Creative Art Director

Whizz HR is hiring for Design Head - Art in Bangalore :
Location: Bangalore
Work Model: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
Minimum Experience: 8 years
Role
Lead visual design and art direction across branding, campaigns, and content, actively contributing to new pitch wins and key account growth.
Create new brands that align with brand strategy, and stand out in its market and with the audience. This includes creating and overseeing logos, typography, colour systems, templates, guidelines and social assets
Develop campaign KVs and visual systems that work across formats and platforms
Translate communication strategy into compelling visual concepts and well-designed content
Pitching and presenting creative concepts and design rationale to internal teams and clients
Work across a spectrum of clients in India and abroad, delivering creativity that engages audiences across cultural contexts
Review, guide and elevate design work across the team
Mentor designers and contribute to building a strong design culture and process
Collaborate closely with Strategy, Copy, Production, Post Production and Account Management teams from brief to pitch, to creative execution and delivery
Balance creative ambition with client and their audience contexts, timelines and budgets
What We're Looking For
We’re looking for someone who is creatively exceptional, curious and conceptually strong, with the ability to move seamlessly between big-picture thinking and hands-on execution.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in design, preferably in creative agencies or design studios
Proven experience in designing new brands and visual identities from scratch
Proven experience designing for campaigns
Proven experience designing for videos (including explainer videos and videos with motion graphics)
Expert understanding of visual storytelling, typography, composition, colour and design systems
Strong awareness of current global design trends
Strong presentation, communication and collaboration skills
Ability to give clear, constructive feedback and mentor designers
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-project environment where sometimes clients expect over-the-weekend delivery (comp-offs are provided for Sundays and public holidays)
Your Portfolio Should Demonstrate
New brand creation and identity development, from strategy through to a distinctive, scalable visual identity
Campaign design, including KVs and adaptation across brand touchpoints
Video, motion and content design
Strong typography, composition and layouts
Exposure to a diverse range of industries, audiences and visual styles
Tools
Essential
Adobe Creative Suite — Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Familiarity with AI-assisted creative and design workflows and cloud-based creative collaboration
Preferred
Figma
After Effects / understanding of motion design
Adobe Firefly
Interested candidates can write to us at hello@whizzhr.com
Warm Regards
Whizz HR

Work arrangement
No