Job Title: Creative Lead

Experience: 6–9 years

Location: Gurugram

Employment Type: Full-time

Annual CTC: ₹8–12 LPA, based on experience, portfolio, and skill level

Department: Creative / Design

Reporting To: Creative Director / Business Head

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and highly creative Creative Lead to manage and guide our visual communication across digital, social media, advertising, branding, and motion-design projects.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and motion graphics, along with the ability to lead creative projects from concept development through final execution. The candidate will work closely with marketing, content, client-servicing, web-development, and business teams to deliver creative work that is visually compelling, brand-consistent, and aligned with campaign objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the development and execution of creative concepts for digital campaigns, social media, websites, advertisements, presentations, branding, and marketing communication.
- Create and supervise static designs, illustrations, digital banners, social media creatives, infographics, short-form videos, animations, and motion graphics.
- Translate marketing briefs and business requirements into strong visual concepts and campaign ideas.
- Maintain consistency in brand identity, design language, typography, colours, and visual communication across all platforms.
- Review and provide constructive feedback on designs created by junior designers, freelancers, and external agencies.
- Manage multiple creative projects, priorities, timelines, and deliverables simultaneously.
- Collaborate with copywriters, marketers, video editors, developers, account managers, and other stakeholders.
- Present creative concepts and design rationale to internal teams and clients.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas for campaigns, content, branding, and product communication.
- Stay updated with current design trends, social media formats, animation techniques,



artificial-intelligence-enabled creative tools, and industry best practices.
- Ensure that all creative assets are properly organised, editable, optimised, and delivered in the required formats.
- Support photo editing, image manipulation, retouching, resizing, and preparation of print-ready and digital-ready artwork.
- Take ownership of creative quality from initial concept to final delivery.

Required Skills
- Robust professional knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
- Strong experience in motion graphics and animation.
- Proficiency in tools such as Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Good understanding of visual storytelling, composition, typography, colour theory, branding, and layout design.
- Experience creating digital campaigns, social media content, website graphics, advertisements, and marketing collaterals.
- Ability to convert briefs into original and effective creative concepts.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to design quality.
- Good communication, presentation, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work under deadlines and manage multiple projects without compromising quality.
- Experience leading or mentoring a team of designers.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating branding, digital design, campaign creatives, and motion-graphics work.

Preferred Skills
- Experience working with a digital agency, creative agency, D2C brand, e-commerce business, or marketing team.
- Familiarity with tools such as Figma, Canva, Blender, Cinema 4D, or similar creative platforms.
- Basic understanding of user-interface design and website design.
- Experience with storyboarding, video editing, animation, and short-form social media content.




- Familiarity with generative AI tools used for ideation, image creation, video production, and creative workflows.
- Understanding of print-production requirements and vendor coordination.
- Experience handling client presentations and creative pitches.

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, Animation, Multimedia, or a related discipline.
- 6–9 years of relevant professional experience in graphic design, visual communication, advertising, branding, or motion graphics.
- At least 1–2 years of experience leading creative projects or mentoring designers would be preferred.

Performance Expectations The Creative Lead will be expected to:
- Deliver high-quality creative work within agreed timelines.
- Improve the overall quality and consistency of the company’s visual communication.
- Reduce revision cycles by understanding briefs and stakeholders clearly.
- Guide the creative team and establish efficient design processes.
- Develop campaign ideas that support engagement, brand awareness, and business objectives.
- Maintain organised creative files and ensure smooth coordination across departments.

What We Offer
- Annual CTC of approximately ₹8–12 lakh, depending on experience and portfolio quality.
- Opportunity to lead creative projects across multiple brands and industries.
- Exposure to branding, digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, websites, and motion-design projects.
- Collaborative working environment with creative, marketing, technology, and business teams.
- Scope to build and mentor a growing creative team.
- Opportunities for professional growth and ownership of major campaigns.

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit

- Updated resume
- Portfolio or Behance/Dribbble/website link
- Motion-graphics or video-showreel link
- Current CTC
- Expected CTC
- Notice period
- Current location

Pay: ₹750,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Creative - Lead (Gurugram)
🏢 Nine 58 Digital
📍 Gurugram