Creative Director

Job Title: Creative Director - Brand Strategy & Creative Leadership

Location: Bangalore, India

Function: Internal Agency / Corporate Marketing

Role Summary

Senior Creative Director to lead creative excellence while bringing strong brand strategy and account planning capability to a high-performing internal creative agency. This role requires a combination of strategic thinking and creative leadership: someone who can understand complex business challenges, define compelling brand propositions, and translate them into impactful campaigns, experiences, and communications.

The Creative Director will partner with senior business and marketing stakeholders to develop integrated creative solutions that strengthen brand perception, drive engagement, and support business objectives

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership

• Lead the development of integrated creative concepts, campaigns, and storytelling across digital, events, video, and internal/external (client) communications.
• Set creative direction and ensure high standards of design, craft, and execution across all deliverables.
• Inspire and mentor multidisciplinary creative teams, fostering innovation and excellence.

Brand Strategy & Account Planning

• Understand business objectives, audience needs, market context, and brand challenges.
• Develop strategic positioning, messaging frameworks, value propositions, and campaign narratives.
• Translate insights into clear creative briefs and actionable creative solutions.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Engage confidently with senior leaders and business stakeholders.
• Present ideas, influence decision-making, and build alignment around strategic and creative recommendations.
• Act as a trusted advisor on brand, communication, and creative effectiveness.

Technical requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in creative leadership, brand strategy, advertising, design, or integrated marketing communications.
• Experience as a Creative Director, Design Director, Associate Creative Director, or Strategy-led Creative Leader.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand building, integrated campaigns, storytelling, and creative problem solving.
• Proven ability to combine strategic thinking with creative execution.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing complex projects in fast-paced environments.

Additional responsibilities

Preferred Background

• Agency, brand, consulting, or large enterprise marketing experience.
• Exposure to brand systems, campaigns, corporate communications, and digital experiences.
• Strong understanding of branding, design systems, content strategy, and integrated communications.

Success Measures

• Quality and effectiveness of creative output.
• Strength of brand and campaign impact.
• Stakeholder satisfaction and strategic influence.
• Team development, innovation, and creative excellence.

Ideal Candidate: A strategic creative leader who can move seamlessly from insight and positioning to concept development and execution, delivering business-relevant creativity that drives measurable impact.

Preferred skills

Foundational->Brand experience design->Branding->Branding strategy

Education

MBA