Art Director - Bangalore/Gurgaon/ Hyderabad/Chennai

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This is an exciting role and would entail you to
• Creates high quality visual concepts and generates new and innovative ideas, alongside the Copywriter and broader team, to support integrated, multi-channel initiatives.
• Independently manage assigned jobs and/or projects on the brand from concept/design stage through final production.
• Establish credibility with all levels by developing knowledge of client’s business, the brand itself and people involved (i.e. internal client structure, individual responsibilities, and interaction between groups/individuals with respect to their impact on client jobs).
• Collaborates to determine concept, and visual direction, and interacts with project teams to understand business objectives and audience demographics, translating concepts into effective campaigns.

You will be working closely with
The copywriter(s) and other art directors to execute digital and printed tactics while maintaining brand consistency and excellence on all jobs. The Art Director will also ensure that all work is strategized and contributes to growing the client’s business.
This may be the right role for you if you have
• College degree in visual communications or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years experience with 2 years of digital and print design/advertising experience.
• Advertising and/or print and digital design portfolio or website equivalent.
• Ability to generate creative concepts
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Basic drawing skills
• Solid presentation skills
• Good time-management skills
• Must possess a strong team orientation
• Proficiency in Adobe CS, Microsoft Office.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print and digital production processes.
• Ensures strategic and medical accuracy of concepts, to leverage the key components of campaign relevance and maintain agency creative standards. Applies client-provided information and market research to ensure relevance; determines production methodology and outlines execution requirements.
• Drive innovation and integration across all business.
• Keep abreast of current interactive, mobile, advertising, design, and visual communications. Continuously stay current to marketing trends and unique design styles, imagery, technology and technological advances and introduce these to future team projects where appropriate.
• Interact with project managers on all projects in a timely fashion and regularly review all design work with them to ensure budgets, timelines and proper execution are achieved. Own a full understanding of the interactive development process.
• Demonstrate ability to design and advocate from the user’s perspective.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of production techniques, options, budget and timing ramifications.
• Supports the pursuit of organic business opportunities with research and analysis if necessary. Learns to identify new business opportunities within existing accounts to expand current assignments and acquire new projects. Participates in new business pitch activities, as needed.
• Basic knowledge of HTML 5, CSS, and Video Prod.