsibilities
1. Creative Concept & Art Direction
- Develop original creative concepts and visual ideas based on business and
communication objectives.
- Lead
the art direction for campaigns across digital, social media,
print, video and other communication platforms.
- Translate
abstract ideas and marketing briefs into strong, engaging visual
concepts.
- Establish
the visual tone, style, composition, imagery, typography and overall
creative direction.
- Ensure
that creative outputs are visually distinctive, relevant and aligned
with brand guidelines.
2. Creative Execution
- Create high-quality creative assets for campaigns and marketing
initiatives.
- Work
across multiple formats including:
- Social
media campaigns
- Digital
advertisements
- Brand
campaigns
- Print
creatives
- Presentations
- Videos
and motion graphics
- Marketing
collaterals
- Event/stall
branding
- Internal
and external communications
- Maintain
high standards of design quality, visual consistency and attention to
detail.
3. Campaign Experience
- Demonstrate
the ability to work on multiple campaigns and tight deadlines without compromising creative quality.
- Understand
how to interpret briefs and convert them into compelling creative
solutions.
- Collaborate
effectively with copywriters, designers, video teams, marketing teams and
external agencies.
5. Competitor & Industry Analysis
- Conduct
regular competitor and industry creative analysis.
- Identify
emerging visual trends, campaign approaches and communication
opportunities.
- Benchmark
the quality of creative output against leading brands and agencies.
- Use
insights from competitor analysis to develop more differentiated and
effective creative communication.
6. Team Collaboration & Communication
- Clearly
communicate creative concepts and explain the thinking behind the work.
- Collaborate
with cross-functional teams to understand objectives and deliver the right
creative solution.
Requirements
Must-Have Skills
- 4-6 years of professional experience in creative design or advertising agency.
- Excellent conceptual and visual thinking.
- Strong
understanding of:
- Layout
& composition
- Typography
- Colour
theory
- Photography
- Illustration
- Visual
hierarchy
- Branding
- Digital
& social media design
- Ability
to handle multiple projects and work under tight deadlines.
- High
attention to detail and commitment to creative quality.
- Ability
to maintain industry-standard design and advertising practices.
Software/Tools
- Strong
proficiency in relevant creative tools such as:
- Adobe
Photoshop
- Adobe
Illustrator
- Adobe
InDesign
- After
Effects/Premiere Pro – added advantage
- Figma
– added advantage
- AI
creative tools such as Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Gemini, ChatGPT,
Runway, etc. – highly desirable.
