Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

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Role: Associate Creative Director - Design

Location:  Mumbai, India

About the role:

Working in true collaboration with our client Unilever, at U-Studio we have one goal in mind: ‘to be the leading agency partner for the development of stunning and effective Needs based content and digital mediacampaigns’.

These brands are at the forefront of contemporary thinking, utilising in-depth insight for digital strategy and content advertising. They are also dedicated to sustainability and foregrounding a brand purpose, which means the work we do with them requires working creative thinking into every brief, regardless of scale.

We are currently looking to hire an Associate Creative Director with 7+ years experience to manage social networks for a top Beauty and FMCG client.

The successful candidate will have a strong background of working with digital and social agencies, and must excel in producing engaging and creative social media and digital work, across planning, strategy and media.

An editorial background and creative skills such as Photoshop would be an advantage.

What you will be doing:

Taking projects across multiple platforms/channels, from brief to completion, experience with creative ideation and adaptation process whilst working closely within the client’s brand guidelines.
Experience with Beauty and FMCG brands is a must.
Produce digital concepts, design and assets to the client’s brief and exacting standards whilst positively influencing clients with their creative input in addition to undertaking and pitching new creative concepts.
Produce beautiful and innovative work across digital platforms and channels based on client’s brief
Responsible for the full creative lifecycle from concept to execution
Work closely with the team to create strong concepts from the initial briefing
Lead in pitching creative solutions in response to Client’s marketing strategies
Manage the preparation of all finished artwork files that will comply with the correct output specifications
Ensure all design work adheres to the latest digital and social trends and requirements

What you need to be great in this role:

Strong Art Direction and concepting skills especially on digital channels for beauty brands
Strong typographic skills
A highly creative integrated designer with the ability to take and positively influence client briefs with your own innovative ideas
Confident in bringing your own ideas and creativity to projects whilst working within a broad range of design guidelines across a variety of artwork collateral
Understanding of design principles and an awareness of UX, UI and Responsive Design trends.
Effectively organising and prioritising workloads to manage client delivery whilst simultaneously influencing clients with their own ideas and conceptual creativity
High proficiency in Adobe CC suite applications including Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch After Effects and associated prototyping tools,
Ability to take ownership of projects from concept through to completion
Ability to take, interpret and deliver design projects within agreed deadlines
Excellent project management skills
Experience in managing designs for brands across social media, performance marketing, digital branding, e-comm.
Preferably someone who comes from a digital first / digital only brand / editorial / agency
Good Communication skills
Good in handling pressure
Confidence and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing client environment
Discrete about all confidential and personal information
Passion for and inquisitive about AI and new technologies
Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical

Req ID: 15219

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed 

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible 

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work 

Be always learning and listening to understand 

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations 

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations 

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. 

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

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