Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 10+ Years

Industry: Advertising / Creative Agency

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly creative Creative Head – Art to lead the Art function and drive the visual and creative direction across brands and campaigns.

The ideal candidate will be a strong creative thinker and visual storyteller with significant experience in an advertising agency environment. The role requires someone who can conceptualise big ideas, translate strategies into compelling visual communication, and lead a team of designers and art professionals to deliver high-quality creative work.

This is a leadership role for someone who can think beyond execution, challenge conventional ideas, mentor creative talent, and raise the overall creative standard of the agency.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership

- Lead the Art function and establish a strong creative vision across campaigns, brands and communication platforms.
- Develop big creative ideas and visual concepts that are distinctive, relevant and strategically aligned with the brand.
- Work closely with Copy, Strategy, Client Servicing and other creative teams to develop integrated campaigns.
- Provide creative direction from concept development through final execution.
- Push the team to explore fresh, innovative and unconventional visual approaches.
- Ensure consistency and quality of creative output across different mediums and platforms.

Team Management

- Lead, mentor and develop the Art team, including Art Directors, Graphic Designers and other creative professionals.
- Allocate projects based on individual strengths, capabilities and development areas.
- Review creative work and provide constructive feedback to improve the quality of output.
- Build a culture of creative thinking, experimentation and continuous learning.
- Identify skill gaps within the team and support capability development.
- Motivate the team to consistently deliver work that meets a high creative standard.

Concept & Campaign Development

- Generate original concepts for brand campaigns,



advertising campaigns, digital campaigns, social media, films, activations and other communication requirements.
- Translate client briefs and strategic objectives into strong visual ideas.
- Develop campaign territories, mood boards, visual directions and creative presentations.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute actively to overall creative strategy.
- Ensure that ideas are not only visually appealing but also relevant, meaningful and commercially effective.

Agency & Client Collaboration

- Work closely with the Creative Director, Copy team, Strategy and Client Servicing teams.
- Understand client briefs and contribute to developing effective creative solutions.
- Present and defend creative concepts internally and, when required, to clients.
- Balance creative ambition with timelines, budgets, brand guidelines and business objectives.
- Collaborate with production partners, photographers, illustrators, filmmakers and other external creative resources when required.

Quality & Execution

- Maintain a high standard of visual craft and attention to detail across all creative deliverables.
- Review final artwork and ensure accuracy, consistency and quality before release.
- Stay updated with evolving design trends, visual culture, advertising trends, digital formats and emerging creative technologies.
- Explore the effective use of AI and new creative tools to improve ideation, experimentation and execution.

What We Are Looking For

- 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably with a reputed advertising or creative agency.
- Strong experience in advertising, brand communication and campaign development.




- Proven experience in leading and managing a creative/art team.
- Exceptional creative thinking and conceptual ability.
- Strong visualisation and storytelling skills.
- Ability to develop ideas from a brief rather than simply execute given concepts.
- Strong understanding of brand building, advertising communication and integrated campaigns.
- Excellent understanding of typography, composition, visual hierarchy, colour, layouts and art direction.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Copywriters, Strategists, Account Managers and other creative teams.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong campaign thinking, conceptual work and visual creativity is essential.

Preferred Background

Candidates from Advertising Agencies, Creative Agencies, Brand Communication Agencies or Integrated

Marketing Agencies will be preferred.

Experience across multiple categories and communication platforms will be an advantage.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

- Thinks in ideas, not just layouts.
- Can look at an ordinary brief and find an interesting creative opportunity.
- Has a strong understanding of what makes advertising memorable, relevant and impactful.
- Can challenge the team and push creative boundaries.
- Can move comfortably between big campaign ideas and detailed execution.
- Has the maturity to lead senior creatives while also mentoring younger talent.
- Is passionate about creativity and constantly looks for better ways to communicate an idea.

Key Success Measures

- Quality and originality of creative concepts.
- Strength and effectiveness of campaign ideas.
- Improvement in the overall creative standard of the Art team.
- Team capability, mentoring and creative development.
- Quality and consistency of final creative output.
- Ability to deliver high-quality work within timelines.
- Contribution to winning pitches, recent business and award-worthy work.

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