Associate Director - Creative Direction

Job Description Summary
Job Title: Associate Director – Creative Direction
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Location: Hyderabad, India
Relocation Support: Yes
Step into a role where creativity meets impact. As Associate Director – Creative Direction, you will shape how powerful ideas come to life across global brands, leading the creative vision behind digital and promotional experiences that connect with patients and healthcare professionals alike. This is an opportunity to blend strategic thinking with hands‑on creative leadership—guiding talented global teams, transforming business briefs into compelling visual stories, and driving innovation at scale. If you thrive on elevating creative excellence while influencing stakeholders and delivering meaningful outcomes, this role offers the platform to make a lasting impact.
Important: Please include a portfolio link to Behance or a personal portfolio. Google Drive links cannot be accepted. Your portfolio should clearly demonstrate a breadth of interactive design work aligned with the scope of this role.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end creative direction for digital, promotional, and training deliverables across global brands
Translate business objectives and briefs into compelling visual concepts and impactful design solutions
Establish and uphold creative standards, ensuring consistency with brand identity and market best practices
Act as a senior creative advisor to stakeholders, brands, and account teams globally
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global team of designers and creative professionals
Coach and mentor team members to drive capability development and sustained creative excellence
Oversee creative development lifecycle from ideation through execution, ensuring quality and timely delivery
Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, brand guidelines, and regulatory review requirements
Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining timelines, budgets, and delivery quality
Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver innovative, scalable, and impactful creative solutions
Essential Requirements:
12+ Yrs experience leading creative direction across digital, promotional, and multichannel marketing assets at scale
Strong ability to translate business needs into compelling visual storytelling and design solutions
Experience building and managing high-performing global creative or design teams
Strong understanding of brand governance, compliance standards, and regulated content environments
Expertise in creative tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator and Photoshop
Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Desirable Requirements:
Experience in a creative or marketing agency environment, delivering multi-market brand campaigns and visual storytelling
Bachelor's or master's degree in fine arts, Design, Visual Communication, or a closely related discipline
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Skills Desired
Adobe Creative Cloud, Creative Directing, Creative Visualization, Stakeholder Management